diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lastfm/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/lastfm/sensor.py
index 80a72f1d6fda81..4783457112cbb5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lastfm/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lastfm/sensor.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 ATTR_TOP_PLAYED = "top_played"
 ATTRIBUTION = "Data provided by Last.fm"
 
+STATE_NOT_SCROBBLING = "Not Scrobbling"
+
 CONF_USERS = "users"
 
 ICON = "mdi:lastfm"
@@ -84,17 +86,25 @@ def update(self):
         """Update device state."""
         self._cover = self._user.get_image()
         self._playcount = self._user.get_playcount()
-        last = self._user.get_recent_tracks(limit=2)[0]
-        self._lastplayed = f"{last.track.artist} - {last.track.title}"
-        top = self._user.get_top_tracks(limit=1)[0]
-        toptitle = re.search("', '(.+?)',", str(top))
-        topartist = re.search("'(.+?)',", str(top))
-        self._topplayed = f"{topartist.group(1)} - {toptitle.group(1)}"
-        if self._user.get_now_playing() is None:
-            self._state = "Not Scrobbling"
+
+        recent_tracks = self._user.get_recent_tracks(limit=2)
+        if recent_tracks:
+            last = recent_tracks[0]
+            self._lastplayed = f"{last.track.artist} - {last.track.title}"
+
+        top_tracks = self._user.get_top_tracks(limit=1)
+        if top_tracks:
+            top = top_tracks[0]
+            toptitle = re.search("', '(.+?)',", str(top))
+            topartist = re.search("'(.+?)',", str(top))
+            self._topplayed = f"{topartist.group(1)} - {toptitle.group(1)}"
+
+        now_playing = self._user.get_now_playing()
+        if now_playing is None:
+            self._state = STATE_NOT_SCROBBLING
             return
-        now = self._user.get_now_playing()
-        self._state = f"{now.artist} - {now.title}"
+
+        self._state = f"{now_playing.artist} - {now_playing.title}"
 
     @property
     def device_state_attributes(self):
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index 5db1635e39a750..b064ca1b411718 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@ pyiqvia==0.2.1
 # homeassistant.components.kira
 pykira==0.1.1
 
+# homeassistant.components.lastfm
+pylast==3.2.1
+
 # homeassistant.components.linky
 pylinky==0.4.0
 
diff --git a/tests/components/lastfm/__init__.py b/tests/components/lastfm/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4e7cfffa833a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/lastfm/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""The tests for lastfm."""
diff --git a/tests/components/lastfm/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/lastfm/test_sensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c2ce8e947dd689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/lastfm/test_sensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+"""Tests for the lastfm sensor."""
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from pylast import Track
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components import sensor
+from homeassistant.components.lastfm.sensor import STATE_NOT_SCROBBLING
+from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
+
+
+class MockUser:
+    """Mock user object for pylast."""
+
+    def __init__(self, now_playing_result):
+        """Initialize the mock."""
+        self._now_playing_result = now_playing_result
+
+    def get_playcount(self):
+        """Get mock play count."""
+        return 1
+
+    def get_image(self):
+        """Get mock image."""
+        pass
+
+    def get_recent_tracks(self, limit):
+        """Get mock recent tracks."""
+        return []
+
+    def get_top_tracks(self, limit):
+        """Get mock top tracks."""
+        return []
+
+    def get_now_playing(self):
+        """Get mock now playing."""
+        return self._now_playing_result
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="lastfm_network")
+def lastfm_network_fixture():
+    """Create fixture for LastFMNetwork."""
+    with patch("pylast.LastFMNetwork") as lastfm_network:
+        yield lastfm_network
+
+
+async def test_update_not_playing(hass, lastfm_network):
+    """Test update when no playing song."""
+
+    lastfm_network.return_value.get_user.return_value = MockUser(None)
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        sensor.DOMAIN,
+        {"sensor": {"platform": "lastfm", "api_key": "secret-key", "users": ["test"]}},
+    )
+
+    entity_id = "sensor.test"
+
+    state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
+
+    assert state.state == STATE_NOT_SCROBBLING
+
+
+async def test_update_playing(hass, lastfm_network):
+    """Test update when song playing."""
+
+    lastfm_network.return_value.get_user.return_value = MockUser(
+        Track("artist", "title", None)
+    )
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(
+        hass,
+        sensor.DOMAIN,
+        {"sensor": {"platform": "lastfm", "api_key": "secret-key", "users": ["test"]}},
+    )
+
+    entity_id = "sensor.test"
+
+    state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
+
+    assert state.state == "artist - title"