diff --git a/src/card-controller/actions-manager.ts b/src/card-controller/actions-manager.ts
index 89060699..69c54ab4 100644
--- a/src/card-controller/actions-manager.ts
+++ b/src/card-controller/actions-manager.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
 import {
   Actions,
   ActionsConfig,
@@ -13,6 +14,15 @@ import {
 import { getStreamCameraID } from '../utils/substream.js';
 import { CardActionsManagerAPI } from './types.js';
 
+const interactionSchema = z.object({
+  action: z.enum(['tap', 'double_tap', 'hold', 'start_tap', 'end_tap']),
+});
+export type Interaction = z.infer<typeof interactionSchema>;
+
+const interactionEventSchema = z.object({
+  detail: interactionSchema,
+});
+
 export class ActionsManager {
   protected _api: CardActionsManagerAPI;
 
@@ -49,7 +59,12 @@ export class ActionsManager {
   /**
    * Handle an human interaction called on an element (e.g. 'tap').
    */
-  public handleInteraction(interaction: string): void {
+  public handleInteractionEvent = (ev: Event): void => {
+    const result = interactionEventSchema.safeParse(ev);
+    if (!result.success) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const interaction = result.data.detail.action;
     const hass = this._api.getHASSManager().getHASS();
     const config = this.getMergedActions();
     const actionConfig = getActionConfigGivenAction(interaction, config);
@@ -70,12 +85,11 @@ export class ActionsManager {
         actionConfig,
       );
     }
-  }
+  };
 
   public handleActionEvent = (ev: Event): void => {
     if (!('detail' in ev)) {
-      // The event may not actually be a CustomEvent object, but may still have a
-      // detail field. See:
+      // The event may not be a CustomEvent object, see:
       // https://github.com/custom-cards/custom-card-helpers/blob/master/src/fire-event.ts#L70
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/card-controller/card-element-manager.ts b/src/card-controller/card-element-manager.ts
index 38599fd2..1b442f1e 100644
--- a/src/card-controller/card-element-manager.ts
+++ b/src/card-controller/card-element-manager.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ export class CardElementManager {
       this._api.getActionsManager().handleActionEvent,
     );
     this._element.addEventListener(
-      '@action',
+      'action',
+      this._api.getActionsManager().handleInteractionEvent,
+    );
+    this._element.addEventListener(
+      'action',
       this._api.getInteractionManager().reportInteraction,
     );
 
@@ -123,7 +127,11 @@ export class CardElementManager {
       this._api.getActionsManager().handleActionEvent,
     );
     this._element.removeEventListener(
-      '@action',
+      'action',
+      this._api.getActionsManager().handleInteractionEvent,
+    );
+    this._element.removeEventListener(
+      'action',
       this._api.getInteractionManager().reportInteraction,
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/card-controller/actions-manager.test.ts b/tests/card-controller/actions-manager.test.ts
index 02742759..8b11b640 100644
--- a/tests/card-controller/actions-manager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/card-controller/actions-manager.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   frigateCardHandleActionConfig,
   getActionConfigGivenAction,
 } from '../../src/utils/action.js';
-import { ActionsManager } from '../../src/card-controller/actions-manager';
+import { ActionsManager, Interaction } from '../../src/card-controller/actions-manager';
 import {
   createCardAPI,
   createConfig,
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ describe('ActionsManager.handleInteraction', () => {
     };
     vi.mocked(getActionConfigGivenAction).mockReturnValue(actionForThisInteraction);
 
-    manager.handleInteraction('tap');
+    manager.handleInteractionEvent(
+      new CustomEvent<Interaction>('event', { detail: { action: 'tap' } }),
+    );
 
     expect(frigateCardHandleActionConfig).toBeCalledWith(
       element,
@@ -176,13 +178,29 @@ describe('ActionsManager.handleInteraction', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should not handle interaction', () => {
+  it('should not handle interaction without hass', () => {
     const api = createCardAPI();
     const manager = new ActionsManager(api);
     vi.mocked(api.getHASSManager().getHASS).mockReturnValue(null);
 
     // No values of hass.
-    manager.handleInteraction('tap');
+    manager.handleInteractionEvent(
+      new CustomEvent<Interaction>('event', { detail: { action: 'tap' } }),
+    );
+    expect(frigateCardHandleActionConfig).not.toBeCalledWith();
+  });
+
+  it('should not handle malformed interaction', () => {
+    const api = createCardAPI();
+    const manager = new ActionsManager(api);
+
+    manager.handleInteractionEvent(
+      new CustomEvent<Interaction>('event', {
+
+        // Malformed interaction type.
+        detail: { action: 'double_finger_snap' } as unknown as Interaction,
+      }),
+    );
     expect(frigateCardHandleActionConfig).not.toBeCalledWith();
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/card-controller/card-element-manager.test.ts b/tests/card-controller/card-element-manager.test.ts
index c378ab10..82f9392b 100644
--- a/tests/card-controller/card-element-manager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/card-controller/card-element-manager.test.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ describe('CardElementManager', () => {
       api.getActionsManager().handleActionEvent,
     );
     expect(addEventListener).toBeCalledWith(
-      '@action',
+      'action',
+      api.getActionsManager().handleInteractionEvent,
+    );
+    expect(addEventListener).toBeCalledWith(
+      'action',
       api.getInteractionManager().reportInteraction,
     );
     expect(windowAddEventListener).toBeCalledWith('location-changed', expect.anything());
@@ -169,7 +173,11 @@ describe('CardElementManager', () => {
       api.getActionsManager().handleActionEvent,
     );
     expect(removeEventListener).toBeCalledWith(
-      '@action',
+      'action',
+      api.getActionsManager().handleInteractionEvent,
+    );
+    expect(removeEventListener).toBeCalledWith(
+      'action',
       api.getInteractionManager().reportInteraction,
     );
     expect(windowRemoveEventListener).toBeCalledWith(