diff --git a/src/card-controller/actions/actions-manager.ts b/src/card-controller/actions/actions-manager.ts
index 0de56568..9b38e0df 100644
--- a/src/card-controller/actions/actions-manager.ts
+++ b/src/card-controller/actions/actions-manager.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class ActionsManager implements ActionsExecutor {
   /**
    * This method is called when an ll-custom event is fired. This is used by
    * cards to fire custom actions. This card itself should not call this, but
-   * embedded elements may.
+   * embedded picture elements may.
    */
   public handleCustomActionEvent = async (
     ev: Event | CustomEvent<ActionConfig>,
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ export class ActionsManager implements ActionsExecutor {
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.executeActions({ actions: action });
+    await this.executeActions(
+      { actions: action },
+      // Elements rendered by this card will already have rendered templates.
+      true,
+    );
   };
 
   /**
@@ -129,10 +133,13 @@ export class ActionsManager implements ActionsExecutor {
     await allPromises(this._actionsInFlight, (actionSet) => actionSet.stop());
   }
 
-  public async executeActions(request: ActionsExecutionRequest): Promise<void> {
+  public async executeActions(
+    request: ActionsExecutionRequest,
+    renderTemplates = true,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const hass = this._api.getHASSManager().getHASS();
     const renderedAction: ActionConfig | ActionConfig[] =
-      hass && this._templateRenderer
+      renderTemplates && hass && this._templateRenderer
         ? (this._templateRenderer.renderRecursively(hass, request.actions, {
             conditionState: this._api.getConditionStateManager().getState(),
             triggerData: request?.triggerData,
diff --git a/src/card-controller/templates/index.ts b/src/card-controller/templates/index.ts
index fd8573ff..82ccd941 100644
--- a/src/card-controller/templates/index.ts
+++ b/src/card-controller/templates/index.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ interface TemplateContext {
   acc: TemplateContextInternal;
 }
 
+interface TemplateRenderOptions {
+  conditionState?: ConditionState;
+  triggerData?: ConditionsTriggerData;
+  mediaData?: TemplateMediaData;
+}
+
 export class TemplateRenderer {
   public renderRecursively = (
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     data: unknown,
-    options?: {
-      conditionState?: ConditionState;
-      triggerData?: ConditionsTriggerData;
-      mediaData?: TemplateMediaData;
-    },
+    options?: TemplateRenderOptions,
   ): unknown => {
     return this._renderTemplateRecursively(
       hass,
@@ -37,11 +39,9 @@ export class TemplateRenderer {
     );
   };
 
-  protected _generateTemplateContext(options?: {
-    conditionState?: ConditionState;
-    triggerData?: ConditionsTriggerData;
-    mediaData?: TemplateMediaData;
-  }): TemplateContext | undefined {
+  protected _generateTemplateContext(
+    options?: TemplateRenderOptions,
+  ): TemplateContext | undefined {
     if (
       !options?.conditionState?.camera &&
       !options?.conditionState?.view &&
diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index 7997e839..d9c44625 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ class AdvancedCameraCard extends LitElement {
               ${ref(this._refElements)}
               .hass=${this._hass}
               .elements=${this._config?.elements}
+              .conditionStateManager=${this._controller.getConditionStateManager()}
               @advanced-camera-card:menu:add=${(ev: CustomEvent<MenuItem>) => {
                 this._menuButtonController.addDynamicMenuButton(ev.detail);
                 this.requestUpdate();
diff --git a/src/components/elements.ts b/src/components/elements.ts
index ecf2b222..9c8e4262 100644
--- a/src/components/elements.ts
+++ b/src/components/elements.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import {
   unsafeCSS,
 } from 'lit';
 import { customElement, property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
+import { isEqual } from 'lodash-es';
+import { TemplateRenderer } from '../card-controller/templates/index.js';
 import { dispatchAdvancedCameraCardErrorEvent } from '../components-lib/message/dispatch.js';
 import { ConditionsManager } from '../conditions/conditions-manager.js';
 import { getConditionStateManagerViaEvent } from '../conditions/state-manager-via-event.js';
+import { ConditionStateManager } from '../conditions/state-manager.js';
 import {
   StatusBarIcon,
   StatusBarImage,
@@ -75,12 +78,19 @@ interface HuiConditionalElement extends HTMLElement {
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-elements-core')
 export class AdvancedCameraCardElementsCore extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
-  public elements?: PictureElements;
-
-  protected _root: HuiConditionalElement | null = null;
+  public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
-  public hass?: HomeAssistant;
+  public elements?: PictureElements;
+
+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public conditionStateManager?: ConditionStateManager;
+
+  @state()
+  private _root: HuiConditionalElement | null = null;
+
+  private _renderedElements?: PictureElements;
+  private _templateRenderer = new TemplateRenderer();
 
   /**
    * Create a transparent render root.
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardElementsCore extends LitElement {
     const config = {
       type: 'conditional',
       conditions: [],
-      elements: this.elements,
+      elements: this._renderedElements,
     };
     try {
       element.setConfig(config);
@@ -115,26 +125,58 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardElementsCore extends LitElement {
     return element;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create the root as necessary prior to rendering.
-   */
-  protected willUpdate(changedProps: PropertyValues): void {
+  private _setNewRoot = (): void => {
+    if (!this.hass) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const elements = this._templateRenderer.renderRecursively(this.hass, this.elements, {
+      conditionState: this.conditionStateManager?.getState(),
+    }) as PictureElements | undefined;
+
+    // Condition state changes won't change the actual rendered config unless
+    // `elements` has a template, which is more likely does not. Avoid updating
+    // the root if nothing changes.
+    if (this._root && isEqual(this._renderedElements, elements)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
-      // The root is only created once per elements configuration change, to
-      // avoid the elements being continually re-created & destroyed (for some
-      // elements, e.g. image, recreation causes a flicker).
-      if (this.elements && (!this._root || changedProps.has('elements'))) {
-        this._root = this._createRoot();
-      }
+      this._renderedElements = elements;
+      this._root = this._createRoot();
     } catch (e) {
       return dispatchAdvancedCameraCardErrorEvent(this, e as AdvancedCameraCardError);
     }
+  };
+
+  connectedCallback(): void {
+    super.connectedCallback();
+    this.conditionStateManager?.addListener(this._setNewRoot);
+  }
+
+  disconnectedCallback(): void {
+    this.conditionStateManager?.removeListener(this._setNewRoot);
+    super.disconnectedCallback();
+  }
+
+  protected willUpdate(changedProps: PropertyValues): void {
+    if (changedProps.has('conditionStateManager') && this.conditionStateManager) {
+      changedProps.get('conditionStateManager')?.removeEventListener(this._setNewRoot);
+      this.conditionStateManager.addListener(this._setNewRoot);
+    }
+
+    // The root is only created once per elements configuration change, to
+    // avoid the elements being continually re-created & destroyed (for some
+    // elements, e.g. image, recreation causes a flicker).
+    if (
+      !this._root ||
+      changedProps.has('elements') ||
+      changedProps.has('conditionStateManager')
+    ) {
+      this._setNewRoot();
+    }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Render the elements.
-   * @returns A rendered template or void.
-   */
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
     return html`${this._root || ''}`;
   }
@@ -148,16 +190,16 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardElementsCore extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * The master <advanced-camera-card-elements> class, handles event listeners and styles.
- */
 @customElement('advanced-camera-card-elements')
 export class AdvancedCameraCardElements extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
-  public elements: PictureElements;
+  public elements?: PictureElements;
+
+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public conditionStateManager?: ConditionStateManager;
 
   protected _addHandler(
     target: EventTarget,
@@ -238,6 +280,7 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardElements extends LitElement {
 
   protected render(): TemplateResult {
     return html`<advanced-camera-card-elements-core
+      .conditionStateManager=${this.conditionStateManager}
       .hass=${this.hass}
       .elements=${this.elements}
     >
@@ -285,9 +328,6 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardElementsConditional extends LitElement {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Connected callback.
-   */
   connectedCallback(): void {
     super.connectedCallback();
 
@@ -317,9 +357,6 @@ export class AdvancedCameraCardElementsConditional extends LitElement {
     this._conditionManager.addListener(() => this.requestUpdate());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Render the card.
-   */
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
     if (this._conditionManager?.getEvaluation()?.result) {
       return html` <advanced-camera-card-elements-core
diff --git a/src/conditions/state-manager.ts b/src/conditions/state-manager.ts
index df9132a4..e0146125 100644
--- a/src/conditions/state-manager.ts
+++ b/src/conditions/state-manager.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class ConditionStateManager implements ConditionStateManagerReadonlyInter
     this._listeners.push(listener);
   }
 
-  public removeListener(listener: ConditionStateListener): void {
+  public removeListener(listener?: ConditionStateListener): void {
     this._listeners = this._listeners.filter((l) => l !== listener);
   }