diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py b/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py
index 8e4f6bc8b588..a554a093c5c2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Iterable, Mapping, MutableMapping
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from enum import Enum, auto
 import functools as ft
 import logging
 import math
@@ -207,6 +208,19 @@ class EntityCategory(StrEnum):
     SYSTEM = "system"
 
 
+class EntityPlatformState(Enum):
+    """The platform state of an entity."""
+
+    # Not Added: Not yet added to a platform, polling updates are written to the state machine
+    NOT_ADDED = auto()
+
+    # Added: Added to a platform, polling updates are written to the state machine
+    ADDED = auto()
+
+    # Removed: Removed from a platform, polling updates are not written to the state machine
+    REMOVED = auto()
+
+
 def convert_to_entity_category(
     value: EntityCategory | str | None, raise_report: bool = True
 ) -> EntityCategory | None:
@@ -294,7 +308,7 @@ class Entity(ABC):
     _context_set: datetime | None = None
 
     # If entity is added to an entity platform
-    _added = False
+    _platform_state = EntityPlatformState.NOT_ADDED
 
     # Entity Properties
     _attr_assumed_state: bool = False
@@ -553,6 +567,10 @@ class Entity(ABC):
     @callback
     def _async_write_ha_state(self) -> None:
         """Write the state to the state machine."""
+        if self._platform_state == EntityPlatformState.REMOVED:
+            # Polling returned after the entity has already been removed
+            return
+
         if self.registry_entry and self.registry_entry.disabled_by:
             if not self._disabled_reported:
                 self._disabled_reported = True
@@ -758,7 +776,7 @@ class Entity(ABC):
         parallel_updates: asyncio.Semaphore | None,
     ) -> None:
         """Start adding an entity to a platform."""
-        if self._added:
+        if self._platform_state == EntityPlatformState.ADDED:
             raise HomeAssistantError(
                 f"Entity {self.entity_id} cannot be added a second time to an entity platform"
             )
@@ -766,7 +784,7 @@ class Entity(ABC):
         self.hass = hass
         self.platform = platform
         self.parallel_updates = parallel_updates
-        self._added = True
+        self._platform_state = EntityPlatformState.ADDED
 
     @callback
     def add_to_platform_abort(self) -> None:
@@ -774,7 +792,7 @@ class Entity(ABC):
         self.hass = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
         self.platform = None
         self.parallel_updates = None
-        self._added = False
+        self._platform_state = EntityPlatformState.NOT_ADDED
 
     async def add_to_platform_finish(self) -> None:
         """Finish adding an entity to a platform."""
@@ -792,12 +810,12 @@ class Entity(ABC):
         If the entity doesn't have a non disabled entry in the entity registry,
         or if force_remove=True, its state will be removed.
         """
-        if self.platform and not self._added:
+        if self.platform and self._platform_state != EntityPlatformState.ADDED:
             raise HomeAssistantError(
                 f"Entity {self.entity_id} async_remove called twice"
             )
 
-        self._added = False
+        self._platform_state = EntityPlatformState.REMOVED
 
         if self._on_remove is not None:
             while self._on_remove:
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_entity.py b/tests/helpers/test_entity.py
index 6b7de074a24d..afc0887371ee 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_entity.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_entity.py
@@ -545,6 +545,22 @@ async def test_async_remove_runs_callbacks(hass):
     assert len(result) == 1
 
 
+async def test_async_remove_ignores_in_flight_polling(hass):
+    """Test in flight polling is ignored after removing."""
+    result = []
+
+    ent = entity.Entity()
+    ent.hass = hass
+    ent.entity_id = "test.test"
+    ent.async_on_remove(lambda: result.append(1))
+    ent.async_write_ha_state()
+    assert hass.states.get("test.test").state == STATE_UNKNOWN
+    await ent.async_remove()
+    assert len(result) == 1
+    assert hass.states.get("test.test") is None
+    ent.async_write_ha_state()
+
+
 async def test_set_context(hass):
     """Test setting context."""
     context = Context()
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py b/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py
index 9aa0a849e5a8..c98fdff78586 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py
@@ -390,6 +390,30 @@ async def test_async_remove_with_platform(hass):
     assert len(hass.states.async_entity_ids()) == 0
 
 
+async def test_async_remove_with_platform_update_finishes(hass):
+    """Remove an entity when an update finishes after its been removed."""
+    component = EntityComponent(_LOGGER, DOMAIN, hass)
+    entity1 = MockEntity(name="test_1")
+
+    async def _delayed_update(*args, **kwargs):
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
+
+    entity1.async_update = _delayed_update
+
+    # Add, remove, add, remove and make sure no updates
+    # cause the entity to reappear after removal
+    for i in range(2):
+        await component.async_add_entities([entity1])
+        assert len(hass.states.async_entity_ids()) == 1
+        entity1.async_write_ha_state()
+        assert hass.states.get(entity1.entity_id) is not None
+        task = asyncio.create_task(entity1.async_update_ha_state(True))
+        await entity1.async_remove()
+        assert len(hass.states.async_entity_ids()) == 0
+        await task
+        assert len(hass.states.async_entity_ids()) == 0
+
+
 async def test_not_adding_duplicate_entities_with_unique_id(hass, caplog):
     """Test for not adding duplicate entities."""
     caplog.set_level(logging.ERROR)