diff --git a/homeassistant/components/awair/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/awair/config_flow.py
index 99b1545e792..c68d46f7d39 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/awair/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/awair/config_flow.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from python_awair.exceptions import AuthError, AwairError
 from python_awair.user import AwairUser
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.components import zeroconf
+from homeassistant.components import onboarding, zeroconf
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_ZEROCONF, ConfigFlow
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN, CONF_DEVICE, CONF_HOST
 from homeassistant.core import callback
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class AwairFlowHandler(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
     ) -> FlowResult:
         """Confirm discovery."""
-        if user_input is not None:
+        if user_input is not None or not onboarding.async_is_onboarded(self.hass):
             title = f"{self._device.model} ({self._device.device_id})"
             return self.async_create_entry(
                 title=title,
diff --git a/tests/components/awair/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/awair/test_config_flow.py
index b939b62641a..aeb7b7d5d8a 100644
--- a/tests/components/awair/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/awair/test_config_flow.py
@@ -399,3 +399,29 @@ async def test_zeroconf_discovery_update_configuration(
 
         assert config_entry.data[CONF_HOST] == ZEROCONF_DISCOVERY.host
         assert mock_setup_entry.call_count == 0
+
+
+async def test_zeroconf_during_onboarding(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, local_devices: Any
+) -> None:
+    """Test the zeroconf creates an entry during onboarding."""
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.awair.async_setup_entry",
+        return_value=True,
+    ) as mock_setup_entry, patch(
+        "python_awair.AwairClient.query", side_effect=[local_devices]
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.onboarding.async_is_onboarded",
+        return_value=False,
+    ):
+        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+            DOMAIN, context={"source": SOURCE_ZEROCONF}, data=ZEROCONF_DISCOVERY
+        )
+
+    assert result.get("type") == data_entry_flow.FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
+    assert result.get("title") == "Awair Element (24947)"
+    assert "data" in result
+    assert result["data"][CONF_HOST] == ZEROCONF_DISCOVERY.host
+    assert "result" in result
+    assert result["result"].unique_id == LOCAL_UNIQUE_ID
+    assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 1