diff --git a/src/components/media-carousel.ts b/src/components/media-carousel.ts
index c2177937..f4a7f36d 100644
--- a/src/components/media-carousel.ts
+++ b/src/components/media-carousel.ts
@@ -18,21 +18,6 @@ const getEmptyImageSrc = (width: number, height: number) =>
   `data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 ${width} ${height}"%3E%3C/svg%3E`;
 export const IMG_EMPTY = getEmptyImageSrc(16, 9);
 
-/**
- * A note on carousel reinitialization:
- * - The carousel needs to be reinitialized when slide sizes change, and slide
- *   sizes change when content is loaded (lazily or otherwise). Reinitializing
- *   the carousel when it's moving causes a jarring 'reset', so complexity is
- *   required here to reinitialize only when the carousel is stable (including
- *   on first media load, which may be after first carousel initialization).
- * - When the carousel is dragged, it can be reinitialized via the settle event.
- * - On very first load, or when the user has configured no slide transition
- *   effect it can be reinitialized on the media load itself as long as
- *   clickAllowed() confirms the carousel is otherwise stable.
- * - Example bug when this reinitialization is not performed:
- *   https://github.com/dermotduffy/frigate-hass-card/issues/651
- */
-
 @customElement('frigate-card-media-carousel')
 export class FrigateCardMediaCarousel extends FrigateCardCarousel {
   // A "map" from slide number to MediaShowInfo object.
@@ -47,10 +32,14 @@ export class FrigateCardMediaCarousel extends FrigateCardCarousel {
   // fullscreen, etc. Always call the adaptive height handler when the size
   // changes.
   protected _resizeObserver: ResizeObserver;
+  protected _intersectionObserver: IntersectionObserver;
 
   constructor() {
     super();
     this._resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(this._adaptiveHeightHandler.bind(this));
+    this._intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver(
+      this._intersectionHandler.bind(this),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -105,6 +94,7 @@ export class FrigateCardMediaCarousel extends FrigateCardCarousel {
     this.addEventListener('frigate-card:media-show', this._adaptiveHeightHandler);
     this.addEventListener('frigate-card:media-show', this._titleHandler);
     this._resizeObserver.observe(this);
+    this._intersectionObserver.observe(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -117,6 +107,39 @@ export class FrigateCardMediaCarousel extends FrigateCardCarousel {
     this.removeEventListener('frigate-card:media-show', this._adaptiveHeightHandler);
     this.removeEventListener('frigate-card:media-show', this._titleHandler);
     this._resizeObserver.disconnect();
+    this._intersectionObserver.disconnect();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called when the carousel intersects with the viewport.
+   * @param entries The IntersectionObserverEntry entries (should be only 1).
+   */
+  protected _intersectionHandler(entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]): void {
+    /**
+     * - If the DOM that contains this carousel changes such that it causes
+     *   slides to entirely appear/disappear (e.g. `display: none` or hidden),
+     *   then the displayed slide sizes will significantly change and the
+     *   carousel will need to be reinitialized. Without this, odd bugs may
+     *   occur for some users in some circumstances causing the carousel to
+     *   appear 'stuck'.
+     * - Example bug when this reinitialization is not performed:
+     *   https://github.com/dermotduffy/frigate-hass-card/issues/651
+     */
+
+    const reinit = (): void => {
+      this._carousel?.reInit();
+    };
+
+    if (entries.some((entry) => entry.isIntersecting)) {
+      // For performance, run the reinit in idle cycles if the browser supports
+      // it, but only give it 400ms before running as it may otherwise be
+      // noticeable to the user.
+      if (window.requestIdleCallback !== undefined) {
+        window.requestIdleCallback(reinit, { timeout: 400 });
+      } else {
+        reinit();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   protected _destroyCarousel(): void {
@@ -150,22 +173,6 @@ export class FrigateCardMediaCarousel extends FrigateCardCarousel {
     // Dispatch MediaShow events as the carousel is moved.
     carousel?.on('init', this._selectSlideMediaShowHandler.bind(this));
     carousel?.on('select', this._selectSlideMediaShowHandler.bind(this));
-
-    carousel?.on('settle', this._reinitIfNecessary.bind(this));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Reinitialize the carousel if necessary. See 'A note on carousel
-   * reinitialization' above.
-   */
-  protected _reinitIfNecessary(): void {
-    if (this._needReInit) {
-      // The original options are included here, although this should not be
-      // necessary (without including them, Safari ends up not having a looping
-      // live carousel).
-      this._carousel?.reInit(this._getOptions());
-      this._needReInit = false;
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -269,15 +276,6 @@ export class FrigateCardMediaCarousel extends FrigateCardCarousel {
     // isValidMediaShowInfo is used to prevent saving media info that will be
     // rejected upstream (empty 1x1 images will be rejected here).
     if (mediaShowInfo && isValidMediaShowInfo(mediaShowInfo)) {
-      // If this is the first media load for this slide, the carousel needs to
-      // reinitialized as the slide size has changed. See 'A note on carousel
-      // reinitialization' above.
-      if (!(slideIndex in this._mediaShowInfo)) {
-        this._needReInit = true;
-        if (this._carousel?.clickAllowed()) {
-          this._reinitIfNecessary();
-        }
-      }
       this._mediaShowInfo[slideIndex] = mediaShowInfo;
       if (this._carousel && this._carousel?.selectedScrollSnap() === slideIndex) {
         dispatchExistingMediaShowInfoAsEvent(this, mediaShowInfo);