diff --git a/homeassistant/components/smartthings/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/smartthings/__init__.py
index 49840d0e5a03..f7ad18bb531b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/smartthings/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/smartthings/__init__.py
@@ -238,17 +238,20 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: SmartThingsConfigEntry)
             device_status[device.device_id] = FullDevice(
                 device=device, status=status, online=online.state == HealthStatus.ONLINE
             )
+        scenes = {
+            scene.scene_id: scene
+            for scene in await client.get_scenes(
+                location_id=entry.data[CONF_LOCATION_ID]
+            )
+        }
     except SmartThingsAuthenticationFailedError as err:
         raise ConfigEntryAuthFailed from err
+    except SmartThingsConnectionError as err:
+        raise ConfigEntryNotReady from err
 
     device_registry = dr.async_get(hass)
     create_devices(device_registry, device_status, entry, rooms)
 
-    scenes = {
-        scene.scene_id: scene
-        for scene in await client.get_scenes(location_id=entry.data[CONF_LOCATION_ID])
-    }
-
     def handle_deleted_device(device_id: str) -> None:
         """Handle a deleted device."""
         dev_entry = device_registry.async_get_device_by_identifier(
diff --git a/tests/components/smartthings/test_init.py b/tests/components/smartthings/test_init.py
index cee6ca7a3b12..288197015621 100644
--- a/tests/components/smartthings/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/smartthings/test_init.py
@@ -215,6 +215,33 @@ async def test_create_subscription_error(
     assert CONF_SUBSCRIPTION_ID not in mock_config_entry.data
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("device_fixture", ["da_ac_rac_000001"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "call",
+    [
+        "get_rooms",
+        "get_devices",
+        "get_device_status",
+        "get_device_health",
+        "get_scenes",
+    ],
+)
+async def test_initial_fetch_connection_error(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    devices: AsyncMock,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    call: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test retrying setup when the cloud is unreachable while fetching."""
+    getattr(devices, call).side_effect = SmartThingsConnectionError(
+        "Timeout occurred while connecting to SmartThings"
+    )
+
+    await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
+
+    assert mock_config_entry.state is ConfigEntryState.SETUP_RETRY
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("device_fixture", ["da_ac_rac_000001"])
 async def test_update_subscription_identifier(
     hass: HomeAssistant,