diff --git a/src/components-lib/menu-controller.ts b/src/components-lib/menu-controller.ts
index 083f17b7..a7749fa5 100644
--- a/src/components-lib/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components-lib/menu-controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { LitElement } from 'lit';
-import { orderBy } from 'lodash-es';
+import { isEqual, orderBy } from 'lodash-es';
 import { dispatchActionExecutionRequest } from '../card-controller/actions/utils/execution-request.js';
 import { SubmenuInteraction } from '../components/submenu/types.js';
 import { ActionConfig, ActionsConfig } from '../config/schema/actions/types.js';
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ export class MenuController {
   }
 
   public setButtons(buttons: MenuItem[]): void {
+    if (isEqual(buttons, this._buttons)) {
+      return;
+    }
     this._buttons = buttons;
     this._sortButtons();
     this._host.requestUpdate();
diff --git a/src/components/drawer.ts b/src/components/drawer.ts
index 2c0aa2bf..c296dffb 100644
--- a/src/components/drawer.ts
+++ b/src/components/drawer.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ import 'side-drawer';
 import { SideDrawer } from 'side-drawer';
 import drawerInjectStyle from '../scss/drawer-inject.scss';
 import drawerStyle from '../scss/drawer.scss';
-import { stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions } from '../utils/action';
-import { getChildrenFromElement, isHoverableDevice } from '../utils/basic';
-import './icon';
+import { stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions } from '../utils/action.js';
+import {
+  contentsChanged,
+  getChildrenFromElement,
+  isHoverableDevice,
+} from '../utils/basic.js';
+import './icon.js';
 
 export interface DrawerIcons {
   open?: string;
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardDrawer extends LitElement {
   @property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true, attribute: true })
   public open = false;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public icons?: DrawerIcons;
 
   // The 'empty' attribute is used in the styling to change the drawer
diff --git a/src/components/icon.ts b/src/components/icon.ts
index 1e8d97e9..d38fb136 100644
--- a/src/components/icon.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ import { customElement, property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { IconController } from '../components-lib/icon-controller';
 import { HomeAssistant } from '../ha/types';
 import iconStyle from '../scss/icon.scss';
-import { Icon } from '../types';
+import { Icon } from '../types.js';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../utils/basic.js';
 
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-icon')
 export class AdvancedCameraCardIcon extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public icon?: Icon;
 
   // Note: This attribute will allow non-active entity state styles (e.g. 'off',
diff --git a/src/components/live/grid.ts b/src/components/live/grid.ts
index 41d13334..6c356bb8 100644
--- a/src/components/live/grid.ts
+++ b/src/components/live/grid.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { LiveConfig } from '../../config/schema/live.js';
 import { CardWideConfig } from '../../config/schema/types.js';
 import { HomeAssistant } from '../../ha/types.js';
 import liveGridStyle from '../../scss/live-grid.scss';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../../utils/basic.js';
 import './carousel.js';
 
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-live-grid')
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardLiveGrid extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public microphoneState?: MicrophoneState;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public triggeredCameraIDs?: Set<string>;
 
   private _renderCarousel(cameraID?: string): TemplateResult {
diff --git a/src/components/live/index.ts b/src/components/live/index.ts
index 2b73a962..6361fe3d 100644
--- a/src/components/live/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/live/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { LiveConfig } from '../../config/schema/live.js';
 import { CardWideConfig } from '../../config/schema/types.js';
 import { HomeAssistant } from '../../ha/types.js';
 import basicBlockStyle from '../../scss/basic-block.scss';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../../utils/basic.js';
 import './grid.js';
 
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-live')
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardLive extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public microphoneState?: MicrophoneState;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public triggeredCameraIDs?: Set<string>;
 
   private _controller = new LiveController(this);
diff --git a/src/components/status-bar.ts b/src/components/status-bar.ts
index edab5077..eb457203 100644
--- a/src/components/status-bar.ts
+++ b/src/components/status-bar.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import { StatusBarItem } from '../config/schema/actions/types.js';
 import { StatusBarConfig } from '../config/schema/status-bar.js';
 import statusStyle from '../scss/status.scss';
 import { hasAction } from '../utils/action';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../utils/basic.js';
 import './icon.js';
 
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-status-bar')
 export class AdvancedCameraCardStatusBar extends LitElement {
   private _controller = new StatusBarController(this);
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public items?: StatusBarItem[];
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
diff --git a/src/components/submenu/index.ts b/src/components/submenu/index.ts
index 07692f1f..d64df479 100644
--- a/src/components/submenu/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/submenu/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   hasAction,
   stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions,
 } from '../../utils/action.js';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../../utils/basic.js';
 import '../icon.js';
 import { SubmenuInteraction, SubmenuItem } from './types.js';
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardSubmenu extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public items?: SubmenuItem[];
 
   private _renderItem(item: SubmenuItem): TemplateResult | void {
diff --git a/src/components/surround-basic.ts b/src/components/surround-basic.ts
index b0e10e7d..cd24168f 100644
--- a/src/components/surround-basic.ts
+++ b/src/components/surround-basic.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { CSSResultGroup, LitElement, TemplateResult, html, unsafeCSS } from 'lit';
-import { createRef, ref, Ref } from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
+import { CSSResultGroup, html, LitElement, TemplateResult, unsafeCSS } from 'lit';
 import { customElement, property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
-import { DrawerIcons, AdvancedCameraCardDrawer } from './drawer.js';
-
-import './drawer.js';
-
+import { createRef, ref, Ref } from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
 import surroundBasicStyle from '../scss/surround-basic.scss';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../utils/basic.js';
+import './drawer.js';
+import { AdvancedCameraCardDrawer, DrawerIcons } from './drawer.js';
 
 interface AdvancedCameraCardDrawerOpen {
   drawer: 'left' | 'right';
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ interface AdvancedCameraCardDrawerOpen {
 
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-surround-basic')
 export class AdvancedCameraCardSurroundBasic extends LitElement {
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public drawerIcons?: {
     left?: DrawerIcons;
     right?: DrawerIcons;
diff --git a/src/components/views.ts b/src/components/views.ts
index ddefe7a9..e77ed1a3 100644
--- a/src/components/views.ts
+++ b/src/components/views.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { DeviceRegistryManager } from '../ha/registry/device/index.js';
 import { ResolvedMediaCache } from '../ha/resolved-media.js';
 import { HomeAssistant } from '../ha/types.js';
 import viewsStyle from '../scss/views.scss';
+import { contentsChanged } from '../utils/basic.js';
 import './surround.js';
 
 // As a special case: The diagnostics view is not dynamically loaded in case
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardViews extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public microphoneState?: MicrophoneState;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false })
+  @property({ attribute: false, hasChanged: contentsChanged })
   public triggeredCameraIDs?: Set<string>;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
diff --git a/tests/components-lib/menu-controller.test.ts b/tests/components-lib/menu-controller.test.ts
index a3e82dd2..56254bf4 100644
--- a/tests/components-lib/menu-controller.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components-lib/menu-controller.test.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,29 @@ describe('MenuController', () => {
         },
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('with identical buttons to avoid unnecessary updates', () => {
+      const host = createLitElement();
+      const controller = new MenuController(host);
+
+      const buttons = [
+        {
+          type: 'custom:advanced-camera-card-menu-icon' as const,
+          icon: 'mdi:cow',
+        },
+      ];
+
+      controller.setButtons(buttons);
+      expect(host.requestUpdate).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+
+      controller.setButtons([
+        {
+          type: 'custom:advanced-camera-card-menu-icon' as const,
+          icon: 'mdi:cow',
+        },
+      ]);
+      expect(host.requestUpdate).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('should get buttons', () => {