diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py
index f7eab3bc2f2..2a660435e17 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_MAC, CONF_PASSWORD, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, entity_registry as er
-from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import format_mac
 
 from .const import CONF_SERIAL_NUMBER
-from .coordinator import RainbirdData
+from .coordinator import RainbirdData, async_create_clientsession
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -36,9 +35,11 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
 
     hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})
 
+    clientsession = async_create_clientsession()
+    entry.async_on_unload(clientsession.close)
     controller = AsyncRainbirdController(
         AsyncRainbirdClient(
-            async_get_clientsession(hass),
+            clientsession,
             entry.data[CONF_HOST],
             entry.data[CONF_PASSWORD],
         )
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/config_flow.py
index c4f76c5c9c5..44576db8a33 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/config_flow.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from homeassistant.config_entries import (
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_MAC, CONF_PASSWORD
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, selector
-from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import format_mac
 
 from .const import (
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ from .const import (
     DOMAIN,
     TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
 )
+from .coordinator import async_create_clientsession
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ class RainbirdConfigFlowHandler(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
         Raises a ConfigFlowError on failure.
         """
+        clientsession = async_create_clientsession()
         controller = AsyncRainbirdController(
             AsyncRainbirdClient(
-                async_get_clientsession(self.hass),
+                clientsession,
                 host,
                 password,
             )
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ class RainbirdConfigFlowHandler(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 f"Error connecting to Rain Bird controller: {str(err)}",
                 "cannot_connect",
             ) from err
+        finally:
+            await clientsession.close()
 
     async def async_finish(
         self,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/coordinator.py
index 9f1ea95b333..22aaf2d11a0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/coordinator.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from functools import cached_property
 import logging
 from typing import TypeVar
 
+import aiohttp
 from pyrainbird.async_client import (
     AsyncRainbirdController,
     RainbirdApiException,
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ UPDATE_INTERVAL = datetime.timedelta(minutes=1)
 # changes, so we refresh it less often.
 CALENDAR_UPDATE_INTERVAL = datetime.timedelta(minutes=15)
 
+# Rainbird devices can only accept a single request at a time
+CONECTION_LIMIT = 1
+
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
@@ -43,6 +47,13 @@ class RainbirdDeviceState:
     rain_delay: int
 
 
+def async_create_clientsession() -> aiohttp.ClientSession:
+    """Create a rainbird async_create_clientsession with a connection limit."""
+    return aiohttp.ClientSession(
+        connector=aiohttp.TCPConnector(limit=CONECTION_LIMIT),
+    )
+
+
 class RainbirdUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[RainbirdDeviceState]):
     """Coordinator for rainbird API calls."""
 
diff --git a/tests/components/rainbird/conftest.py b/tests/components/rainbird/conftest.py
index 52b98e5c6b6..53df24264df 100644
--- a/tests/components/rainbird/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/rainbird/conftest.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from http import HTTPStatus
 import json
 from typing import Any
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.rainbird.const import (
     ATTR_DURATION,
     DEFAULT_TRIGGER_TIME_MINUTES,
 )
-from homeassistant.const import Platform
+from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_CLOSE, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 
 from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
@@ -155,6 +156,31 @@ def setup_platforms(
         yield
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def aioclient_mock(hass: HomeAssistant) -> Generator[AiohttpClientMocker, None, None]:
+    """Context manager to mock aiohttp client."""
+    mocker = AiohttpClientMocker()
+
+    def create_session():
+        session = mocker.create_session(hass.loop)
+
+        async def close_session(event):
+            """Close session."""
+            await session.close()
+
+        hass.bus.async_listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_CLOSE, close_session)
+        return session
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.rainbird.async_create_clientsession",
+        side_effect=create_session,
+    ), patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.rainbird.config_flow.async_create_clientsession",
+        side_effect=create_session,
+    ):
+        yield mocker
+
+
 def rainbird_json_response(result: dict[str, str]) -> bytes:
     """Create a fake API response."""
     return encryption.encrypt(