diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cloud/account_link.py b/homeassistant/components/cloud/account_link.py
index 851d658f8e0..3c3d944d479 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cloud/account_link.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cloud/account_link.py
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ class CloudOAuth2Implementation(config_entry_oauth2_flow.AbstractOAuth2Implement
                     flow_id=flow_id, user_input=tokens
                 )
 
-        self.hass.async_create_task(await_tokens())
+        # It's a background task because it should be cancelled on shutdown and there's nothing else
+        # we can do in such case. There's also no need to wait for this during setup.
+        self.hass.async_create_background_task(
+            await_tokens(), name="Awaiting OAuth tokens"
+        )
 
         return authorize_url