diff --git a/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py b/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py
index 7f40ad87e84..c29fb7edf3a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ class UserOnboardingView(_BaseOnboardingView):
             area_registry = ar.async_get(hass)
 
             for area in DEFAULT_AREAS:
-                area_registry.async_create(
-                    translations[f"component.onboarding.area.{area}"]
-                )
+                name = translations[f"component.onboarding.area.{area}"]
+                # Guard because area might have been created by an automatically
+                # set up integration.
+                if not area_registry.async_get_area_by_name(name):
+                    area_registry.async_create(name)
 
             await self._async_mark_done(hass)
 
diff --git a/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py b/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py
index 982f5b86e65..204eb6bf772 100644
--- a/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ async def test_onboarding_user_already_done(hass, hass_storage, hass_client_no_a
 
 async def test_onboarding_user(hass, hass_storage, hass_client_no_auth):
     """Test creating a new user."""
+    area_registry = ar.async_get(hass)
+
+    # Create an existing area to mimic an integration creating an area
+    # before onboarding is done.
+    area_registry.async_create("Living Room")
+
     assert await async_setup_component(hass, "person", {})
     assert await async_setup_component(hass, "onboarding", {})
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
@@ -194,7 +200,6 @@ async def test_onboarding_user(hass, hass_storage, hass_client_no_auth):
     )
 
     # Validate created areas
-    area_registry = ar.async_get(hass)
     assert len(area_registry.areas) == 3
     assert sorted(area.name for area in area_registry.async_list_areas()) == [
         "Bedroom",