diff --git a/homeassistant/components/wemo/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/wemo/__init__.py
index f354a5d5e50..fdb94de5f48 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/wemo/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/wemo/__init__.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     """Set up a wemo config entry."""
     wemo_data = async_wemo_data(hass)
     dispatcher = WemoDispatcher(entry)
-    discovery = WemoDiscovery(hass, dispatcher, wemo_data.static_config)
+    discovery = WemoDiscovery(hass, dispatcher, wemo_data.static_config, entry)
     wemo_data.config_entry_data = WemoConfigEntryData(
         device_coordinators={},
         discovery=discovery,
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ class WemoDiscovery:
         hass: HomeAssistant,
         wemo_dispatcher: WemoDispatcher,
         static_config: Sequence[HostPortTuple],
+        entry: ConfigEntry,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the WemoDiscovery."""
         self._hass = hass
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ class WemoDiscovery:
         self._stop: CALLBACK_TYPE | None = None
         self._scan_delay = 0
         self._static_config = static_config
-        self._discover_job: HassJob[[datetime], Coroutine[Any, Any, None]] | None = None
+        self._discover_job: HassJob[[datetime], None] | None = None
+        self._entry = entry
 
     async def async_discover_and_schedule(
         self, event_time: datetime | None = None
@@ -274,13 +276,23 @@ class WemoDiscovery:
                 self.MAX_SECONDS_BETWEEN_SCANS,
             )
             if not self._discover_job:
-                self._discover_job = HassJob(self.async_discover_and_schedule)
+                self._discover_job = HassJob(self._async_discover_and_schedule_callback)
             self._stop = async_call_later(
                 self._hass,
                 self._scan_delay,
                 self._discover_job,
             )
 
+    @callback
+    def _async_discover_and_schedule_callback(self, event_time: datetime) -> None:
+        """Run the periodic background scanning."""
+        self._entry.async_create_background_task(
+            self._hass,
+            self.async_discover_and_schedule(),
+            name="wemo_discovery",
+            eager_start=True,
+        )
+
     @callback
     def async_stop_discovery(self) -> None:
         """Stop the periodic background scanning."""