diff --git a/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py
index 070378b3429..b294dfa51e7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/thread/config_flow.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """Config flow for the Thread integration."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from homeassistant.components import zeroconf
+from typing import Any
+
+from homeassistant.components import onboarding, zeroconf
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigFlow
 from homeassistant.data_entry_flow import FlowResult
 
@@ -32,4 +34,12 @@ class ThreadConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
     ) -> FlowResult:
         """Set up because the user has border routers."""
         await self._async_handle_discovery_without_unique_id()
-        return self.async_create_entry(title="Thread", data={})
+        return await self.async_step_confirm()
+
+    async def async_step_confirm(
+        self, user_input: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    ) -> FlowResult:
+        """Confirm the setup."""
+        if user_input is not None or not onboarding.async_is_onboarded(self.hass):
+            return self.async_create_entry(title="Thread", data={})
+        return self.async_show_form(step_id="confirm")
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/thread/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/thread/strings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a9cf0004bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/thread/strings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "config": {
+    "step": {
+      "confirm": {
+        "description": "[%key:common::config_flow::description::confirm_setup%]"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py
index a514760212b..7ff096795ca 100644
--- a/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/thread/test_config_flow.py
@@ -103,14 +103,18 @@ async def test_user(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
 
 async def test_zeroconf(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test the zeroconf flow."""
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        thread.DOMAIN, context={"source": "zeroconf"}, data=TEST_ZEROCONF_RECORD
+    )
+    assert result["type"] == FlowResultType.FORM
+    assert result["errors"] is None
+    assert result["step_id"] == "confirm"
+
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.thread.async_setup_entry",
         return_value=True,
     ) as mock_setup_entry:
-        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
-            thread.DOMAIN, context={"source": "zeroconf"}, data=TEST_ZEROCONF_RECORD
-        )
-
+        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(result["flow_id"], {})
     assert result["type"] == FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
     assert result["title"] == "Thread"
     assert result["data"] == {}
@@ -124,16 +128,34 @@ async def test_zeroconf(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert config_entry.unique_id is None
 
 
-async def test_zeroconf_then_import(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
-    """Test the import flow."""
+async def test_zeroconf_setup_onboarding(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test we automatically finish a zeroconf flow during onboarding."""
     with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.onboarding.async_is_onboarded", return_value=False
+    ), patch(
         "homeassistant.components.thread.async_setup_entry",
         return_value=True,
     ) as mock_setup_entry:
         result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
             thread.DOMAIN, context={"source": "zeroconf"}, data=TEST_ZEROCONF_RECORD
         )
+    assert result["type"] == FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
+    assert result["title"] == "Thread"
+    assert result["data"] == {}
+    assert result["options"] == {}
+    assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 1
 
+
+async def test_zeroconf_then_import(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test the import flow."""
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        thread.DOMAIN, context={"source": "zeroconf"}, data=TEST_ZEROCONF_RECORD
+    )
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.thread.async_setup_entry",
+        return_value=True,
+    ) as mock_setup_entry:
+        result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(result["flow_id"], {})
     assert result["type"] == FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
 
     with patch(