From 04c3cd7d68bdddc91e90e1782a9a6be36b2b6491 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bram Kragten <mail@bramkragten.nl>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:53:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Align behavior of template selector with text selector
 (#24796)

---
 src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-template.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-template.ts b/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-template.ts
index 80047498c7..50f6e039ed 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-template.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-template.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ export class HaTemplateSelector extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private _handleChange(ev) {
-    const value = ev.target.value;
+    let value = ev.target.value;
     if (this.value === value) {
       return;
     }
     this.warn = WARNING_STRINGS.find((str) => value.includes(str));
+    if (value === "" && !this.required) {
+      value = undefined;
+    }
     fireEvent(this, "value-changed", { value });
   }