diff --git a/xarray/core/parallelcompat.py b/xarray/core/parallelcompat.py
index c009ef48419..de28a8bc99a 100644
--- a/xarray/core/parallelcompat.py
+++ b/xarray/core/parallelcompat.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from xarray.core.pycompat import is_chunked_array
+from xarray.core.utils import emit_user_level_warning
 
 T_ChunkedArray = TypeVar("T_ChunkedArray", bound=Any)
 
@@ -57,9 +58,15 @@ def load_chunkmanagers(
 ) -> dict[str, ChunkManagerEntrypoint]:
     """Load entrypoints and instantiate chunkmanagers only once."""
 
-    loaded_entrypoints = {
-        entrypoint.name: entrypoint.load() for entrypoint in entrypoints
-    }
+    loaded_entrypoints = {}
+    for entrypoint in entrypoints:
+        try:
+            loaded_entrypoints[entrypoint.name] = entrypoint.load()
+        except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+            emit_user_level_warning(
+                f"Failed to load chunk manager entrypoint {entrypoint.name} due to {e}. Skipping.",
+            )
+            pass
 
     available_chunkmanagers = {
         name: chunkmanager()
diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py b/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py
index ea324cafb76..fb876108b3b 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from importlib.metadata import EntryPoint
 from typing import Any
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
     get_chunked_array_type,
     guess_chunkmanager,
     list_chunkmanagers,
+    load_chunkmanagers,
 )
 from xarray.core.types import T_Chunks, T_DuckArray, T_NormalizedChunks
 from xarray.tests import has_dask, requires_dask
@@ -217,3 +219,10 @@ def test_raise_on_mixed_array_types(self, register_dummy_chunkmanager) -> None:
 
         with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="received multiple types"):
             get_chunked_array_type(*[dask_arr, dummy_arr])
+
+def test_bogus_entrypoint():
+    # Create a bogus entry-point as if the user broke their setup.cfg
+    # or is actively developing their new chunk manager
+    entry_point = EntryPoint("bogus", "xarray.bogus.doesnotwork", "xarray.chunkmanagers")
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="Failed to load chunk manager"):
+        assert len(load_chunkmanagers([entry_point])) == 0