diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/__init__.py
index bf618c4ca12..2c191211910 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
-from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import async_get
+from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceEntry, async_get
 
 from .const import DOMAIN, PLATFORMS
 from .coordinator import IBeaconCoordinator
@@ -22,3 +22,15 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     if unload_ok := await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS):
         hass.data.pop(DOMAIN)
     return unload_ok
+
+
+async def async_remove_config_entry_device(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: ConfigEntry, device_entry: DeviceEntry
+) -> bool:
+    """Remove iBeacon config entry from a device."""
+    coordinator: IBeaconCoordinator = hass.data[DOMAIN]
+    return not any(
+        identifier
+        for identifier in device_entry.identifiers
+        if identifier[0] == DOMAIN and coordinator.async_device_id_seen(identifier[1])
+    )
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/coordinator.py
index 2260624558e..9979cdf4fa8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ibeacon/coordinator.py
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ class IBeaconCoordinator:
         # iBeacons with random MAC addresses, fixed UUID, random major/minor
         self._major_minor_by_uuid: dict[str, set[tuple[int, int]]] = {}
 
+    @callback
+    def async_device_id_seen(self, device_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Return True if the device_id has been seen since boot."""
+        return bool(
+            device_id in self._last_ibeacon_advertisement_by_unique_id
+            or device_id in self._last_seen_by_group_id
+        )
+
     @callback
     def _async_handle_unavailable(
         self, service_info: bluetooth.BluetoothServiceInfoBleak
diff --git a/tests/components/ibeacon/test_init.py b/tests/components/ibeacon/test_init.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a04799e3cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/ibeacon/test_init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""Test the ibeacon init."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.ibeacon.const import DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
+from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
+
+from . import BLUECHARM_BEACON_SERVICE_INFO
+
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
+from tests.components.bluetooth import inject_bluetooth_service_info
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def mock_bluetooth(enable_bluetooth):
+    """Auto mock bluetooth."""
+
+
+async def remove_device(ws_client, device_id, config_entry_id):
+    """Remove config entry from a device."""
+    await ws_client.send_json(
+        {
+            "id": 5,
+            "type": "config/device_registry/remove_config_entry",
+            "config_entry_id": config_entry_id,
+            "device_id": device_id,
+        }
+    )
+    response = await ws_client.receive_json()
+    return response["success"]
+
+
+async def test_device_remove_devices(hass, hass_ws_client):
+    """Test we can only remove a device that no longer exists."""
+    entry = MockConfigEntry(
+        domain=DOMAIN,
+    )
+    entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, "config", {})
+
+    assert await hass.config_entries.async_setup(entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    inject_bluetooth_service_info(hass, BLUECHARM_BEACON_SERVICE_INFO)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    device_registry = dr.async_get(hass)
+
+    device_entry = device_registry.async_get_device(
+        {
+            (
+                DOMAIN,
+                "426c7565-4368-6172-6d42-6561636f6e73_3838_4949_61DE521B-F0BF-9F44-64D4-75BBE1738105",
+            )
+        },
+        {},
+    )
+    assert (
+        await remove_device(await hass_ws_client(hass), device_entry.id, entry.entry_id)
+        is False
+    )
+    dead_device_entry = device_registry.async_get_or_create(
+        config_entry_id=entry.entry_id,
+        identifiers={(DOMAIN, "not_seen")},
+    )
+    assert (
+        await remove_device(
+            await hass_ws_client(hass), dead_device_entry.id, entry.entry_id
+        )
+        is True
+    )