diff --git a/homeassistant/components/webostv/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/webostv/strings.json
index f8d6820da5c6..a6b08cd24370 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/webostv/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/webostv/strings.json
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
     "notify_icon_not_found": {
       "message": "Icon {icon_path} not found when sending notification for device {name}"
     },
+    "screen_control_not_supported": {
+      "message": "{name} does not support turning the screen on or off."
+    },
     "source_not_found": {
       "message": "Source {source} not found in the sources list for {name}."
     },
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/webostv/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/webostv/switch.py
index 042bc697ef3f..e87363d91cd8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/webostv/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/webostv/switch.py
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 
 from typing import Any, override
 
+from aiowebostv import WebOsTvServiceNotFoundError
+
 from homeassistant.components.switch import SwitchEntity
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddConfigEntryEntitiesCallback
 
+from .const import DOMAIN
 from .coordinator import WebOsTvConfigEntry
 from .entity import WebOsTvEntity, cmd
 
@@ -25,17 +29,21 @@ class LgWebOSScreenSwitchEntity(WebOsTvEntity, SwitchEntity):
     """Representation of a LG webOS TV Screen Switch."""
 
     _attr_translation_key = "screen"
+    _attr_entity_registry_enabled_default = False
 
     def __init__(self, entry: WebOsTvConfigEntry) -> None:
         """Initialize the screen switch entity."""
         super().__init__(entry)
         self._attr_unique_id = f"{entry.unique_id}_screen"
+        self._unsupported = False
 
     @property
     @override
     def available(self) -> bool:
         """Return true if the entity is available."""
-        return super().available and self._client.tv_state.is_on
+        return (
+            super().available and self._client.tv_state.is_on and not self._unsupported
+        )
 
     @property
     @override
@@ -47,10 +55,23 @@ class LgWebOSScreenSwitchEntity(WebOsTvEntity, SwitchEntity):
     @override
     async def async_turn_on(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the screen on."""
-        await self._client.set_screen_state(True)
+        await self._async_set_screen_state(True)
 
     @cmd
     @override
     async def async_turn_off(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the screen off."""
-        await self._client.set_screen_state(False)
+        await self._async_set_screen_state(False)
+
+    async def _async_set_screen_state(self, state: bool) -> None:
+        """Set the screen state, marking the switch unsupported on a 404."""
+        try:
+            await self._client.set_screen_state(state)
+        except WebOsTvServiceNotFoundError as error:
+            self._unsupported = True
+            self.async_write_ha_state()
+            raise HomeAssistantError(
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="screen_control_not_supported",
+                translation_placeholders={"name": self.coordinator.name},
+            ) from error
diff --git a/tests/components/webostv/test_switch.py b/tests/components/webostv/test_switch.py
index ec044f67139f..b56fcee78c66 100644
--- a/tests/components/webostv/test_switch.py
+++ b/tests/components/webostv/test_switch.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-from aiowebostv import WebOsTvCommandError
+from aiowebostv import WebOsTvCommandError, WebOsTvServiceNotFoundError
 import pytest
 
 from homeassistant.components.switch import DOMAIN as SWITCH_DOMAIN
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ async def test_screen_switch_setup(
     client: AsyncMock,
     entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
 ) -> None:
-    """Test setup of LG webOS TV screen switch."""
+    """Test the LG webOS TV screen switch is registered but disabled."""
     await setup_webostv(hass)
 
     entry = entity_registry.async_get(SWITCH_ENTITY_ID)
     assert entry is not None
     assert entry.unique_id == f"{FAKE_UUID}_screen"
+    assert entry.disabled_by is er.RegistryEntryDisabler.INTEGRATION
 
-    state = hass.states.get(SWITCH_ENTITY_ID)
-    assert state is not None
-    assert state.state == STATE_OFF
+    assert hass.states.get(SWITCH_ENTITY_ID) is None
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("entity_registry_enabled_by_default")
 async def test_screen_switch_state_updates(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     client: AsyncMock,
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ async def test_screen_switch_state_updates(
     assert state.state == STATE_UNAVAILABLE
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("entity_registry_enabled_by_default")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("service", "screen_state"),
     [
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ async def test_screen_switch_commands(
     client.set_screen_state.assert_called_once_with(screen_state)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("entity_registry_enabled_by_default")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("service", [SERVICE_TURN_ON, SERVICE_TURN_OFF])
 async def test_screen_switch_command_error(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
@@ -117,3 +119,32 @@ async def test_screen_switch_command_error(
 
     assert err.value.translation_domain == DOMAIN
     assert err.value.translation_key == "communication_error"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("entity_registry_enabled_by_default")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("service", [SERVICE_TURN_ON, SERVICE_TURN_OFF])
+async def test_screen_switch_not_supported(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    client: AsyncMock,
+    service: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test a TV without screen control raises a translated error."""
+    await setup_webostv(hass)
+    client.set_screen_state.side_effect = WebOsTvServiceNotFoundError(
+        "404 no such service or method"
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(HomeAssistantError) as err:
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            SWITCH_DOMAIN,
+            service,
+            {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: SWITCH_ENTITY_ID},
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+
+    assert err.value.translation_domain == DOMAIN
+    assert err.value.translation_key == "screen_control_not_supported"
+
+    state = hass.states.get(SWITCH_ENTITY_ID)
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == STATE_UNAVAILABLE