diff --git a/homeassistant/components/duckdns/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/duckdns/__init__.py
index e9149fe8903c..42fb32f2643d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/duckdns/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/duckdns/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Integrate with DuckDNS."""
+"""Duck DNS integration."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/duckdns/services.py b/homeassistant/components/duckdns/services.py
index 43a601cb2ef2..83534d26cec9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/duckdns/services.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/duckdns/services.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from aiohttp import ClientError
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN, CONF_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, ServiceCall, callback
-from homeassistant.exceptions import ServiceValidationError
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError, ServiceValidationError
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers.selector import ConfigEntrySelector
@@ -62,9 +63,25 @@ async def update_domain_service(call: ServiceCall) -> None:
 
     session = async_get_clientsession(call.hass)
 
-    await update_duckdns(
-        session,
-        entry.data[CONF_DOMAIN],
-        entry.data[CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN],
-        txt=call.data.get(ATTR_TXT),
-    )
+    try:
+        if not await update_duckdns(
+            session,
+            entry.data[CONF_DOMAIN],
+            entry.data[CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN],
+            txt=call.data.get(ATTR_TXT),
+        ):
+            raise HomeAssistantError(
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="update_failed",
+                translation_placeholders={
+                    CONF_DOMAIN: entry.data[CONF_DOMAIN],
+                },
+            )
+    except ClientError as e:
+        raise HomeAssistantError(
+            translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+            translation_key="connection_error",
+            translation_placeholders={
+                CONF_DOMAIN: entry.data[CONF_DOMAIN],
+            },
+        ) from e
diff --git a/tests/components/duckdns/test_init.py b/tests/components/duckdns/test_init.py
index 1324c3be3577..ffe3ceeba745 100644
--- a/tests/components/duckdns/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/duckdns/test_init.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.duckdns.helpers import UPDATE_URL
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN, CONF_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
-from homeassistant.exceptions import ServiceValidationError
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError, ServiceValidationError
 from homeassistant.util.dt import utcnow
 
 from .conftest import TEST_SUBDOMAIN, TEST_TOKEN
@@ -202,6 +202,43 @@ async def test_service_exceptions(
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("side_effect", "exception_msg"),
+    [
+        (
+            False,
+            "Updating Duck DNS domain homeassistant failed",
+        ),
+        (
+            ClientError,
+            "Updating Duck DNS domain homeassistant failed due to a connection error",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_duckdns")
+async def test_service_request_exception(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    side_effect: Exception | bool,
+    exception_msg: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test service request exception."""
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "homeassistant.components.duckdns.services.update_duckdns",
+            side_effect=[side_effect],
+        ),
+        pytest.raises(HomeAssistantError, match=exception_msg),
+    ):
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_SET_TXT,
+            {ATTR_CONFIG_ENTRY: config_entry.entry_id},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_duckdns")
 async def test_service_select_entry(
     hass: HomeAssistant, aioclient_mock: AiohttpClientMocker