diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
index 8eb31b1f14d..226edf7d2c2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def setup(hass, config):
 
         # If we can handle it as a HomeKit discovery, we do that here.
         if service_type == HOMEKIT_TYPE:
-            handle_homekit(hass, info)
+            discovery_was_forwarded = handle_homekit(hass, info)
             # Continue on here as homekit_controller
             # still needs to get updates on devices
             # so it can see when the 'c#' field is updated.
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ def setup(hass, config):
             # if the device is already paired in order to avoid
             # offering a second discovery for the same device
             if (
-                HOMEKIT_PROPERTIES in info
+                discovery_was_forwarded
+                and HOMEKIT_PROPERTIES in info
                 and HOMEKIT_PAIRED_STATUS_FLAG in info[HOMEKIT_PROPERTIES]
             ):
                 try:
diff --git a/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py b/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py
index 45b1d9b1171..dcde788e050 100644
--- a/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py
@@ -215,6 +215,25 @@ async def test_homekit_invalid_paring_status(hass, mock_zeroconf):
     assert mock_config_flow.mock_calls[0][1][0] == "tado"
 
 
+async def test_homekit_not_paired(hass, mock_zeroconf):
+    """Test that an not paired device is sent to homekit_controller."""
+    with patch.dict(
+        zc_gen.ZEROCONF, {zeroconf.HOMEKIT_TYPE: ["homekit_controller"]}, clear=True
+    ), patch.object(
+        hass.config_entries.flow, "async_init"
+    ) as mock_config_flow, patch.object(
+        zeroconf, "HaServiceBrowser", side_effect=service_update_mock
+    ) as mock_service_browser:
+        mock_zeroconf.get_service_info.side_effect = get_homekit_info_mock(
+            "this_will_not_match_any_integration", HOMEKIT_STATUS_UNPAIRED
+        )
+        assert await async_setup_component(hass, zeroconf.DOMAIN, {zeroconf.DOMAIN: {}})
+
+    assert len(mock_service_browser.mock_calls) == 1
+    assert len(mock_config_flow.mock_calls) == 1
+    assert mock_config_flow.mock_calls[0][1][0] == "homekit_controller"
+
+
 async def test_info_from_service_non_utf8(hass):
     """Test info_from_service handles non UTF-8 property keys and values correctly."""
     service_type = "_test._tcp.local."