diff --git a/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py
index c6f151b8e63..070378b3429 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py
@@ -13,16 +13,23 @@ class ThreadConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
     VERSION = 1
 
-    async def async_step_zeroconf(
-        self, discovery_info: zeroconf.ZeroconfServiceInfo
-    ) -> FlowResult:
-        """Set up because the user has border routers."""
-        await self._async_handle_discovery_without_unique_id()
-        return self.async_create_entry(title="Thread", data={})
-
     async def async_step_import(
         self, import_data: dict[str, str] | None = None
     ) -> FlowResult:
         """Set up by import from async_setup."""
         await self._async_handle_discovery_without_unique_id()
         return self.async_create_entry(title="Thread", data={})
+
+    async def async_step_user(
+        self, user_input: dict[str, str] | None = None
+    ) -> FlowResult:
+        """Set up by import from async_setup."""
+        await self._async_handle_discovery_without_unique_id()
+        return self.async_create_entry(title="Thread", data={})
+
+    async def async_step_zeroconf(
+        self, discovery_info: zeroconf.ZeroconfServiceInfo
+    ) -> FlowResult:
+        """Set up because the user has border routers."""
+        await self._async_handle_discovery_without_unique_id()
+        return self.async_create_entry(title="Thread", data={})
diff --git a/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py
index 5f19f233e3f..a514760212b 100644
--- a/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py
@@ -78,6 +78,29 @@ async def test_import_then_zeroconf(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 0
 
 
+async def test_user(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test the user flow."""
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.thread.async_setup_entry",
+        return_value=True,
+    ) as mock_setup_entry:
+        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+            thread.DOMAIN, context={"source": "user"}
+        )
+
+    assert result["type"] == FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
+    assert result["title"] == "Thread"
+    assert result["data"] == {}
+    assert result["options"] == {}
+    assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 1
+
+    config_entry = hass.config_entries.async_entries(thread.DOMAIN)[0]
+    assert config_entry.data == {}
+    assert config_entry.options == {}
+    assert config_entry.title == "Thread"
+    assert config_entry.unique_id is None
+
+
 async def test_zeroconf(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test the zeroconf flow."""
     with patch(