diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/__init__.py b/custom_components/hacs/__init__.py
index b93426ea380..00a44dc78d1 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from .frontend import async_register_frontend
 from .utils.data import HacsData
 from .utils.queue_manager import QueueManager
+from .utils.store import STORE_CACHE_KEY
 from .utils.version import version_left_higher_or_equal_then_right
 from .websocket import async_register_websocket_commands
 
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: ConfigEntry) ->
     hacs.disable_hacs(HacsDisabledReason.REMOVED)
 
     hass.data.pop(DOMAIN, None)
+    hass.data.pop(STORE_CACHE_KEY, None)
 
     return unload_ok
 
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/utils/store.py b/custom_components/hacs/utils/store.py
index f0afa07b6bf..18ddef60514 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/utils/store.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/utils/store.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 _LOGGER = LOGGER
 
+STORE_CACHE_KEY = "hacs_store_cache"
+
 
 class HACSStore(Store):
     """A subclass of Store that allows multiple loads in the executor."""
@@ -43,8 +45,15 @@ def _get_store_for_key(hass, key, encoder):
 
 
 def get_store_for_key(hass, key):
-    """Create a Store object for the key."""
-    return _get_store_for_key(hass, key, JSONEncoder)
+    """Get (or create and cache) the Store object for the key.
+
+    The cache is cleared in async_unload_entry so Store instances do not
+    survive an integration unload / reload.
+    """
+    cache = hass.data.setdefault(STORE_CACHE_KEY, {})
+    if key not in cache:
+        cache[key] = _get_store_for_key(hass, key, JSONEncoder)
+    return cache[key]
 
 
 async def async_load_from_store(hass, key):
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_store.py b/tests/utils/test_store.py
index a0a3b9adb4b..f753699369c 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_store.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_store.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from custom_components.hacs.const import VERSION_STORAGE
 from custom_components.hacs.exceptions import HacsException
 from custom_components.hacs.utils.store import (
+    STORE_CACHE_KEY,
     async_load_from_store,
     async_remove_store,
     async_save_to_store,
@@ -64,3 +65,20 @@ async def test_store_store(hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
 
         await async_save_to_store(hass, "test", {"test": "test"})
         assert async_save_mock.call_count == 1
+
+
+async def test_store_instance_cached_per_key(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Repeated calls for the same key must return the same Store instance.
+
+    Store.async_delay_save() debounces via instance state, so callers that
+    schedule delayed writes need the same Store object each time.
+    """
+    assert get_store_for_key(hass, "test") is get_store_for_key(hass, "test")
+    assert get_store_for_key(hass, "test") is not get_store_for_key(hass, "other")
+
+
+async def test_store_cache_cleared_on_unload(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Clearing STORE_CACHE_KEY (as async_unload_entry does) drops cached Stores."""
+    first = get_store_for_key(hass, "test")
+    hass.data.pop(STORE_CACHE_KEY, None)
+    assert get_store_for_key(hass, "test") is not first