diff --git a/homeassistant/core.py b/homeassistant/core.py
index 34d3dabc9a99..c94e56c6b570 100644
--- a/homeassistant/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/core.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ from .exceptions import (
     ServiceNotFound,
     Unauthorized,
 )
+from .helpers.aiohttp_compat import restore_original_aiohttp_cancel_behavior
 from .util import dt as dt_util, location, ulid as ulid_util
 from .util.async_ import (
     fire_coroutine_threadsafe,
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ STAGE_2_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 60
 STAGE_3_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 30
 
 block_async_io.enable()
+restore_original_aiohttp_cancel_behavior()
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 _R = TypeVar("_R")
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/aiohttp_compat.py b/homeassistant/helpers/aiohttp_compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1780cd053f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/aiohttp_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Helper to restore old aiohttp behavior."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from aiohttp import web_protocol, web_server
+
+
+class CancelOnDisconnectRequestHandler(web_protocol.RequestHandler):
+    """Request handler that cancels tasks on disconnect."""
+
+    def connection_lost(self, exc: BaseException | None) -> None:
+        """Handle connection lost."""
+        task_handler = self._task_handler
+        super().connection_lost(exc)
+        if task_handler is not None:
+            task_handler.cancel()
+
+
+def restore_original_aiohttp_cancel_behavior() -> None:
+    """Patch aiohttp to restore cancel behavior.
+
+    Remove this once aiohttp 3.9 is released as we can use
+    https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/pull/7128
+    """
+    web_protocol.RequestHandler = CancelOnDisconnectRequestHandler  # type: ignore[misc]
+    web_server.RequestHandler = CancelOnDisconnectRequestHandler  # type: ignore[misc]
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_aiohttp_compat.py b/tests/helpers/test_aiohttp_compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..749984dbc2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_aiohttp_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""Test the aiohttp compatibility shim."""
+
+import asyncio
+from contextlib import suppress
+
+from aiohttp import client, web, web_protocol, web_server
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_compat import CancelOnDisconnectRequestHandler
+
+
+@pytest.mark.allow_hosts(["127.0.0.1"])
+async def test_handler_cancellation(socket_enabled, unused_tcp_port_factory) -> None:
+    """Test that handler cancels the request on disconnect.
+
+    From aiohttp tests/test_web_server.py
+    """
+    assert web_protocol.RequestHandler is CancelOnDisconnectRequestHandler
+    assert web_server.RequestHandler is CancelOnDisconnectRequestHandler
+
+    event = asyncio.Event()
+    port = unused_tcp_port_factory()
+
+    async def on_request(_: web.Request) -> web.Response:
+        nonlocal event
+        try:
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            event.set()
+            raise
+        else:
+            raise web.HTTPInternalServerError()
+
+    app = web.Application()
+    app.router.add_route("GET", "/", on_request)
+
+    runner = web.AppRunner(app)
+    await runner.setup()
+
+    site = web.TCPSite(runner, host="127.0.0.1", port=port)
+
+    await site.start()
+
+    try:
+        async with client.ClientSession(
+            timeout=client.ClientTimeout(total=0.1)
+        ) as sess:
+            with pytest.raises(asyncio.TimeoutError):
+                await sess.get(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/")
+
+        with suppress(asyncio.TimeoutError):
+            await asyncio.wait_for(event.wait(), timeout=1)
+        assert event.is_set(), "Request handler hasn't been cancelled"
+    finally:
+        await asyncio.gather(runner.shutdown(), site.stop())