diff --git a/homeassistant/components/matter/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/matter/entity.py
index 61535d990db227..5c3f65d903ca5b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/matter/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/matter/entity.py
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ async def async_will_remove_from_hass(self) -> None:
 
     async def async_update(self) -> None:
         """Call when the entity needs to be updated."""
+        if not self._endpoint.node.available:
+            # skip poll when the node is not (yet) available
+            return
         # manually poll/refresh the primary value
         await self.matter_client.refresh_attribute(
             self._endpoint.node.node_id,