diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/__init__.py
index b2f40acc2f8..d13a337057d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Support for Ecovacs Deebot vacuums."""
 
+from sucks import VacBot
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_IMPORT, ConfigEntry
@@ -61,6 +62,16 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: EcovacsConfigEntry) -> b
 
     entry.async_on_unload(on_unload)
     entry.runtime_data = controller
+
+    async def _async_wait_connect(device: VacBot) -> None:
+        await hass.async_add_executor_job(device.connect_and_wait_until_ready)
+
+    for device in controller.legacy_devices:
+        entry.async_create_background_task(
+            hass=hass,
+            target=_async_wait_connect(device),
+            name=f"{entry.title}_wait_connect_{device.vacuum['did']}",
+        )
     await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)
     return True
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/vacuum.py b/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/vacuum.py
index ba94df0cb5f..d28e632580f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/vacuum.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ecovacs/vacuum.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
         for device in controller.devices
         if device.capabilities.device_type is DeviceType.VACUUM
     ]
-    for device in controller.legacy_devices:
-        await hass.async_add_executor_job(device.connect_and_wait_until_ready)
-        vacuums.append(EcovacsLegacyVacuum(device))
+    vacuums.extend(
+        [EcovacsLegacyVacuum(device) for device in controller.legacy_devices]
+    )
     _LOGGER.debug("Adding Ecovacs Vacuums to Home Assistant: %s", vacuums)
     async_add_entities(vacuums)
 
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ class EcovacsLegacyVacuum(EcovacsLegacyEntity, StateVacuumEntity):
 
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def available(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True if the vacuum is available."""
+        return super().available and self.state is not None
+
     @property
     def battery_level(self) -> int | None:
         """Return the battery level of the vacuum cleaner."""