diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bang_olufsen/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/bang_olufsen/config_flow.py
index e3b8f9979d1..76e4656129e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bang_olufsen/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bang_olufsen/config_flow.py
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ class BangOlufsenConfigFlowHandler(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         except AddressValueError:
             return self.async_abort(reason="ipv6_address")
 
+        # Check connection to ensure valid address is received
+        self._client = MozartClient(self._host)
+
+        async with self._client:
+            try:
+                await self._client.get_beolink_self(_request_timeout=3)
+            except (ClientConnectorError, TimeoutError):
+                return self.async_abort(reason="invalid_address")
+
         self._model = discovery_info.hostname[:-16].replace("-", " ")
         self._serial_number = discovery_info.properties[ATTR_SERIAL_NUMBER]
         self._beolink_jid = f"{discovery_info.properties[ATTR_TYPE_NUMBER]}.{discovery_info.properties[ATTR_ITEM_NUMBER]}.{self._serial_number}@products.bang-olufsen.com"
diff --git a/tests/components/bang_olufsen/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/bang_olufsen/test_config_flow.py
index ad513905f16..e637120a6ae 100644
--- a/tests/components/bang_olufsen/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/bang_olufsen/test_config_flow.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ async def test_config_flow_zeroconf(hass: HomeAssistant, mock_mozart_client) ->
     assert result_confirm["type"] is FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
     assert result_confirm["data"] == TEST_DATA_CREATE_ENTRY
 
-    assert mock_mozart_client.get_beolink_self.call_count == 0
+    assert mock_mozart_client.get_beolink_self.call_count == 1
 
 
 async def test_config_flow_zeroconf_not_mozart_device(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
@@ -159,3 +159,21 @@ async def test_config_flow_zeroconf_ipv6(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
 
     assert result_user["type"] is FlowResultType.ABORT
     assert result_user["reason"] == "ipv6_address"
+
+
+async def test_config_flow_zeroconf_invalid_ip(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, mock_mozart_client
+) -> None:
+    """Test zeroconf discovery with invalid IP address."""
+    mock_mozart_client.get_beolink_self.side_effect = ClientConnectorError(
+        Mock(), Mock()
+    )
+
+    result_user = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        handler=DOMAIN,
+        context={CONF_SOURCE: SOURCE_ZEROCONF},
+        data=TEST_DATA_ZEROCONF,
+    )
+
+    assert result_user["type"] is FlowResultType.ABORT
+    assert result_user["reason"] == "invalid_address"