diff --git a/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/binary_sensor.py
index 3968e94ec03a..ad84e727129a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/binary_sensor.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import logging
 import sys
 from typing import Literal
 
-from psutil import NoSuchProcess
-
 from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import (
     DOMAIN as BINARY_SENSOR_DOMAIN,
     BinarySensorDeviceClass,
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 from homeassistant.util import slugify
 
 from . import SystemMonitorConfigEntry
-from .const import CONF_PROCESS, DOMAIN
+from .const import CONF_PROCESS, DOMAIN, PROCESS_ERRORS
 from .coordinator import SystemMonitorCoordinator
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -59,12 +57,8 @@ def get_process(entity: SystemMonitorSensor) -> bool:
             if entity.argument == proc.name():
                 state = True
                 break
-        except NoSuchProcess as err:
-            _LOGGER.warning(
-                "Failed to load process with ID: %s, old name: %s",
-                err.pid,
-                err.name,
-            )
+        except PROCESS_ERRORS:
+            continue
     return state
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/const.py b/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/const.py
index 798cb82f8eff..72fd3384687c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/const.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Constants for System Monitor."""
 
+from psutil import AccessDenied, Error, NoSuchProcess, TimeoutExpired, ZombieProcess
+
 DOMAIN = "systemmonitor"
 
 CONF_INDEX = "index"
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ NET_IO_TYPES = [
     "packets_out",
 ]
 
+PROCESS_ERRORS = (NoSuchProcess, AccessDenied, Error, TimeoutExpired, ZombieProcess)
+
 # There might be additional keys to be added for different
 # platforms / hardware combinations.
 # Taken from last version of "glances" integration before they moved to
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/coordinator.py
index 03b769ee2e23..36dfff898f7a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/systemmonitor/coordinator.py
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ from psutil import Process
 from psutil._common import sdiskusage, shwtemp, snetio, snicaddr, sswap
 import psutil_home_assistant as ha_psutil
 
+from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import DOMAIN as BINARY_SENSOR_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_component import DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import TimestampDataUpdateCoordinator
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
 
+from .const import CONF_PROCESS, PROCESS_ERRORS
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from . import SystemMonitorConfigEntry
 
@@ -83,6 +86,8 @@ class VirtualMemory(NamedTuple):
 class SystemMonitorCoordinator(TimestampDataUpdateCoordinator[SensorData]):
     """A System monitor Data Update Coordinator."""
 
+    config_entry: SystemMonitorConfigEntry
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         hass: HomeAssistant,
@@ -203,11 +208,30 @@ class SystemMonitorCoordinator(TimestampDataUpdateCoordinator[SensorData]):
             self.boot_time = dt_util.utc_from_timestamp(self._psutil.boot_time())
             _LOGGER.debug("boot time: %s", self.boot_time)
 
-        processes = None
+        selected_processes: list[Process] = []
         if self.update_subscribers[("processes", "")] or self._initial_update:
             processes = self._psutil.process_iter()
             _LOGGER.debug("processes: %s", processes)
-            processes = list(processes)
+            user_options: list[str] = self.config_entry.options.get(
+                BINARY_SENSOR_DOMAIN, {}
+            ).get(CONF_PROCESS, [])
+            for process in processes:
+                try:
+                    if process.name() in user_options:
+                        selected_processes.append(process)
+                except PROCESS_ERRORS as err:
+                    if not hasattr(err, "pid") or not hasattr(err, "name"):
+                        _LOGGER.warning(
+                            "Failed to load process: %s",
+                            str(err),
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        _LOGGER.warning(
+                            "Failed to load process with ID: %s, old name: %s",
+                            err.pid,
+                            err.name,
+                        )
+                    continue
 
         temps: dict[str, list[shwtemp]] = {}
         if self.update_subscribers[("temperatures", "")] or self._initial_update:
@@ -224,6 +248,6 @@ class SystemMonitorCoordinator(TimestampDataUpdateCoordinator[SensorData]):
             "io_counters": io_counters,
             "addresses": addresses,
             "boot_time": self.boot_time,
-            "processes": processes,
+            "processes": selected_processes,
             "temperatures": temps,
         }