diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/select.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/select.py
index dfe9de24b40..fdb47b550fe 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/select.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/select.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from homeassistant.components.select import SelectEntity
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
-from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNKNOWN, Platform
+from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNAVAILABLE, STATE_UNKNOWN, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, State, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_connect
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ZHAEnumSelectEntity(ZHAEntity, SelectEntity):
     @callback
     def restore_external_state_attributes(self, state: State) -> None:
         """Restore entity state."""
-        if state.state and state.state != STATE_UNKNOWN:
+        if state.state and state.state not in (STATE_UNKNOWN, STATE_UNAVAILABLE):
             self.entity_data.entity.restore_external_state_attributes(
                 state=state.state,
             )
diff --git a/tests/components/zha/test_select.py b/tests/components/zha/test_select.py
index a39172b850e..f0f742503e3 100644
--- a/tests/components/zha/test_select.py
+++ b/tests/components/zha/test_select.py
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@ from homeassistant.components.zha.helpers import (
     get_zha_gateway,
     get_zha_gateway_proxy,
 )
-from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNKNOWN, EntityCategory, Platform
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
+    STATE_UNKNOWN,
+    EntityCategory,
+    Platform,
+)
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, State
 from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
 
 from .common import find_entity_id
 
+from tests.common import mock_restore_cache
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def select_select_only():
@@ -103,3 +110,51 @@ async def test_select(
     state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
     assert state
     assert state.state == security.IasWd.Warning.WarningMode.Burglar.name
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("restored_state", "expected_state"),
+    [
+        # Unavailable is not restored
+        (STATE_UNAVAILABLE, STATE_UNKNOWN),
+        # Normal state is
+        (
+            security.IasWd.Warning.WarningMode.Burglar.name,
+            security.IasWd.Warning.WarningMode.Burglar.name,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_select_restore_state(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
+    setup_zha,
+    zigpy_device_mock,
+    restored_state: str,
+    expected_state: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test ZHA select platform restore state."""
+    entity_id = "select.fakemanufacturer_fakemodel_default_siren_tone"
+
+    mock_restore_cache(hass, [State(entity_id, restored_state)])
+
+    await setup_zha()
+
+    zigpy_device = zigpy_device_mock(
+        {
+            1: {
+                SIG_EP_INPUT: [general.Basic.cluster_id, security.IasWd.cluster_id],
+                SIG_EP_OUTPUT: [],
+                SIG_EP_TYPE: zha.DeviceType.IAS_WARNING_DEVICE,
+                SIG_EP_PROFILE: zha.PROFILE_ID,
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    gateway = get_zha_gateway(hass)
+    gateway.get_or_create_device(zigpy_device)
+    await gateway.async_device_initialized(zigpy_device)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done(wait_background_tasks=True)
+
+    state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
+    assert state
+    assert state.state == expected_state