diff --git a/homeassistant/setup.py b/homeassistant/setup.py
index 40d767728d36..5c3d2bcd7fda 100644
--- a/homeassistant/setup.py
+++ b/homeassistant/setup.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ DATA_DEPS_REQS = "deps_reqs_processed"
 
 SLOW_SETUP_WARNING = 10
 
+BLACKLIST = set(["auto_backup"])
+
 
 def setup_component(hass: core.HomeAssistant, domain: str, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up a component and all its dependencies."""
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ async def async_setup_component(
     if domain in hass.config.components:
         return True
 
+    if domain in BLACKLIST:
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Integration %s is blacklisted because it is causing issues.", domain
+        )
+        return False
+
     setup_tasks = hass.data.setdefault(DATA_SETUP, {})
 
     if domain in setup_tasks:
diff --git a/tests/test_setup.py b/tests/test_setup.py
index f90a7269752f..95fd1e0a15da 100644
--- a/tests/test_setup.py
+++ b/tests/test_setup.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import os
 import threading
 from unittest import mock
 
+from asynctest import patch
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant import setup
@@ -535,3 +536,15 @@ async def test_setup_import_blows_up(hass):
         "homeassistant.loader.Integration.get_component", side_effect=ValueError
     ):
         assert not await setup.async_setup_component(hass, "sun", {})
+
+
+async def test_blacklist(caplog):
+    """Test setup blacklist."""
+    with patch("homeassistant.setup.BLACKLIST", {"bad_integration"}):
+        assert not await setup.async_setup_component(
+            mock.Mock(config=mock.Mock(components=[])), "bad_integration", {}
+        )
+    assert (
+        "Integration bad_integration is blacklisted because it is causing issues."
+        in caplog.text
+    )