diff --git a/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py
index fc2051e4925..2aa5c4de16e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@ class AxisFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow):
             return self.async_abort(reason='link_local_address')
 
         serialnumber = discovery_info['properties']['macaddress']
+        # pylint: disable=unsupported-assignment-operation
+        self.context['macaddress'] = serialnumber
+
+        if any(serialnumber == flow['context']['macaddress']
+               for flow in self._async_in_progress()):
+            return self.async_abort(reason='already_in_progress')
+
         device_entries = configured_devices(self.hass)
 
         if serialnumber in device_entries:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json
index 3c528dfbb16..ebefbecf311 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         },
         "error": {
             "already_configured": "Device is already configured",
+            "already_in_progress": "Config flow for device is already in progress.",
             "device_unavailable": "Device is not available",
             "faulty_credentials": "Bad user credentials"
         },