diff --git a/homeassistant/components/reolink/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/reolink/entity.py
index 3325eab6f42..f2a0b20994a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/reolink/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/reolink/entity.py
@@ -198,7 +198,14 @@ class ReolinkChannelCoordinatorEntity(ReolinkHostCoordinatorEntity):
     @property
     def available(self) -> bool:
         """Return True if entity is available."""
-        return super().available and self._host.api.camera_online(self._channel)
+        if self.entity_description.always_available:
+            return True
+
+        return (
+            super().available
+            and self._host.api.camera_online(self._channel)
+            and not self._host.api.baichuan.privacy_mode(self._channel)
+        )
 
     def register_callback(self, callback_id: str, cmd_id: int) -> None:
         """Register callback for TCP push events."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py b/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py
index a027177f1fc..378c167d469 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py
@@ -465,10 +465,11 @@ class ReolinkHost:
             wake = True
             self.last_wake = time()
 
+        for channel in self._api.channels:
+            if self._api.baichuan.privacy_mode(channel):
+                await self._api.baichuan.get_privacy_mode(channel)
         if self._api.baichuan.privacy_mode():
-            await self._api.baichuan.get_privacy_mode()
-            if self._api.baichuan.privacy_mode():
-                return  # API is shutdown, no need to check states
+            return  # API is shutdown, no need to check states
 
         await self._api.get_states(cmd_list=self.update_cmd, wake=wake)