diff --git a/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/config_flow.py
index d861c989ee0..d93e0091369 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/config_flow.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
 
-from motionblinds import MotionDiscovery
+from motionblinds import MotionDiscovery, MotionGateway
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant import config_entries
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ class MotionBlindsFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         await self.async_set_unique_id(mac_address)
         self._abort_if_unique_id_configured(updates={CONF_HOST: discovery_info.ip})
 
+        gateway = MotionGateway(ip=discovery_info.ip, key="abcd1234-56ef-78")
+        try:
+            # key not needed for GetDeviceList request
+            await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(gateway.GetDeviceList)
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            return self.async_abort(reason="not_motionblinds")
+
+        if not gateway.available:
+            return self.async_abort(reason="not_motionblinds")
+
         short_mac = mac_address[-6:].upper()
         self.context["title_placeholders"] = {
             "short_mac": short_mac,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/strings.json
index 0b1482883aa..47c0867187e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/motion_blinds/strings.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "abort": {
       "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]",
       "already_in_progress": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_in_progress%]",
-      "connection_error": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%]"
+      "connection_error": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%]",
+      "not_motionblinds": "Discovered device is not a Motion gateway"
     }
   },
   "options": {
diff --git a/tests/components/motion_blinds/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/motion_blinds/test_config_flow.py
index 5c95b4abd18..ceb20279c1f 100644
--- a/tests/components/motion_blinds/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/motion_blinds/test_config_flow.py
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ def motion_blinds_connect_fixture(mock_get_source_ip):
     ), patch(
         "homeassistant.components.motion_blinds.config_flow.MotionDiscovery.discover",
         return_value=TEST_DISCOVERY_1,
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.motion_blinds.config_flow.MotionGateway.GetDeviceList",
+        return_value=True,
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.motion_blinds.config_flow.MotionGateway.available",
+        True,
     ), patch(
         "homeassistant.components.motion_blinds.gateway.AsyncMotionMulticast.Start_listen",
         return_value=True,
@@ -355,6 +361,46 @@ async def test_dhcp_flow(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     }
 
 
+async def test_dhcp_flow_abort(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test that DHCP discovery aborts if not Motion Blinds."""
+    dhcp_data = dhcp.DhcpServiceInfo(
+        ip=TEST_HOST,
+        hostname="MOTION_abcdef",
+        macaddress=TEST_MAC,
+    )
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.motion_blinds.config_flow.MotionGateway.GetDeviceList",
+        side_effect=socket.timeout,
+    ):
+        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+            const.DOMAIN, context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_DHCP}, data=dhcp_data
+        )
+
+    assert result["type"] == "abort"
+    assert result["reason"] == "not_motionblinds"
+
+
+async def test_dhcp_flow_abort_invalid_response(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test that DHCP discovery aborts if device responded with invalid data."""
+    dhcp_data = dhcp.DhcpServiceInfo(
+        ip=TEST_HOST,
+        hostname="MOTION_abcdef",
+        macaddress=TEST_MAC,
+    )
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.motion_blinds.config_flow.MotionGateway.available",
+        False,
+    ):
+        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+            const.DOMAIN, context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_DHCP}, data=dhcp_data
+        )
+
+    assert result["type"] == "abort"
+    assert result["reason"] == "not_motionblinds"
+
+
 async def test_options_flow(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test specifying non default settings using options flow."""
     config_entry = MockConfigEntry(