diff --git a/pylint/plugins/pylint_home_assistant/checkers/quality_scale/config_entry_unloading.py b/pylint/plugins/pylint_home_assistant/checkers/quality_scale/config_entry_unloading.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29aa75a922e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylint/plugins/pylint_home_assistant/checkers/quality_scale/config_entry_unloading.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""Checker for missing config entry unloading.
+
+**Quality-scale-gated** (Silver): only fires for integrations whose
+``quality_scale.yaml`` marks ``config-entry-unloading`` as ``done``.
+
+The integration's ``__init__.py`` must implement ``async_unload_entry``
+so that config entries can be properly unloaded and resources cleaned up.
+
+https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/core/integration-quality-scale/rules/config-entry-unloading/
+"""
+
+from astroid import nodes
+from pylint.checkers import BaseChecker
+from pylint.lint import PyLinter
+
+from pylint_home_assistant.const import Module, QualityScaleRule
+from pylint_home_assistant.helpers.module_info import get_module_platform
+from pylint_home_assistant.helpers.quality_scale import quality_scale_rule_is_done
+
+
+class ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker(BaseChecker):
+    """Checker for async_unload_entry in __init__ modules."""
+
+    name = "home_assistant_config_entry_unloading"
+    priority = -1
+    msgs = {
+        "W7413": (
+            "Integration should implement `async_unload_entry` "
+            "(https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/core/"
+            "integration-quality-scale/rules/config-entry-unloading)",
+            "home-assistant-missing-config-entry-unloading",
+            "Used when an integration's __init__.py does not implement "
+            "async_unload_entry. This function is needed so config entries "
+            "can be properly unloaded and resources cleaned up.",
+        ),
+    }
+    options = ()
+
+    def visit_module(self, node: nodes.Module) -> None:
+        """Check that __init__ modules define async_unload_entry."""
+        platform = get_module_platform(node.name)
+        if platform != Module.INIT:
+            return
+
+        if not quality_scale_rule_is_done(
+            node, QualityScaleRule.CONFIG_ENTRY_UNLOADING
+        ):
+            return
+
+        # Check top-level function definitions only (not nested)
+        for item in node.body:
+            if (
+                isinstance(item, nodes.AsyncFunctionDef)
+                and item.name == "async_unload_entry"
+            ):
+                return
+
+        self.add_message("home-assistant-missing-config-entry-unloading", node=node)
+
+
+def register(linter: PyLinter) -> None:
+    """Register the checker."""
+    linter.register_checker(ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker(linter))
diff --git a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
index 382034f0bf3..c0ffacd5f0e 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from .model import Config, Integration, IntegrationType, ScaledQualityScaleTiers
 from .quality_scale_validation import (
     RuleValidationProtocol,
     action_setup,
-    config_entry_unloading,
     config_flow,
     discovery,
     reauthentication_flow,
@@ -58,9 +57,7 @@ ALL_RULES = [
     Rule("unique-config-entry", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.BRONZE, unique_config_entry),
     # SILVER
     Rule("action-exceptions", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.SILVER),
-    Rule(
-        "config-entry-unloading", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.SILVER, config_entry_unloading
-    ),
+    Rule("config-entry-unloading", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.SILVER),
     Rule("docs-configuration-parameters", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.SILVER),
     Rule("docs-installation-parameters", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.SILVER),
     Rule("entity-unavailable", ScaledQualityScaleTiers.SILVER),
diff --git a/script/hassfest/quality_scale_validation/config_entry_unloading.py b/script/hassfest/quality_scale_validation/config_entry_unloading.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4874ddc4625..00000000000
--- a/script/hassfest/quality_scale_validation/config_entry_unloading.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-"""Enforce that the integration implements entry unloading.
-
-https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/core/integration-quality-scale/rules/config-entry-unloading/
-"""
-
-import ast
-
-from script.hassfest import ast_parse_module
-from script.hassfest.model import Config, Integration
-
-
-def _has_unload_entry_function(module: ast.Module) -> bool:
-    """Test if the module defines `async_unload_entry` function."""
-    return any(
-        type(item) is ast.AsyncFunctionDef and item.name == "async_unload_entry"
-        for item in module.body
-    )
-
-
-def validate(
-    config: Config, integration: Integration, *, rules_done: set[str]
-) -> list[str] | None:
-    """Validate that the integration has a config flow."""
-
-    init_file = integration.path / "__init__.py"
-    init = ast_parse_module(init_file)
-
-    if not _has_unload_entry_function(init):
-        return [
-            "Integration does not support config entry unloading "
-            "(is missing `async_unload_entry` in __init__.py)"
-        ]
-    return None
diff --git a/tests/pylint/quality_scale/test_config_entry_unloading.py b/tests/pylint/quality_scale/test_config_entry_unloading.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2374106fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pylint/quality_scale/test_config_entry_unloading.py
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+"""Tests for the config entry unloading quality scale checker."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import astroid
+from pylint.testutils import MessageTest, UnittestLinter
+from pylint.utils.ast_walker import ASTWalker
+from pylint_home_assistant.checkers.quality_scale.config_entry_unloading import (
+    ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker,
+)
+from pylint_home_assistant.helpers.quality_scale import clear_quality_scale_cache
+import pytest
+import yaml
+
+from tests.pylint import assert_adds_messages, assert_no_messages
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="unloading_checker")
+def unloading_checker_fixture(linter: UnittestLinter) -> ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker:
+    """Fixture to provide a config entry unloading checker."""
+    clear_quality_scale_cache()
+    return ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker(linter)
+
+
+def _create_quality_scale(integration_dir: Path, rules: dict | None = None) -> None:
+    """Create a quality_scale.yaml in the integration directory."""
+    if rules is not None:
+        (integration_dir / "quality_scale.yaml").write_text(yaml.dump({"rules": rules}))
+
+
+def _make_integration(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Create a fake integration directory under components/."""
+    integration_dir = tmp_path / "homeassistant" / "components" / "test_int"
+    integration_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    return integration_dir
+
+
+def test_unload_entry_present(
+    linter: UnittestLinter,
+    unloading_checker: ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """No warning when async_unload_entry is defined and rule is done."""
+    integration_dir = _make_integration(tmp_path)
+    _create_quality_scale(integration_dir, {"config-entry-unloading": "done"})
+
+    root_node = astroid.parse(
+        """
+async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):
+    pass
+
+async def async_unload_entry(hass, entry):
+    return await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS)
+""",
+        "homeassistant.components.test_int",
+    )
+    root_node.file = str(integration_dir / "__init__.py")
+
+    walker = ASTWalker(linter)
+    walker.add_checker(unloading_checker)
+
+    with assert_no_messages(linter):
+        walker.walk(root_node)
+
+
+def test_unload_entry_missing_fires(
+    linter: UnittestLinter,
+    unloading_checker: ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """Warning when async_unload_entry is missing and rule is done."""
+    integration_dir = _make_integration(tmp_path)
+    _create_quality_scale(integration_dir, {"config-entry-unloading": "done"})
+
+    root_node = astroid.parse(
+        """
+async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):
+    pass
+""",
+        "homeassistant.components.test_int",
+    )
+    root_node.file = str(integration_dir / "__init__.py")
+
+    walker = ASTWalker(linter)
+    walker.add_checker(unloading_checker)
+
+    with assert_adds_messages(
+        linter,
+        MessageTest(
+            msg_id="home-assistant-missing-config-entry-unloading",
+            node=root_node,
+            line=0,
+            col_offset=0,
+        ),
+    ):
+        walker.walk(root_node)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("module_name", "rules"),
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            "homeassistant.components.test_int",
+            None,
+            id="no_quality_scale_file",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "homeassistant.components.test_int",
+            {"config-entry-unloading": "todo"},
+            id="rule_todo",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "homeassistant.components.test_int",
+            {"config-entry-unloading": {"status": "exempt", "comment": "reason"}},
+            id="rule_exempt",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "homeassistant.components.test_int.sensor",
+            {"config-entry-unloading": "done"},
+            id="not_init_module",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "not_homeassistant.something",
+            {"config-entry-unloading": "done"},
+            id="not_an_integration",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_unload_entry_not_fired(
+    linter: UnittestLinter,
+    unloading_checker: ConfigEntryUnloadingChecker,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    module_name: str,
+    rules: dict | None,
+) -> None:
+    """No warning when rule is not done or module is not __init__."""
+    integration_dir = _make_integration(tmp_path)
+    _create_quality_scale(integration_dir, rules)
+
+    root_node = astroid.parse(
+        """
+async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):
+    pass
+""",
+        module_name,
+    )
+    root_node.file = str(integration_dir / "__init__.py")
+
+    walker = ASTWalker(linter)
+    walker.add_checker(unloading_checker)
+
+    with assert_no_messages(linter):
+        walker.walk(root_node)