diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mystrom/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/mystrom/strings.json
index b4c866938661..c4bb37ceb23f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mystrom/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mystrom/strings.json
@@ -34,5 +34,10 @@
         "name": "Last restart"
       }
     }
+  },
+  "exceptions": {
+    "switch_action_failed": {
+      "message": "Failed to perform the action on the myStrom plug."
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mystrom/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/mystrom/switch.py
index 746a7c3aa760..ed4d52ddbb39 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mystrom/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mystrom/switch.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from pymystrom.exceptions import MyStromConnectionError
 
 from homeassistant.components.switch import SwitchEntity
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceInfo, format_mac
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddConfigEntryEntitiesCallback
 
@@ -52,18 +53,22 @@ class MyStromSwitch(SwitchEntity):
         """Turn the switch on."""
         try:
             await self.plug.turn_on()
-        # pylint: disable-next=home-assistant-action-swallowed-exception
-        except MyStromConnectionError:
-            _LOGGER.error("No route to myStrom plug")
+        except MyStromConnectionError as err:
+            raise HomeAssistantError(
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="switch_action_failed",
+            ) from err
 
     @override
     async def async_turn_off(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the switch off."""
         try:
             await self.plug.turn_off()
-        # pylint: disable-next=home-assistant-action-swallowed-exception
-        except MyStromConnectionError:
-            _LOGGER.error("No route to myStrom plug")
+        except MyStromConnectionError as err:
+            raise HomeAssistantError(
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="switch_action_failed",
+            ) from err
 
     async def async_update(self) -> None:
         """Get the latest data from the device and update the data."""
diff --git a/tests/components/mystrom/test_switch.py b/tests/components/mystrom/test_switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e73d6ae62c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/mystrom/test_switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""Test the myStrom switch."""
+
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+from pymystrom.exceptions import MyStromConnectionError
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.mystrom.const import DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ENTITY_ID, SERVICE_TURN_OFF, SERVICE_TURN_ON
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
+
+from .test_init import init_integration
+
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("service", [SERVICE_TURN_ON, SERVICE_TURN_OFF])
+async def test_switch_action_raises_when_plug_unreachable(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    service: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test the switch action reports the failure to the caller."""
+    await init_integration(hass, config_entry, 106)
+
+    device = config_entry.runtime_data.device
+    device._state["on"] = True
+    device.turn_on = AsyncMock(side_effect=MyStromConnectionError())
+    device.turn_off = AsyncMock(side_effect=MyStromConnectionError())
+
+    with pytest.raises(HomeAssistantError) as exc_info:
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            "switch",
+            service,
+            {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "switch.mystrom_device"},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+
+    assert exc_info.value.translation_domain == DOMAIN
+    assert exc_info.value.translation_key == "switch_action_failed"