diff --git a/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py
index 7d7ef2d42bf..86b73c762fb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py
@@ -87,14 +87,23 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
         hass, STARTUP_SCAN_TIMEOUT
     )
 
+    @callback
+    def _async_start_background_discovery(*_: Any) -> None:
+        """Run discovery in the background."""
+        hass.async_create_background_task(_async_discovery(), "flux_led-discovery")
+
     async def _async_discovery(*_: Any) -> None:
         async_trigger_discovery(
             hass, await async_discover_devices(hass, DISCOVER_SCAN_TIMEOUT)
         )
 
     async_trigger_discovery(hass, domain_data[FLUX_LED_DISCOVERY])
-    hass.bus.async_listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED, _async_discovery)
-    async_track_time_interval(hass, _async_discovery, DISCOVERY_INTERVAL)
+    hass.bus.async_listen_once(
+        EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED, _async_start_background_discovery
+    )
+    async_track_time_interval(
+        hass, _async_start_background_discovery, DISCOVERY_INTERVAL
+    )
     return True