diff --git a/homeassistant/util/async_.py b/homeassistant/util/async_.py
index 229a8fef366..8f9526b6800 100644
--- a/homeassistant/util/async_.py
+++ b/homeassistant/util/async_.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def run_callback_threadsafe(
     return future
 
 
-def check_loop(strict: bool = True) -> None:
+def check_loop(func: Callable, strict: bool = True) -> None:
     """Warn if called inside the event loop. Raise if `strict` is True."""
     try:
         get_running_loop()
@@ -101,7 +101,18 @@ def check_loop(strict: bool = True) -> None:
 
     found_frame = None
 
-    for frame in reversed(extract_stack()):
+    stack = extract_stack()
+
+    if (
+        func.__name__ == "sleep"
+        and len(stack) >= 3
+        and stack[-3].filename.endswith("pydevd.py")
+    ):
+        # Don't report `time.sleep` injected by the debugger (pydevd.py)
+        # stack[-1] is us, stack[-2] is protected_loop_func, stack[-3] is the offender
+        return
+
+    for frame in reversed(stack):
         for path in ("custom_components/", "homeassistant/components/"):
             try:
                 index = frame.filename.index(path)
@@ -152,7 +163,7 @@ def protect_loop(func: Callable, strict: bool = True) -> Callable:
 
     @functools.wraps(func)
     def protected_loop_func(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore
-        check_loop(strict=strict)
+        check_loop(func, strict=strict)
         return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return protected_loop_func
diff --git a/tests/util/test_async.py b/tests/util/test_async.py
index d272da8fe96..f02d3c03b4b 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_async.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_async.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
+from homeassistant import block_async_io
 from homeassistant.util import async_ as hasync
 
 
@@ -70,10 +71,14 @@ def test_run_callback_threadsafe_from_inside_event_loop(mock_ident, _):
     assert len(loop.call_soon_threadsafe.mock_calls) == 2
 
 
+def banned_function():
+    """Mock banned function."""
+
+
 async def test_check_loop_async():
     """Test check_loop detects when called from event loop without integration context."""
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
-        hasync.check_loop()
+        hasync.check_loop(banned_function)
 
 
 async def test_check_loop_async_integration(caplog):
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ async def test_check_loop_async_integration(caplog):
             ),
         ],
     ):
-        hasync.check_loop()
+        hasync.check_loop(banned_function)
     assert (
         "Detected blocking call inside the event loop. This is causing stability issues. "
         "Please report issue for hue doing blocking calls at "
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@ async def test_check_loop_async_integration_non_strict(caplog):
             ),
         ],
     ):
-        hasync.check_loop(strict=False)
+        hasync.check_loop(banned_function, strict=False)
     assert (
         "Detected blocking call inside the event loop. This is causing stability issues. "
         "Please report issue for hue doing blocking calls at "
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ async def test_check_loop_async_custom(caplog):
             ),
         ],
     ):
-        hasync.check_loop()
+        hasync.check_loop(banned_function)
     assert (
         "Detected blocking call inside the event loop. This is causing stability issues. "
         "Please report issue to the custom component author for hue doing blocking calls "
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ async def test_check_loop_async_custom(caplog):
 
 def test_check_loop_sync(caplog):
     """Test check_loop does nothing when called from thread."""
-    hasync.check_loop()
+    hasync.check_loop(banned_function)
     assert "Detected blocking call inside the event loop" not in caplog.text
 
 
@@ -179,10 +184,38 @@ def test_protect_loop_sync():
     func = Mock()
     with patch("homeassistant.util.async_.check_loop") as mock_check_loop:
         hasync.protect_loop(func)(1, test=2)
-    mock_check_loop.assert_called_once_with(strict=True)
+    mock_check_loop.assert_called_once_with(func, strict=True)
     func.assert_called_once_with(1, test=2)
 
 
+async def test_protect_loop_debugger_sleep(caplog):
+    """Test time.sleep injected by the debugger is not reported."""
+    block_async_io.enable()
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.util.async_.extract_stack",
+        return_value=[
+            Mock(
+                filename="/home/paulus/homeassistant/.venv/blah/pydevd.py",
+                lineno="23",
+                line="do_something()",
+            ),
+            Mock(
+                filename="/home/paulus/homeassistant/util/async.py",
+                lineno="123",
+                line="protected_loop_func",
+            ),
+            Mock(
+                filename="/home/paulus/homeassistant/util/async.py",
+                lineno="123",
+                line="check_loop()",
+            ),
+        ],
+    ):
+        time.sleep(0)
+    assert "Detected blocking call inside the event loop" not in caplog.text
+
+
 async def test_gather_with_concurrency():
     """Test gather_with_concurrency limits the number of running tasks."""