diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lifx/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/lifx/config_flow.py
index e4db80bec73..053bb72c4fd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lifx/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lifx/config_flow.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import socket
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Self
 
 from aiolifx.aiolifx import Light
 from aiolifx.connection import LIFXConnection
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class LifXConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
     VERSION = 1
 
+    host: str | None = None
+
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         """Initialize the config flow."""
         self._discovered_devices: dict[str, Light] = {}
@@ -90,11 +92,8 @@ class LifXConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
     ) -> ConfigFlowResult:
         """Handle any discovery."""
         self._async_abort_entries_match({CONF_HOST: host})
-        self.context[CONF_HOST] = host
-        if any(
-            progress.get("context", {}).get(CONF_HOST) == host
-            for progress in self._async_in_progress()
-        ):
+        self.host = host
+        if self.hass.config_entries.flow.async_has_matching_flow(self):
             return self.async_abort(reason="already_in_progress")
         if not (
             device := await self._async_try_connect(
@@ -105,6 +104,10 @@ class LifXConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         self._discovered_device = device
         return await self.async_step_discovery_confirm()
 
+    def is_matching(self, other_flow: Self) -> bool:
+        """Return True if other_flow is matching this flow."""
+        return other_flow.host == self.host
+
     @callback
     def _async_discovered_pending_migration(self) -> bool:
         """Check if a discovered device is pending migration."""
diff --git a/tests/components/lifx/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/lifx/test_config_flow.py
index 29324d0d19a..d1a6920f84a 100644
--- a/tests/components/lifx/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/lifx/test_config_flow.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import pytest
 from homeassistant import config_entries
 from homeassistant.components import dhcp, zeroconf
 from homeassistant.components.lifx import DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.lifx.config_flow import LifXConfigFlow
 from homeassistant.components.lifx.const import CONF_SERIAL
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_DEVICE, CONF_HOST
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
@@ -369,7 +370,18 @@ async def test_discovered_by_discovery_and_dhcp(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert result2["type"] is FlowResultType.ABORT
     assert result2["reason"] == "already_in_progress"
 
-    with _patch_discovery(), _patch_config_flow_try_connect():
+    real_is_matching = LifXConfigFlow.is_matching
+    return_values = []
+
+    def is_matching(self, other_flow) -> bool:
+        return_values.append(real_is_matching(self, other_flow))
+        return return_values[-1]
+
+    with (
+        _patch_discovery(),
+        _patch_config_flow_try_connect(),
+        patch.object(LifXConfigFlow, "is_matching", wraps=is_matching, autospec=True),
+    ):
         result3 = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
             DOMAIN,
             context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_DHCP},
@@ -380,6 +392,8 @@ async def test_discovered_by_discovery_and_dhcp(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
     assert result3["type"] is FlowResultType.ABORT
     assert result3["reason"] == "already_in_progress"
+    # Ensure the is_matching method returned True
+    assert return_values == [True]
 
     with (
         _patch_discovery(no_device=True),