diff --git a/homeassistant/components/template/trigger_entity.py b/homeassistant/components/template/trigger_entity.py
index df84ce057c3..5130f332d5b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/template/trigger_entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/template/trigger_entity.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.helpers.template import TemplateStateFromEntityId
 from homeassistant.helpers.trigger_template_entity import TriggerBaseEntity
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 
@@ -41,11 +42,11 @@ class TriggerEntity(  # pylint: disable=hass-enforce-class-module
     def _process_data(self) -> None:
         """Process new data."""
 
-        this = None
-        if state := self.hass.states.get(self.entity_id):
-            this = state.as_dict()
         run_variables = self.coordinator.data["run_variables"]
-        variables = {"this": this, **(run_variables or {})}
+        variables = {
+            "this": TemplateStateFromEntityId(self.hass, self.entity_id),
+            **(run_variables or {}),
+        }
 
         self._render_templates(variables)