diff --git a/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_linux.go b/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_linux.go
index 7282f06333828..f22bd4955aa2e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_linux.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_linux.go
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 package temp
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 )
@@ -233,8 +236,12 @@ func (t *Temperature) gatherThermalZone(syspath string) ([]temperatureStat, erro
 		name := strings.TrimSpace(string(buf))
 
 		// Actual temperature
-		buf, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(path, "temp"))
+		buf, err = readFileAsync(filepath.Join(path, "temp"))
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, unix.EAGAIN) || errors.Is(err, unix.EWOULDBLOCK) {
+				// Silently ignore this thermal-zone when the underlying hardware is unavailable
+				continue
+			}
 			t.Log.Errorf("Cannot read temperature of zone %q", path)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -249,3 +256,21 @@ func (t *Temperature) gatherThermalZone(syspath string) ([]temperatureStat, erro
 
 	return stats, nil
 }
+
+func readFileAsync(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	fd, err := unix.Open(path, unix.O_RDONLY|unix.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(fd)
+
+	// The kernal specifies the temparatures are expressed in millidegrees
+	// tempBuf of 8 bytes stores temperatures up-to 99999.999°C
+	var tempBuf [8]byte
+
+	n, err := unix.Read(fd, tempBuf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return tempBuf[:n], nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go b/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go
index b990796459c35..97e0469cd7f33 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/temp/temp_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package temp
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/sensors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
@@ -342,3 +344,64 @@ func sensorsTemperaturesOld(syspath string) ([]sensors.TemperatureStat, error) {
 	}
 	return temperatures, nil
 }
+
+func TestReadFileAsync(t *testing.T) {
+	// fds stores the in-memory file-descriptors
+	fds := make([]int, 2)
+	// Unnamed pipe to simulate EAGAIN
+	require.NoError(t, unix.Pipe(fds[:]))
+	readFd, writeFd := fds[0], fds[1]
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, unix.Close(readFd))
+		require.NoError(t, unix.Close(writeFd))
+	})
+
+	// Convert the file descriptor to a virtual file path
+	fifoFile := fmt.Sprintf("/dev/fd/%d", readFd)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		path          string
+		expectedValue []byte
+		expectedError error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "Valid file",
+			path:          filepath.Join("testdata", "temp.normal"),
+			expectedValue: []byte("45000"),
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "File larger than 8 bytes (Truncation)",
+			path:          filepath.Join("testdata", "temp.too_long"),
+			expectedValue: bytes.Repeat([]byte("9"), 8),
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Empty file",
+			path:          filepath.Join("testdata", "temp.empty"),
+			expectedValue: make([]byte, 0),
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "File does not exist",
+			path:          filepath.Join("testdata", "temp.missing"),
+			expectedValue: nil,
+			expectedError: unix.ENOENT,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Non-blocking read on empty pipe (EAGAIN)",
+			path:          fifoFile,
+			expectedValue: nil,
+			expectedError: unix.EAGAIN,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			data, err := readFileAsync(tt.path)
+			require.ErrorIs(t, err, tt.expectedError)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expectedValue, data)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.empty b/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.normal b/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.normal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..81908d20d4307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.normal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+45000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.too_long b/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.too_long
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b62a17c0a1294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/temp/testdata/temp.too_long
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+9999999911
\ No newline at end of file