diff --git a/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py
index 1e77fae439e..7ccad2bffc1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """The Shelly integration."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import contextlib
 from typing import Any, Final
 
 import aioshelly
@@ -311,7 +312,13 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
             entry, platforms
         ):
             if shelly_entry_data.rpc:
-                await shelly_entry_data.rpc.shutdown()
+                with contextlib.suppress(DeviceConnectionError):
+                    # If the device is restarting or has gone offline before
+                    # the ping/pong timeout happens, the shutdown command
+                    # will fail, but we don't care since we are unloading
+                    # and if we setup again, we will fix anything that is
+                    # in an inconsistent state at that time.
+                    await shelly_entry_data.rpc.shutdown()
             get_entry_data(hass).pop(entry.entry_id)
 
         return unload_ok
diff --git a/tests/components/shelly/test_init.py b/tests/components/shelly/test_init.py
index 48ea978e5d9..0697c6fb613 100644
--- a/tests/components/shelly/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/shelly/test_init.py
@@ -211,3 +211,30 @@ async def test_entry_unload_not_connected(hass, mock_rpc_device, monkeypatch):
 
     assert not mock_stop_scanner.call_count
     assert entry.state is ConfigEntryState.LOADED
+
+
+async def test_entry_unload_not_connected_but_we_with_we_are(
+    hass, mock_rpc_device, monkeypatch
+):
+    """Test entry unload when not connected but we think we are still connected."""
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.shelly.coordinator.async_stop_scanner",
+        side_effect=DeviceConnectionError,
+    ) as mock_stop_scanner:
+
+        entry = await init_integration(
+            hass, 2, options={CONF_BLE_SCANNER_MODE: BLEScannerMode.ACTIVE}
+        )
+        entity_id = "switch.test_switch_0"
+
+        assert entry.state is ConfigEntryState.LOADED
+        assert hass.states.get(entity_id).state is STATE_ON
+        assert not mock_stop_scanner.call_count
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mock_rpc_device, "connected", False)
+
+        await hass.config_entries.async_reload(entry.entry_id)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert not mock_stop_scanner.call_count
+    assert entry.state is ConfigEntryState.LOADED