diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tado/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/tado/config_flow.py
index cd1fb307eb1e..eeb90e7ca56e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tado/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tado/config_flow.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class TadoConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
     login_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
     refresh_token: str | None = None
     tado: Tado | None = None
+    tado_device_url: str = ""
+    user_code: str = ""
 
     async def async_step_reauth(
         self, entry_data: Mapping[str, Any]
@@ -69,8 +71,8 @@ class TadoConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 _LOGGER.exception("Error while initiating Tado")
                 return self.async_abort(reason="cannot_connect")
             assert self.tado is not None
-            tado_device_url = self.tado.device_verification_url()
-            user_code = URL(tado_device_url).query["user_code"]
+            self.tado_device_url = self.tado.device_verification_url()
+            self.user_code = URL(self.tado_device_url).query["user_code"]
 
         async def _wait_for_login() -> None:
             """Wait for the user to login."""
@@ -119,8 +121,8 @@ class TadoConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             step_id="user",
             progress_action="wait_for_device",
             description_placeholders={
-                "url": tado_device_url,
-                "code": user_code,
+                "url": self.tado_device_url,
+                "code": self.user_code,
             },
             progress_task=self.login_task,
         )
diff --git a/tests/components/tado/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/tado/test_config_flow.py
index 6e7cb7dd928d..5367dcc43773 100644
--- a/tests/components/tado/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/tado/test_config_flow.py
@@ -231,6 +231,43 @@ async def test_options_flow(
     assert result["data"] == {CONF_FALLBACK: CONST_OVERLAY_TADO_DEFAULT}
 
 
+async def test_show_progress_polling(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_tado_api: MagicMock,
+    mock_setup_entry: AsyncMock,
+) -> None:
+    """Test progress step re-entry while login task is still running."""
+
+    event = threading.Event()
+
+    def mock_tado_api_device_activation() -> None:
+        event.wait(timeout=5)
+
+    mock_tado_api.device_activation = mock_tado_api_device_activation
+
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        DOMAIN, context={"source": SOURCE_USER}
+    )
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.SHOW_PROGRESS
+    assert result["step_id"] == "user"
+    assert result["description_placeholders"]["url"] is not None
+    assert result["description_placeholders"]["code"] == "TEST"
+
+    # Poll again while task is still running — this re-enters async_step_user
+    # with self.tado already set
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(result["flow_id"])
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.SHOW_PROGRESS
+    assert result["description_placeholders"]["url"] is not None
+    assert result["description_placeholders"]["code"] == "TEST"
+
+    # Now complete the login
+    event.set()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(result["flow_id"])
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
+
+
 async def test_homekit(hass: HomeAssistant, mock_tado_api: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test that we abort from homekit if tado is already setup."""