diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/entityfilter.py b/homeassistant/helpers/entityfilter.py
index d8b827bd24f..057e8f0955e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/entityfilter.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/entityfilter.py
@@ -33,26 +33,20 @@ class EntityFilter:
         self._exclude_e = set(config[CONF_EXCLUDE_ENTITIES])
         self._include_d = set(config[CONF_INCLUDE_DOMAINS])
         self._exclude_d = set(config[CONF_EXCLUDE_DOMAINS])
-        self._include_eg = _convert_globs_to_pattern_list(
-            config[CONF_INCLUDE_ENTITY_GLOBS]
-        )
-        self._exclude_eg = _convert_globs_to_pattern_list(
-            config[CONF_EXCLUDE_ENTITY_GLOBS]
-        )
+        self._include_eg = _convert_globs_to_pattern(config[CONF_INCLUDE_ENTITY_GLOBS])
+        self._exclude_eg = _convert_globs_to_pattern(config[CONF_EXCLUDE_ENTITY_GLOBS])
         self._filter: Callable[[str], bool] | None = None
 
     def explicitly_included(self, entity_id: str) -> bool:
         """Check if an entity is explicitly included."""
         return entity_id in self._include_e or (
-            bool(self._include_eg)
-            and _test_against_patterns(self._include_eg, entity_id)
+            bool(self._include_eg and self._include_eg.match(entity_id))
         )
 
     def explicitly_excluded(self, entity_id: str) -> bool:
         """Check if an entity is explicitly excluded."""
         return entity_id in self._exclude_e or (
-            bool(self._exclude_eg)
-            and _test_against_patterns(self._exclude_eg, entity_id)
+            bool(self._exclude_eg and self._exclude_eg.match(entity_id))
         )
 
     def __call__(self, entity_id: str) -> bool:
@@ -140,19 +134,22 @@ INCLUDE_EXCLUDE_FILTER_SCHEMA = vol.All(
 )
 
 
-def _glob_to_re(glob: str) -> re.Pattern[str]:
-    """Translate and compile glob string into pattern."""
-    return re.compile(fnmatch.translate(glob))
-
-
-def _test_against_patterns(patterns: list[re.Pattern[str]], entity_id: str) -> bool:
-    """Test entity against list of patterns, true if any match."""
-    return any(pattern.match(entity_id) for pattern in patterns)
-
-
-def _convert_globs_to_pattern_list(globs: list[str] | None) -> list[re.Pattern[str]]:
+def _convert_globs_to_pattern(globs: list[str] | None) -> re.Pattern[str] | None:
     """Convert a list of globs to a re pattern list."""
-    return list(map(_glob_to_re, set(globs or [])))
+    if globs is None:
+        return None
+
+    translated_patterns: list[str] = []
+    for glob in set(globs):
+        if pattern := fnmatch.translate(glob):
+            translated_patterns.append(pattern)
+
+    if not translated_patterns:
+        return None
+
+    inner = "|".join(translated_patterns)
+    combined = f"(?:{inner})"
+    return re.compile(combined)
 
 
 def generate_filter(
@@ -169,8 +166,8 @@ def generate_filter(
         set(include_entities),
         set(exclude_domains),
         set(exclude_entities),
-        _convert_globs_to_pattern_list(include_entity_globs),
-        _convert_globs_to_pattern_list(exclude_entity_globs),
+        _convert_globs_to_pattern(include_entity_globs),
+        _convert_globs_to_pattern(exclude_entity_globs),
     )
 
 
@@ -179,8 +176,8 @@ def _generate_filter_from_sets_and_pattern_lists(
     include_e: set[str],
     exclude_d: set[str],
     exclude_e: set[str],
-    include_eg: list[re.Pattern[str]],
-    exclude_eg: list[re.Pattern[str]],
+    include_eg: re.Pattern[str] | None,
+    exclude_eg: re.Pattern[str] | None,
 ) -> Callable[[str], bool]:
     """Generate a filter from pre-comuted sets and pattern lists."""
     have_exclude = bool(exclude_e or exclude_d or exclude_eg)
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@ def _generate_filter_from_sets_and_pattern_lists(
         return (
             entity_id in include_e
             or domain in include_d
-            or (bool(include_eg) and _test_against_patterns(include_eg, entity_id))
+            or (bool(include_eg and include_eg.match(entity_id)))
         )
 
     def entity_excluded(domain: str, entity_id: str) -> bool:
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ def _generate_filter_from_sets_and_pattern_lists(
         return (
             entity_id in exclude_e
             or domain in exclude_d
-            or (bool(exclude_eg) and _test_against_patterns(exclude_eg, entity_id))
+            or (bool(exclude_eg and exclude_eg.match(entity_id)))
         )
 
     # Case 1 - No filter
@@ -249,12 +246,10 @@ def _generate_filter_from_sets_and_pattern_lists(
             return entity_id in include_e or (
                 entity_id not in exclude_e
                 and (
-                    (include_eg and _test_against_patterns(include_eg, entity_id))
+                    bool(include_eg and include_eg.match(entity_id))
                     or (
                         split_entity_id(entity_id)[0] in include_d
-                        and not (
-                            exclude_eg and _test_against_patterns(exclude_eg, entity_id)
-                        )
+                        and not (exclude_eg and exclude_eg.match(entity_id))
                     )
                 )
             )
@@ -272,9 +267,7 @@ def _generate_filter_from_sets_and_pattern_lists(
         def entity_filter_4b(entity_id: str) -> bool:
             """Return filter function for case 4b."""
             domain = split_entity_id(entity_id)[0]
-            if domain in exclude_d or (
-                exclude_eg and _test_against_patterns(exclude_eg, entity_id)
-            ):
+            if domain in exclude_d or bool(exclude_eg and exclude_eg.match(entity_id)):
                 return entity_id in include_e
             return entity_id not in exclude_e
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_entityfilter.py b/tests/helpers/test_entityfilter.py
index 9888704702c..2141c286914 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_entityfilter.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_entityfilter.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def test_filter_schema_include_exclude() -> None:
     assert not filt.empty_filter
 
 
-def test_exlictly_included() -> None:
+def test_explicitly_included() -> None:
     """Test if an entity is explicitly included."""
     conf = {
         "include": {