diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py
index a6ec512a9f2..8cae7c5eadd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ from .pool import POOL_SIZE, MutexPool, RecorderPool
 from .queries import find_shared_attributes_id, find_shared_data_id
 from .run_history import RunHistory
 from .tasks import (
+    AdjustLRUSizeTask,
     AdjustStatisticsTask,
     ChangeStatisticsUnitTask,
     ClearStatisticsTask,
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ SHUTDOWN_TASK = object()
 COMMIT_TASK = CommitTask()
 KEEP_ALIVE_TASK = KeepAliveTask()
 WAIT_TASK = WaitTask()
+ADJUST_LRU_SIZE_TASK = AdjustLRUSizeTask()
 
 DB_LOCK_TIMEOUT = 30
 DB_LOCK_QUEUE_CHECK_TIMEOUT = 1
@@ -411,7 +413,6 @@ class Recorder(threading.Thread):
     @callback
     def _async_hass_started(self, hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         """Notify that hass has started."""
-        self.async_adjust_lru()
         self._hass_started.set_result(None)
 
     @callback
@@ -478,20 +479,20 @@ class Recorder(threading.Thread):
     @callback
     def _async_five_minute_tasks(self, now: datetime) -> None:
         """Run tasks every five minutes."""
-        self.async_adjust_lru()
+        self.queue_task(ADJUST_LRU_SIZE_TASK)
         self.async_periodic_statistics()
 
-    @callback
-    def async_adjust_lru(self) -> None:
+    def _adjust_lru_size(self) -> None:
         """Trigger the LRU adjustment.
 
         If the number of entities has increased, increase the size of the LRU
         cache to avoid thrashing.
         """
-        current_size = self._state_attributes_ids.get_size()
+        state_attributes_lru = self._state_attributes_ids
+        current_size = state_attributes_lru.get_size()
         new_size = self.hass.states.async_entity_ids_count() * 2
         if new_size > current_size:
-            self._state_attributes_ids.set_size(new_size)
+            state_attributes_lru.set_size(new_size)
 
     @callback
     def async_periodic_statistics(self) -> None:
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ class Recorder(threading.Thread):
             self._schedule_compile_missing_statistics(session)
 
         _LOGGER.debug("Recorder processing the queue")
+        self._adjust_lru_size()
         self.hass.add_job(self._async_set_recorder_ready_migration_done)
         self._run_event_loop()
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/tasks.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/tasks.py
index 4d12f6b343e..c8ad1aeb897 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/tasks.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/tasks.py
@@ -328,3 +328,14 @@ class StatisticsTimestampMigrationCleanupTask(RecorderTask):
         if not statistics.cleanup_statistics_timestamp_migration(instance):
             # Schedule a new statistics migration task if this one didn't finish
             instance.queue_task(StatisticsTimestampMigrationCleanupTask())
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AdjustLRUSizeTask(RecorderTask):
+    """An object to insert into the recorder queue to adjust the LRU size."""
+
+    commit_before = False
+
+    def run(self, instance: Recorder) -> None:
+        """Handle the task to adjust the size."""
+        instance._adjust_lru_size()  # pylint: disable=[protected-access]
diff --git a/tests/components/recorder/test_init.py b/tests/components/recorder/test_init.py
index 11233af1462..a810d74556b 100644
--- a/tests/components/recorder/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/recorder/test_init.py
@@ -2087,6 +2087,6 @@ async def test_lru_increases_with_many_entities(
         hass.states, "async_entity_ids_count", return_value=mock_entity_count
     ):
         async_fire_time_changed(hass, dt_util.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=10))
-        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        await async_wait_recording_done(hass)
 
     assert recorder_mock._state_attributes_ids.get_size() == mock_entity_count * 2