diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ping/helpers.py b/homeassistant/components/ping/helpers.py
index 82ebf4532da..996faa99c5b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ping/helpers.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ping/helpers.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class PingDataSubProcess(PingData):
             )
 
             if pinger:
-                with suppress(TypeError):
+                with suppress(TypeError, ProcessLookupError):
                     await pinger.kill()  # type: ignore[func-returns-value]
                 del pinger
 
diff --git a/tests/components/ping/test_helpers.py b/tests/components/ping/test_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a90c6b75b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/ping/test_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""Test the exception handling in subprocess version of async_ping."""
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.ping.helpers import PingDataSubProcess
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
+
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
+
+
+class MockAsyncSubprocess:
+    """Minimal mock implementation of asyncio.subprocess.Process for exception testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self, killsig=ProcessLookupError, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """Store provided exception type for later."""
+        self.killsig = killsig
+
+    async def communicate(self) -> None:
+        """Fails immediately with a timeout."""
+        raise TimeoutError
+
+    async def kill(self) -> None:
+        """Raise preset exception when called."""
+        raise self.killsig
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("exc", [TypeError, ProcessLookupError])
+async def test_async_ping_expected_exceptions(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
+    exc: Exception,
+) -> None:
+    """Test PingDataSubProcess.async_ping handles expected exceptions."""
+    with patch(
+        "asyncio.create_subprocess_exec", return_value=MockAsyncSubprocess(killsig=exc)
+    ):
+        # Actual parameters irrelevant, as subprocess will not be created
+        ping = PingDataSubProcess(hass, host="10.10.10.10", count=3, privileged=False)
+        assert await ping.async_ping() is None
+
+
+async def test_async_ping_unexpected_exceptions(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test PingDataSubProcess.async_ping does not suppress unexpected exceptions."""
+    with patch(
+        "asyncio.create_subprocess_exec",
+        return_value=MockAsyncSubprocess(killsig=KeyboardInterrupt),
+    ):
+        # Actual parameters irrelevant, as subprocess will not be created
+        ping = PingDataSubProcess(hass, host="10.10.10.10", count=3, privileged=False)
+        with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
+            assert await ping.async_ping() is None