diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/client.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/client.py
index 0091d2370a4f3c..73c6b80cb140bb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/client.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/client.py
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ async def async_connect(self, client_available: asyncio.Future[bool]) -> None:
                     self.conf.get(CONF_PORT, DEFAULT_PORT),
                     self.conf.get(CONF_KEEPALIVE, DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE),
                 )
-        except OSError as err:
+        except (OSError, mqtt.WebsocketConnectionError) as err:
             _LOGGER.error("Failed to connect to MQTT server due to exception: %s", err)
             self._async_connection_result(False)
         finally:
diff --git a/tests/components/mqtt/test_client.py b/tests/components/mqtt/test_client.py
index 4bfcde752ae6bd..1878045a9b9296 100644
--- a/tests/components/mqtt/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/components/mqtt/test_client.py
@@ -1403,8 +1403,15 @@ def _mock_ack(topic: str, qos: int = 0) -> tuple[int, int]:
         assert not mock_debouncer.is_set()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "exception",
+    [
+        OSError("Connection error"),
+        paho_mqtt.WebsocketConnectionError("Connection error"),
+    ],
+)
 async def test_setup_raises_config_entry_not_ready_if_no_connect_broker(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+    hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture, exception: Exception
 ) -> None:
     """Test for setup failure if connection to broker is missing."""
     entry = MockConfigEntry(domain=mqtt.DOMAIN, data={mqtt.CONF_BROKER: "test-broker"})
@@ -1413,7 +1420,7 @@ async def test_setup_raises_config_entry_not_ready_if_no_connect_broker(
     with patch(
         "homeassistant.components.mqtt.async_client.AsyncMQTTClient"
     ) as mock_client:
-        mock_client().connect = MagicMock(side_effect=OSError("Connection error"))
+        mock_client().connect = MagicMock(side_effect=exception)
         assert await hass.config_entries.async_setup(entry.entry_id)
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
         assert "Failed to connect to MQTT server due to exception:" in caplog.text