diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cast/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/cast/media_player.py
index 29aab64b714..0540380bc99 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cast/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cast/media_player.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Provide functionality to interact with Cast devices on the network."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from contextlib import suppress
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -186,10 +185,11 @@ class CastDevice:
             self.hass, SIGNAL_CAST_REMOVED, self._async_cast_removed
         )
         self.hass.bus.async_listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, self._async_stop)
-        # asyncio.create_task is used to avoid delaying startup wrapup if the device
+        # async_create_background_task is used to avoid delaying startup wrapup if the device
         # is discovered already during startup but then fails to respond
-        asyncio.create_task(
-            async_create_catching_coro(self._async_connect_to_chromecast())
+        self.hass.async_create_background_task(
+            async_create_catching_coro(self._async_connect_to_chromecast()),
+            "cast-connect",
         )
 
     async def _async_tear_down(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/components/cast/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/cast/test_media_player.py
index 6aedab9d17c..eea8c050888 100644
--- a/tests/components/cast/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/cast/test_media_player.py
@@ -579,15 +579,16 @@ async def test_discover_dynamic_group(
     tasks = []
     real_create_task = asyncio.create_task
 
-    def create_task(*args, **kwargs):
-        tasks.append(real_create_task(*args, **kwargs))
+    def create_task(coroutine, name):
+        tasks.append(real_create_task(coroutine))
 
     # Discover cast service
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.cast.discovery.ChromeCastZeroconf.get_zeroconf",
         return_value=zconf_1,
-    ), patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.cast.media_player.asyncio.create_task",
+    ), patch.object(
+        hass,
+        "async_create_background_task",
         wraps=create_task,
     ):
         discover_cast(
@@ -611,8 +612,9 @@ async def test_discover_dynamic_group(
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.cast.discovery.ChromeCastZeroconf.get_zeroconf",
         return_value=zconf_2,
-    ), patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.cast.media_player.asyncio.create_task",
+    ), patch.object(
+        hass,
+        "async_create_background_task",
         wraps=create_task,
     ):
         discover_cast(
@@ -636,8 +638,9 @@ async def test_discover_dynamic_group(
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.cast.discovery.ChromeCastZeroconf.get_zeroconf",
         return_value=zconf_1,
-    ), patch(
-        "homeassistant.components.cast.media_player.asyncio.create_task",
+    ), patch.object(
+        hass,
+        "async_create_background_task",
         wraps=create_task,
     ):
         discover_cast(