diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py
index 46bb2c4233..8703771c3a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from .const import (
     CONF_BITMASK,
     CONF_BYTE_OFFSET,
     CONF_COMMAND_THROTTLE,
+    CONF_OFFLINE_SKIP_UPDATES,
     CONF_CUSTOM_COMMAND,
     CONF_FORCE_NEW_RANGE,
     CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID,
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(
                 CONF_COMMAND_THROTTLE, default="0ms"
             ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_OFFLINE_SKIP_UPDATES, default=0): cv.positive_int,
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("60s"))
@@ -206,8 +208,9 @@ async def add_modbus_base_properties(
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], config[CONF_COMMAND_THROTTLE])
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_command_throttle(config[CONF_COMMAND_THROTTLE]))
+    cg.add(var.set_offline_skip_updates(config[CONF_OFFLINE_SKIP_UPDATES]))
     await register_modbus_device(var, config)
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/const.py b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/const.py
index baf72efb94..1a23640e17 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/const.py
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/const.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONF_BITMASK = "bitmask"
 CONF_BYTE_OFFSET = "byte_offset"
 CONF_COMMAND_THROTTLE = "command_throttle"
+CONF_OFFLINE_SKIP_UPDATES = "offline_skip_updates"
 CONF_CUSTOM_COMMAND = "custom_command"
 CONF_FORCE_NEW_RANGE = "force_new_range"
 CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID = "modbus_controller_id"
diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.cpp b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.cpp
index 79c13e3f68..7565dc5e1b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ bool ModbusController::send_next_command_() {
 
     // remove from queue if command was sent too often
     if (command->send_countdown < 1) {
+      if (!this->module_offline_) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Modbus device=%d set offline", this->address_);
+
+        if (this->offline_skip_updates_ > 0) {
+          // Update skip_updates_counter to stop flooding channel with timeouts
+          for (auto &r : this->register_ranges_) {
+            r.skip_updates_counter = this->offline_skip_updates_;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      this->module_offline_ = true;
       ESP_LOGD(
           TAG,
           "Modbus command to device=%d register=0x%02X countdown=%d no response received - removed from send queue",
@@ -49,6 +60,18 @@ bool ModbusController::send_next_command_() {
 void ModbusController::on_modbus_data(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) {
   auto &current_command = this->command_queue_.front();
   if (current_command != nullptr) {
+    if (this->module_offline_) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Modbus device=%d back online", this->address_);
+
+      if (this->offline_skip_updates_ > 0) {
+        // Restore skip_updates_counter to restore commands updates
+        for (auto &r : this->register_ranges_) {
+          r.skip_updates_counter = 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    this->module_offline_ = false;
+
     // Move the commandItem to the response queue
     current_command->payload = data;
     this->incoming_queue_.push(std::move(current_command));
diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h
index ccb0edf9c6..a389375523 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ class ModbusCommandItem {
 
 class ModbusController : public PollingComponent, public modbus::ModbusDevice {
  public:
-  ModbusController(uint16_t throttle = 0) : command_throttle_(throttle){};
   void dump_config() override;
   void loop() override;
   void setup() override;
@@ -431,6 +430,12 @@ class ModbusController : public PollingComponent, public modbus::ModbusDevice {
                                   const std::vector<uint8_t> &data);
   /// called by esphome generated code to set the command_throttle period
   void set_command_throttle(uint16_t command_throttle) { this->command_throttle_ = command_throttle; }
+  /// called by esphome generated code to set the offline_skip_updates
+  void set_offline_skip_updates(uint16_t offline_skip_updates) { this->offline_skip_updates_ = offline_skip_updates; }
+  /// get the number of queued modbus commands (should be mostly empty)
+  size_t get_command_queue_length() { return command_queue_.size(); }
+  /// get if the module is offline, didn't respond the last command
+  bool get_module_offline() { return module_offline_; }
 
  protected:
   /// parse sensormap_ and create range of sequential addresses
@@ -443,8 +448,6 @@ class ModbusController : public PollingComponent, public modbus::ModbusDevice {
   void process_modbus_data_(const ModbusCommandItem *response);
   /// send the next modbus command from the send queue
   bool send_next_command_();
-  /// get the number of queued modbus commands (should be mostly empty)
-  size_t get_command_queue_length_() { return command_queue_.size(); }
   /// dump the parsed sensormap for diagnostics
   void dump_sensors_();
   /// Collection of all sensors for this component
@@ -459,6 +462,10 @@ class ModbusController : public PollingComponent, public modbus::ModbusDevice {
   uint32_t last_command_timestamp_;
   /// min time in ms between sending modbus commands
   uint16_t command_throttle_;
+  /// if module didn't respond the last command
+  bool module_offline_;
+  /// how many updates to skip if module is offline
+  uint16_t offline_skip_updates_;
 };
 
 /** Convert vector<uint8_t> response payload to float.