diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py
index 24ced8070f66..4d9e1126390f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ifttt/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from homeassistant.components import webhook
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_WEBHOOK_ID
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, ServiceCall
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_entry_flow, config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 
@@ -86,9 +87,11 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
                 res = pyfttt.send_event(key, event, value1, value2, value3)
                 if res.status_code != HTTPStatus.OK:
                     _LOGGER.error("IFTTT reported error sending event to %s", target)
-        # pylint: disable-next=home-assistant-action-swallowed-exception
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
-            _LOGGER.exception("Error communicating with IFTTT")
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as err:
+            raise HomeAssistantError(
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="trigger_failed",
+            ) from err
 
     hass.services.async_register(
         DOMAIN, SERVICE_TRIGGER, trigger_service, schema=SERVICE_TRIGGER_SCHEMA
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ifttt/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/ifttt/strings.json
index 4030480c9235..c9fb89907570 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ifttt/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ifttt/strings.json
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "exceptions": {
+    "trigger_failed": {
+      "message": "Failed to trigger the IFTTT webhook."
+    }
+  },
   "services": {
     "push_alarm_state": {
       "description": "Updates the alarm state to the specified value.",
diff --git a/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py b/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py
index ad4f283d5af3..bc7f7e1b00f7 100644
--- a/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/ifttt/test_init.py
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 """Test the init file of IFTTT."""
 
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+import requests
+
 from homeassistant import config_entries
 from homeassistant.components import ifttt
-from homeassistant.components.ifttt import DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.ifttt import CONF_KEY, DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.core_config import async_process_ha_core_config
 from homeassistant.data_entry_flow import FlowResultType
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 
+from tests.common import async_setup_component
 from tests.typing import ClientSessionGenerator
 
 
@@ -51,3 +58,27 @@ async def test_config_flow_registers_webhook(
     # Not a dict
     await client.post(f"/api/webhook/{webhook_id}", json="not a dict")
     assert len(ifttt_events) == 1
+
+
+async def test_trigger_service_raises_when_ifttt_unreachable(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+) -> None:
+    """Test trigger_service raises when IFTTT cannot be reached."""
+    await async_setup_component(hass, DOMAIN, {DOMAIN: {CONF_KEY: "secret"}})
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "homeassistant.components.ifttt.pyfttt.send_event",
+            side_effect=requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
+        ),
+        pytest.raises(HomeAssistantError) as exc_info,
+    ):
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            DOMAIN,
+            ifttt.SERVICE_TRIGGER,
+            {"event": "test_event"},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+
+    assert exc_info.value.translation_domain == DOMAIN
+    assert exc_info.value.translation_key == "trigger_failed"