diff --git a/changelog/807.bugfix.rst b/changelog/807.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8aa4e94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/807.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix :meth:`~pluggy.PluginManager.load_setuptools_entrypoints` crashing distribution listing when an entry point is declined during registration.
diff --git a/src/pluggy/_manager.py b/src/pluggy/_manager.py
index 2697705b..f9cb47dc 100644
--- a/src/pluggy/_manager.py
+++ b/src/pluggy/_manager.py
@@ -517,8 +517,10 @@ def load_setuptools_entrypoints(self, group: str, name: str | None = None) -> in
                 ):
                     continue
                 plugin = ep.load()
-                self.register(plugin, name=ep.name)
-                self._name2dist[ep.name] = dist
+                plugin_name = self.register(plugin, name=ep.name)
+                if plugin_name is None:
+                    continue
+                self._name2dist[plugin_name] = dist
                 count += 1
         return count
 
diff --git a/testing/test_pluginmanager.py b/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
index 7de6c6de..f145a27c 100644
--- a/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
+++ b/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
@@ -993,6 +993,44 @@ class Distribution:
     assert pm.list_plugin_distributions() == [(a, dist)]
 
 
+def test_load_setuptools_ignores_declined_plugins(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    class EntryPoint:
+        group = "hello"
+
+        def __init__(self, name: str, plugin: object) -> None:
+            self.name = name
+            self.plugin = plugin
+
+        def load(self) -> object:
+            return self.plugin
+
+    accepted = object()
+
+    class Distribution:
+        entry_points = (
+            EntryPoint("none-plugin", None),
+            EntryPoint("declined", object()),
+            EntryPoint("renamed", accepted),
+        )
+
+    class DecliningPluginManager(PluginManager):
+        def register(self, plugin: object, name: str | None = None) -> str | None:
+            if name == "declined":
+                return None
+            if name == "renamed":
+                name = "accepted"
+            return super().register(plugin, name)
+
+    dist = cast(importlib.metadata.Distribution, Distribution())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", lambda: (dist,))
+    pm = DecliningPluginManager("example")
+
+    assert pm.load_setuptools_entrypoints("hello") == 1
+    assert pm.list_plugin_distributions() == [(accepted, dist)]
+
+
 def test_add_tracefuncs(he_pm: PluginManager) -> None:
     out: list[Any] = []