diff --git a/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/__init__.py
index e28f22634f8f..b4aeab94a456 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 from typing import cast
 
+from aiobotocore.config import AioConfig
 from aiobotocore.session import AioSession
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError, ConnectionError, ParamValidationError
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: S3ConfigEntry) -> bool:
             endpoint_url=data.get(CONF_ENDPOINT_URL),
             aws_secret_access_key=data[CONF_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY],
             aws_access_key_id=data[CONF_ACCESS_KEY_ID],
+            config=AioConfig(warm_up_loader_caches=True),
         ).__aenter__()
         await client.head_bucket(Bucket=data[CONF_BUCKET])
     except ClientError as err:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/config_flow.py
index 36280a084709..4b01794771a1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/aws_s3/config_flow.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Any, override
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+from aiobotocore.config import AioConfig
 from aiobotocore.session import AioSession
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError, ConnectionError, ParamValidationError
 import voluptuous as vol
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class S3ConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                         endpoint_url=user_input.get(CONF_ENDPOINT_URL),
                         aws_secret_access_key=user_input[CONF_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY],
                         aws_access_key_id=user_input[CONF_ACCESS_KEY_ID],
+                        config=AioConfig(warm_up_loader_caches=True),
                     ) as client:
                         await client.head_bucket(Bucket=user_input[CONF_BUCKET])
                 except ClientError:
diff --git a/tests/components/aws_s3/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/aws_s3/test_config_flow.py
index 90d2ce3311c6..17d1e86cc042 100644
--- a/tests/components/aws_s3/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/aws_s3/test_config_flow.py
@@ -79,7 +79,17 @@ async def test_flow(
     expected_data: dict,
 ) -> None:
     """Test config flow with and without prefix, including prefix normalization."""
-    result = await _async_start_flow(hass, user_input)
+    create_client = AsyncMock(name="create_client")
+    create_client.__aenter__.return_value.head_bucket.return_value = {}
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.aws_s3.config_flow.AioSession.create_client",
+        return_value=create_client,
+    ) as patched_create_client:
+        result = await _async_start_flow(hass, user_input)
+
+        assert patched_create_client.call_args.kwargs["config"].warm_up_loader_caches
+
     assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
     assert result["title"] == expected_title
     assert result["data"] == expected_data
diff --git a/tests/components/aws_s3/test_init.py b/tests/components/aws_s3/test_init.py
index ee247bfce1de..04afa23f388c 100644
--- a/tests/components/aws_s3/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/aws_s3/test_init.py
@@ -73,3 +73,23 @@ async def test_setup_entry_head_bucket_error(
     )
     await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
     assert mock_config_entry.state is ConfigEntryState.SETUP_ERROR
+
+
+async def test_setup_entry_warms_loader_caches(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that create_client passes warm_up_loader_caches config."""
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.aws_s3.AioSession.create_client"
+    ) as create_client:
+        client_ctx = AsyncMock()
+        client = AsyncMock()
+        client_ctx.__aenter__.return_value = client
+        create_client.return_value = client_ctx
+
+        await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
+
+        create_client.assert_called_once()
+        _, kwargs = create_client.call_args
+        assert kwargs["config"].warm_up_loader_caches is True