diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_flow.py
index c6af0cc08b5..172657ded98 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_flow.py
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ class FlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
     async def async_step_hassio(self, discovery_info):
         """Receive a Hass.io discovery."""
-        if self._async_current_entries():
-            return self.async_abort(reason="single_instance_allowed")
+        await self._async_handle_discovery_without_unique_id()
 
         self._hassio_discovery = discovery_info
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json
index 9de9075f19d..155f9fcb4f2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       }
     },
     "abort": {
+      "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_service%]",
       "single_instance_allowed": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::single_instance_allowed%]"
     },
     "error": {
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/translations/en.json
index 775b4d21c9b..23012946a71 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/translations/en.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "config": {
         "abort": {
+            "already_configured": "Service is already configured",
             "single_instance_allowed": "Already configured. Only a single configuration possible."
         },
         "error": {
diff --git a/tests/components/mqtt/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/mqtt/test_config_flow.py
index 55bacb0ef91..e00e959e606 100644
--- a/tests/components/mqtt/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/mqtt/test_config_flow.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant import config_entries, data_entry_flow
 from homeassistant.components import mqtt
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
 from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ async def test_user_single_instance(hass):
     assert result["reason"] == "single_instance_allowed"
 
 
-async def test_hassio_single_instance(hass):
+async def test_hassio_already_configured(hass):
     """Test we only allow a single config flow."""
     MockConfigEntry(domain="mqtt").add_to_hass(hass)
 
@@ -108,7 +109,23 @@ async def test_hassio_single_instance(hass):
         "mqtt", context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_HASSIO}
     )
     assert result["type"] == "abort"
-    assert result["reason"] == "single_instance_allowed"
+    assert result["reason"] == "already_configured"
+
+
+async def test_hassio_ignored(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test we supervisor discovered instance can be ignored."""
+    MockConfigEntry(
+        domain=mqtt.DOMAIN, source=config_entries.SOURCE_IGNORE
+    ).add_to_hass(hass)
+
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        mqtt.DOMAIN,
+        data={"addon": "Mosquitto", "host": "mock-mosquitto", "port": "1883"},
+        context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_HASSIO},
+    )
+    assert result
+    assert result.get("type") == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_ABORT
+    assert result.get("reason") == "already_configured"
 
 
 async def test_hassio_confirm(hass, mock_try_connection, mock_finish_setup):