diff --git a/homeassistant/components/velbus/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/velbus/__init__.py
index f78d3655d540..ca6bad062246 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/velbus/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/velbus/__init__.py
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: VelbusConfigEntry) -> bo
     try:
         await controller.connect()
     except VelbusConnectionFailed as error:
-        raise ConfigEntryNotReady("Cannot connect to Velbus") from error
+        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(
+            translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+            translation_key="connection_failed",
+        ) from error
 
     task = hass.async_create_task(velbus_scan_task(controller, hass, entry.entry_id))
     entry.runtime_data = VelbusData(controller=controller, scan_task=task)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/velbus/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/velbus/entity.py
index af7ea8bbcccf..aa221b3ca107 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/velbus/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/velbus/entity.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class VelbusEntity(Entity):
         self._channel.remove_on_status_update(self._on_update)
 
     async def _on_update(self) -> None:
+        """Handle status updates from the channel."""
         self.async_write_ha_state()
 
 
@@ -80,8 +81,13 @@ def api_call[_T: VelbusEntity, **_P](
         try:
             await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
         except OSError as exc:
+            entity_name = self.name if isinstance(self.name, str) else "Unknown"
             raise HomeAssistantError(
-                f"Could not execute {func.__name__} service for {self.name}"
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="api_call_failed",
+                translation_placeholders={
+                    "entity": entity_name,
+                },
             ) from exc
 
     return cmd_wrapper
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/velbus/quality_scale.yaml b/homeassistant/components/velbus/quality_scale.yaml
index 83b8bce6c0c2..b0e366780296 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/velbus/quality_scale.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/velbus/quality_scale.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ rules:
   entity-device-class: todo
   entity-disabled-by-default: done
   entity-translations: todo
-  exception-translations: todo
+  exception-translations: done
   icon-translations: todo
   reconfiguration-flow: todo
   repair-issues:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/velbus/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/velbus/strings.json
index ff51ad066e5a..d9432afa08e3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/velbus/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/velbus/strings.json
@@ -57,8 +57,14 @@
     }
   },
   "exceptions": {
+    "api_call_failed": {
+      "message": "Action execute for {entity} failed."
+    },
     "clear_cache_failed": {
-      "message": "Could not cleat the Velbus cache: {error}"
+      "message": "Could not clear the Velbus cache: {error}"
+    },
+    "connection_failed": {
+      "message": "Could not connect to Velbus."
     },
     "integration_not_found": {
       "message": "Integration \"{target}\" not found in registry."