diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
index fd2c11e4eb9..e8c169e92d8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
@@ -1879,8 +1879,12 @@ def is_state(hass: HomeAssistant, entity_id: str, state: str | list[str]) -> boo
 
 def is_state_attr(hass: HomeAssistant, entity_id: str, name: str, value: Any) -> bool:
     """Test if a state's attribute is a specific value."""
-    attr = state_attr(hass, entity_id, name)
-    return attr is not None and attr == value
+    if (state_obj := _get_state(hass, entity_id)) is not None:
+        attr = state_obj.attributes.get(name, _SENTINEL)
+        if attr is _SENTINEL:
+            return False
+        return bool(attr == value)
+    return False
 
 
 def state_attr(hass: HomeAssistant, entity_id: str, name: str) -> Any:
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_template.py b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
index 628aea20900..ab0f126eaa9 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ def test_is_state(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
 
 def test_is_state_attr(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test is_state_attr method."""
-    hass.states.async_set("test.object", "available", {"mode": "on"})
+    hass.states.async_set("test.object", "available", {"mode": "on", "exists": None})
     tpl = template.Template(
         """
 {% if is_state_attr("test.object", "mode", "on") %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}
@@ -2003,6 +2003,22 @@ def test_is_state_attr(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     )
     assert tpl.async_render() == "test.object"
 
+    tpl = template.Template(
+        """
+{% if is_state_attr("test.object", "exists", None) %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}
+            """,
+        hass,
+    )
+    assert tpl.async_render() == "yes"
+
+    tpl = template.Template(
+        """
+{% if is_state_attr("test.object", "noexist", None) %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}
+            """,
+        hass,
+    )
+    assert tpl.async_render() == "no"
+
 
 def test_state_attr(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test state_attr method."""