diff --git a/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts b/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
index c97a3f0fb..bc0972e7f 100644
--- a/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
+++ b/lib/extension/homeassistant.ts
@@ -1938,6 +1938,9 @@ export class HomeAssistant extends Extension {
             }
         } else if (data.topic === this.statusTopic && data.message.toLowerCase() === "online") {
             const timer = setTimeout(async () => {
+                // Re-publish bridge state so HA marks all entities as available before receiving cached device states.
+                await this.mqtt.publish("bridge/state", stringify({state: "online"}), {clientOptions: {retain: true, qos: 1}});
+
                 // Publish all device states.
                 for (const entity of this.zigbee.devicesAndGroupsIterator(utils.deviceNotCoordinator)) {
                     if (this.state.exists(entity)) {
diff --git a/test/extensions/homeassistant.test.ts b/test/extensions/homeassistant.test.ts
index 806437c9f..5ea3a7ef3 100644
--- a/test/extensions/homeassistant.test.ts
+++ b/test/extensions/homeassistant.test.ts
@@ -1722,6 +1722,7 @@ describe("Extension: HomeAssistant", () => {
         await flushPromises();
         await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync();
         await flushPromises();
+        expect(mockMQTTPublishAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/bridge/state", stringify({state: "online"}), {retain: true, qos: 1});
         expect(mockMQTTPublishAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             "zigbee2mqtt/bulb",
             stringify({
@@ -1762,6 +1763,7 @@ describe("Extension: HomeAssistant", () => {
         await flushPromises();
         await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync();
         await flushPromises();
+        expect(mockMQTTPublishAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/bridge/state", stringify({state: "online"}), {retain: true, qos: 1});
         expect(mockMQTTPublishAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             "zigbee2mqtt/bulb",
             stringify({