diff --git a/homeassistant/core.py b/homeassistant/core.py
index 48036de519e..7e09363178d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/core.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ class HomeAssistant:
         self,
         target: Coroutine[Any, Any, _R],
         name: str | None = None,
-        eager_start: bool = False,
+        eager_start: bool = True,
     ) -> asyncio.Task[_R]:
         """Create a task from within the event loop.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 44da9695fdc..e9d8d39ce18 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ async def test_async_create_task_schedule_coroutine() -> None:
     async def job():
         pass
 
-    ha.HomeAssistant.async_create_task(hass, job())
+    ha.HomeAssistant.async_create_task(hass, job(), eager_start=False)
     assert len(hass.loop.call_soon.mock_calls) == 0
     assert len(hass.loop.create_task.mock_calls) == 1
     assert len(hass.add_job.mock_calls) == 0
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ async def test_async_create_task_schedule_coroutine_with_name() -> None:
     async def job():
         pass
 
-    task = ha.HomeAssistant.async_create_task(hass, job(), "named task")
+    task = ha.HomeAssistant.async_create_task(
+        hass, job(), "named task", eager_start=False
+    )
     assert len(hass.loop.call_soon.mock_calls) == 0
     assert len(hass.loop.create_task.mock_calls) == 1
     assert len(hass.add_job.mock_calls) == 0