diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/__init__.py
index 35d4b625942..560fb0663a8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/__init__.py
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ async def _async_start_adapter_discovery(
 
 async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up the bluetooth integration."""
+    if platform.system() == "Linux":
+        # Remove any config entries that are using the default address
+        # that were created from discovering adapters in a crashed state
+        #
+        # DEFAULT_ADDRESS is perfectly valid on MacOS but on
+        # Linux it means the adapter is not yet configured
+        # or crashed
+        for entry in list(hass.config_entries.async_entries(DOMAIN)):
+            if entry.unique_id == DEFAULT_ADDRESS:
+                await hass.config_entries.async_remove(entry.entry_id)
+
     bluetooth_adapters = get_adapters()
     bluetooth_storage = BluetoothStorage(hass)
     slot_manager = BleakSlotManager()
@@ -257,13 +268,19 @@ async def async_discover_adapters(
     adapters: dict[str, AdapterDetails],
 ) -> None:
     """Discover adapters and start flows."""
-    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+    system = platform.system()
+    if system == "Windows":
         # We currently do not have a good way to detect if a bluetooth device is
         # available on Windows. We will just assume that it is not unless they
         # actively add it.
         return
 
     for adapter, details in adapters.items():
+        if system == "Linux" and details[ADAPTER_ADDRESS] == DEFAULT_ADDRESS:
+            # DEFAULT_ADDRESS is perfectly valid on MacOS but on
+            # Linux it means the adapter is not yet configured
+            # or crashed so we should not try to start a flow for it.
+            continue
         discovery_flow.async_create_flow(
             hass,
             DOMAIN,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py
index 6802bdc37c0..87038d48151 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import platform
 from typing import Any, cast
 
 from bluetooth_adapters import (
     ADAPTER_ADDRESS,
     ADAPTER_MANUFACTURER,
+    DEFAULT_ADDRESS,
     AdapterDetails,
     adapter_human_name,
     adapter_model,
@@ -133,10 +135,15 @@ class BluetoothConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         bluetooth_adapters = get_adapters()
         await bluetooth_adapters.refresh()
         self._adapters = bluetooth_adapters.adapters
+        system = platform.system()
         unconfigured_adapters = [
             adapter
             for adapter, details in self._adapters.items()
             if details[ADAPTER_ADDRESS] not in configured_addresses
+            # DEFAULT_ADDRESS is perfectly valid on MacOS but on
+            # Linux it means the adapter is not yet configured
+            # or crashed
+            and not (system == "Linux" and details[ADAPTER_ADDRESS] == DEFAULT_ADDRESS)
         ]
         if not unconfigured_adapters:
             ignored_adapters = len(
diff --git a/tests/components/bluetooth/conftest.py b/tests/components/bluetooth/conftest.py
index c1e040ccd49..d4056c1e38e 100644
--- a/tests/components/bluetooth/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/bluetooth/conftest.py
@@ -219,6 +219,45 @@ def two_adapters_fixture():
         yield
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(name="crashed_adapter")
+def crashed_adapter_fixture():
+    """Fixture that mocks one crashed adapter on Linux."""
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "homeassistant.components.bluetooth.platform.system",
+            return_value="Linux",
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "habluetooth.scanner.platform.system",
+            return_value="Linux",
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "bluetooth_adapters.systems.platform.system",
+            return_value="Linux",
+        ),
+        patch("habluetooth.scanner.SYSTEM", "Linux"),
+        patch(
+            "bluetooth_adapters.systems.linux.LinuxAdapters.refresh",
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "bluetooth_adapters.systems.linux.LinuxAdapters.adapters",
+            {
+                "hci0": {
+                    "address": "00:00:00:00:00:00",
+                    "hw_version": "usb:v1D6Bp0246d053F",
+                    "passive_scan": True,
+                    "sw_version": "homeassistant",
+                    "manufacturer": None,
+                    "product": None,
+                    "product_id": None,
+                    "vendor_id": None,
+                },
+            },
+        ),
+    ):
+        yield
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(name="one_adapter_old_bluez")
 def one_adapter_old_bluez():
     """Fixture that mocks two adapters on Linux."""
diff --git a/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py
index f9bbbcd2d0e..d044be76e6d 100644
--- a/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ async def test_options_flow_disabled_not_setup(
         domain=DOMAIN, data={}, options={}, unique_id=DEFAULT_ADDRESS
     )
     entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    assert await hass.config_entries.async_setup(entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
     ws_client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
 
     await ws_client.send_json(
@@ -103,6 +106,19 @@ async def test_async_step_user_linux_one_adapter(
     assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 1
 
 
+async def test_async_step_user_linux_crashed_adapter(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, crashed_adapter: None
+) -> None:
+    """Test setting up manually with one crashed adapter on Linux."""
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        DOMAIN,
+        context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_USER},
+        data={},
+    )
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.ABORT
+    assert result["reason"] == "no_adapters"
+
+
 async def test_async_step_user_linux_two_adapters(
     hass: HomeAssistant, two_adapters: None
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/components/bluetooth/test_init.py b/tests/components/bluetooth/test_init.py
index e68ccc94d19..82fa0341966 100644
--- a/tests/components/bluetooth/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/bluetooth/test_init.py
@@ -2807,6 +2807,19 @@ async def test_can_unsetup_bluetooth_single_adapter_macos(
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
 
+async def test_default_address_config_entries_removed_linux(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_bleak_scanner_start: MagicMock,
+    one_adapter: None,
+) -> None:
+    """Test default address entries are removed on linux."""
+    entry = MockConfigEntry(domain=bluetooth.DOMAIN, data={}, unique_id=DEFAULT_ADDRESS)
+    entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    await async_setup_component(hass, bluetooth.DOMAIN, {})
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert not hass.config_entries.async_entries(bluetooth.DOMAIN)
+
+
 async def test_can_unsetup_bluetooth_single_adapter_linux(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     mock_bleak_scanner_start: MagicMock,
@@ -2889,6 +2902,16 @@ async def test_auto_detect_bluetooth_adapters_linux_multiple(
     assert len(hass.config_entries.flow.async_progress(bluetooth.DOMAIN)) == 2
 
 
+async def test_auto_detect_bluetooth_adapters_skips_crashed(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, crashed_adapter: None
+) -> None:
+    """Test we skip crashed adapters on linux."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, bluetooth.DOMAIN, {})
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert not hass.config_entries.async_entries(bluetooth.DOMAIN)
+    assert len(hass.config_entries.flow.async_progress(bluetooth.DOMAIN)) == 0
+
+
 async def test_auto_detect_bluetooth_adapters_linux_none_found(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
 ) -> None: