diff --git a/homeassistant/components/proxmoxve/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/proxmoxve/coordinator.py
index 18225e5df12..493a9b91ab0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/proxmoxve/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/proxmoxve/coordinator.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from .const import (
     CONF_TOKEN_SECRET,
     DEFAULT_VERIFY_SSL,
     DOMAIN,
+    NODE_ONLINE,
 )
 
 type ProxmoxConfigEntry = ConfigEntry[ProxmoxCoordinator]
@@ -240,6 +241,13 @@ class ProxmoxCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[dict[str, ProxmoxNodeData]]):
         node: dict[str, Any],
     ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, Any]], list[dict[str, Any]], list[dict[str, Any]]]:
         """Get vms, containers, and backups for a node."""
+        if node.get("status") != NODE_ONLINE:
+            _LOGGER.debug(
+                "Node %s is offline, skipping VM/container fetch",
+                node[CONF_NODE],
+            )
+            return [], [], []
+
         vms = self.proxmox.nodes(node[CONF_NODE]).qemu.get() or []
         containers = self.proxmox.nodes(node[CONF_NODE]).lxc.get() or []
         backups = (
diff --git a/tests/components/proxmoxve/conftest.py b/tests/components/proxmoxve/conftest.py
index 2031fd60c24..4ed8f7e8816 100644
--- a/tests/components/proxmoxve/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/proxmoxve/conftest.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ def mock_proxmox_client():
         mock_instance.nodes = nodes_mock
         mock_instance._node_mock = node_mock
         mock_instance._nodes_mock = nodes_mock
+        mock_instance._all_nodes = all_nodes
 
         yield mock_instance
 
diff --git a/tests/components/proxmoxve/fixtures/nodes/nodes.json b/tests/components/proxmoxve/fixtures/nodes/nodes.json
index 17e85c0567a..020c249f90d 100644
--- a/tests/components/proxmoxve/fixtures/nodes/nodes.json
+++ b/tests/components/proxmoxve/fixtures/nodes/nodes.json
@@ -28,5 +28,20 @@
     "maxdisk": 500000000000,
     "disk": 120000000000,
     "ssl_fingerprint": "7A:E1:DF:...:AC"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "node/pve3",
+    "node": "pve3",
+    "status": "offline",
+    "level": "",
+    "type": "node",
+    "maxmem": 0,
+    "mem": 0,
+    "maxcpu": 0,
+    "cpu": 0,
+    "uptime": 0,
+    "maxdisk": 0,
+    "disk": 0,
+    "ssl_fingerprint": "3F:B9:CC:...:01"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/tests/components/proxmoxve/test_init.py b/tests/components/proxmoxve/test_init.py
index 66734b827b1..205e54f1e33 100644
--- a/tests/components/proxmoxve/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/proxmoxve/test_init.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_PORT,
     CONF_USERNAME,
     CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
+    STATE_OFF,
+    STATE_ON,
 )
 from homeassistant.core import DOMAIN as HOMEASSISTANT_DOMAIN, HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, entity_registry as er
@@ -233,6 +235,24 @@ async def test_migration_v1_to_v3(
     assert container_entity_after.unique_id == f"{entry.entry_id}_200_status"
 
 
+async def test_offline_node(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_proxmox_client: MagicMock,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that an offline node doesn't cause the entire update to fail."""
+    mock_proxmox_client.nodes.get.return_value = mock_proxmox_client._all_nodes
+    await setup_integration(hass, mock_config_entry)
+
+    assert mock_config_entry.state is ConfigEntryState.LOADED
+
+    state = hass.states.get("binary_sensor.pve1_status")
+    assert state.state == STATE_ON
+
+    state = hass.states.get("binary_sensor.pve3_status")
+    assert state.state == STATE_OFF
+
+
 async def test_migration_v2_to_v3(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
 ) -> None: