diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py
index 0a414b36144..76cf167790f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/config_flow.py
@@ -108,7 +108,13 @@ class BluetoothConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             if details[ADAPTER_ADDRESS] not in configured_addresses
         ]
         if not unconfigured_adapters:
-            return self.async_abort(reason="no_adapters")
+            ignored_adapters = len(
+                self._async_current_entries(include_ignore=True)
+            ) - len(self._async_current_entries(include_ignore=False))
+            return self.async_abort(
+                reason="no_adapters",
+                description_placeholders={"ignored_adapters": str(ignored_adapters)},
+            )
         if len(unconfigured_adapters) == 1:
             self._adapter = list(self._adapters)[0]
             self._details = self._adapters[self._adapter]
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/strings.json
index 97662dbb9c7..a988477778d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bluetooth/strings.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     },
     "abort": {
       "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_service%]",
-      "no_adapters": "No unconfigured Bluetooth adapters found"
+      "no_adapters": "No unconfigured Bluetooth adapters found. There are {ignored_adapters} ignored adapters."
     }
   },
   "options": {
diff --git a/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py
index 204e550ed6d..e38eb1d4a8a 100644
--- a/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/bluetooth/test_config_flow.py
@@ -394,3 +394,21 @@ async def test_options_flow_enabled_linux(
     response = await ws_client.receive_json()
     assert response["result"][0]["supports_options"] is True
     await hass.config_entries.async_unload(entry.entry_id)
+
+
+async def test_async_step_user_linux_adapter_is_ignored(hass, one_adapter):
+    """Test we give a hint that the adapter is ignored."""
+    entry = MockConfigEntry(
+        domain=DOMAIN,
+        unique_id="00:00:00:00:00:01",
+        source=config_entries.SOURCE_IGNORE,
+    )
+    entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        DOMAIN,
+        context={"source": config_entries.SOURCE_USER},
+        data={},
+    )
+    assert result["type"] == FlowResultType.ABORT
+    assert result["reason"] == "no_adapters"
+    assert result["description_placeholders"] == {"ignored_adapters": "1"}