diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-area-controls-card-feature.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-area-controls-card-feature.ts
index ceb789d02c..441684a477 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-area-controls-card-feature.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-area-controls-card-feature.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { AreaRegistryEntry } from "../../../data/area_registry";
 import { forwardHaptic } from "../../../data/haptics";
 import { computeCssVariable } from "../../../resources/css-variables";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../types";
+import type { AreaCardFeatureContext } from "../cards/hui-area-card";
 import type { LovelaceCardFeature, LovelaceCardFeatureEditor } from "../types";
 import { cardFeatureStyles } from "./common/card-feature-styles";
 import type {
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ export const supportsAreaControlsCardFeature = (
 export const getAreaControlEntities = (
   controls: AreaControl[],
   areaId: string,
-  hass: HomeAssistant,
-  excludeEntities: string[] = []
+  excludeEntities: string[] | undefined,
+  hass: HomeAssistant
 ): Record<AreaControl, string[]> =>
   controls.reduce(
     (acc, control) => {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ export const getAreaControlEntities = (
       });
 
       acc[control] = Object.keys(hass.entities).filter(
-        (entityId) => filter(entityId) && !excludeEntities.includes(entityId)
+        (entityId) => filter(entityId) && !excludeEntities?.includes(entityId)
       );
       return acc;
     },
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class HuiAreaControlsCardFeature
 {
   @property({ attribute: false }) public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false }) public context?: LovelaceCardFeatureContext;
+  @property({ attribute: false }) public context?: AreaCardFeatureContext;
 
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public position?: LovelaceCardFeaturePosition;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class HuiAreaControlsCardFeature
     const controlEntities = this._controlEntities(
       this._controls,
       this.context.area_id,
-      this._config.exclude_entities,
+      this.context.exclude_entities,
       this.hass!.entities,
       this.hass!.devices,
       this.hass!.areas
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ class HuiAreaControlsCardFeature
       _entities: HomeAssistant["entities"],
       _devices: HomeAssistant["devices"],
       _areas: HomeAssistant["areas"]
-    ) => getAreaControlEntities(controls, areaId, this.hass!, excludeEntities)
+    ) => getAreaControlEntities(controls, areaId, excludeEntities, this.hass!)
   );
 
   protected render() {
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ class HuiAreaControlsCardFeature
     const controlEntities = this._controlEntities(
       this._controls,
       this.context.area_id!,
-      this._config.exclude_entities,
+      this.context.exclude_entities,
       this.hass!.entities,
       this.hass!.devices,
       this.hass!.areas
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/types.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/types.ts
index 4b74481431..9ded542fe3 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/types.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/types.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ export type AreaControl = (typeof AREA_CONTROLS)[number];
 export interface AreaControlsCardFeatureConfig {
   type: "area-controls";
   controls?: AreaControl[];
-  exclude_entities?: string[];
 }
 
 export type LovelaceCardFeaturePosition = "bottom" | "inline";
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
index dc2844e731..1f545e3a78 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-area-card.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export const DEVICE_CLASSES = {
   binary_sensor: ["motion", "moisture"],
 };
 
+export interface AreaCardFeatureContext extends LovelaceCardFeatureContext {
+  exclude_entities?: string[];
+}
+
 @customElement("hui-area-card")
 export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
   @property({ attribute: false }) public hass!: HomeAssistant;
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
 
   @state() private _config?: AreaCardConfig;
 
-  @state() private _featureContext: LovelaceCardFeatureContext = {};
+  @state() private _featureContext: AreaCardFeatureContext = {};
 
   private _ratio: {
     w: number;
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
 
     this._featureContext = {
       area_id: config.area,
+      exclude_entities: config.exclude_entities,
     };
   }
 
@@ -166,7 +171,8 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     (
       entities: HomeAssistant["entities"],
       areaId: string,
-      sensorClasses: string[]
+      sensorClasses: string[],
+      excludeEntities?: string[]
     ): Map<string, string[]> => {
       const sensorFilter = generateEntityFilter(this.hass, {
         area: areaId,
@@ -174,7 +180,10 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
         domain: "sensor",
         device_class: sensorClasses,
       });
-      const entityIds = Object.keys(entities).filter(sensorFilter);
+      const entityIds = Object.keys(entities).filter(
+        (id) => sensorFilter(id) && !excludeEntities?.includes(id)
+      );
+
       return this._groupEntitiesByDeviceClass(entityIds);
     }
   );
@@ -183,7 +192,8 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     (
       entities: HomeAssistant["entities"],
       areaId: string,
-      binarySensorClasses: string[]
+      binarySensorClasses: string[],
+      excludeEntities?: string[]
     ): Map<string, string[]> => {
       const binarySensorFilter = generateEntityFilter(this.hass, {
         area: areaId,
@@ -191,7 +201,11 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
         domain: "binary_sensor",
         device_class: binarySensorClasses,
       });
-      const entityIds = Object.keys(entities).filter(binarySensorFilter);
+
+      const entityIds = Object.keys(entities).filter(
+        (id) => binarySensorFilter(id) && !excludeEntities?.includes(id)
+      );
+
       return this._groupEntitiesByDeviceClass(entityIds);
     }
   );
@@ -215,13 +229,15 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     const areaId = this._config?.area;
     const area = areaId ? this.hass.areas[areaId] : undefined;
     const alertClasses = this._config?.alert_classes;
+    const excludeEntities = this._config?.exclude_entities;
     if (!area || !alertClasses) {
       return [];
     }
     const groupedEntities = this._groupedBinarySensorEntityIds(
       this.hass.entities,
       area.area_id,
-      alertClasses
+      alertClasses,
+      excludeEntities
     );
 
     return (
@@ -286,6 +302,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     const areaId = this._config?.area;
     const area = areaId ? this.hass.areas[areaId] : undefined;
     const sensorClasses = this._config?.sensor_classes;
+    const excludeEntities = this._config?.exclude_entities;
     if (!area || !sensorClasses) {
       return undefined;
     }
@@ -293,7 +310,8 @@ export class HuiAreaCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
     const groupedEntities = this._groupedSensorEntityIds(
       this.hass.entities,
       area.area_id,
-      sensorClasses
+      sensorClasses,
+      excludeEntities
     );
 
     const sensorStates = sensorClasses
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts
index 38c58a6bed..0902cf853e 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/types.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export interface AreaCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
   alert_classes?: string[];
   features?: LovelaceCardFeatureConfig[];
   features_position?: LovelaceCardFeaturePosition;
+  exclude_entities?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface ButtonCardConfig extends LovelaceCardConfig {
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
index e256b21956..d0c20791e2 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-card-editor.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ import type {
   LovelaceCardFeatureConfig,
   LovelaceCardFeatureContext,
 } from "../../card-features/types";
-import { DEVICE_CLASSES } from "../../cards/hui-area-card";
+import {
+  DEVICE_CLASSES,
+  type AreaCardFeatureContext,
+} from "../../cards/hui-area-card";
 import type { AreaCardConfig } from "../../cards/types";
 import type { LovelaceCardEditor } from "../../types";
 import { baseLovelaceCardConfig } from "../structs/base-card-struct";
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ const cardConfigStruct = assign(
     features: optional(array(any())),
     features_position: optional(enums(["bottom", "inline"])),
     aspect_ratio: optional(string()),
+    exclude_entities: optional(array(string())),
   })
 );
 
@@ -69,11 +73,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
 
   @state() private _numericDeviceClasses?: string[];
 
-  private _featureContext = memoizeOne(
-    (areaId?: string): LovelaceCardFeatureContext => ({
-      area_id: areaId,
-    })
-  );
+  @state() private _featureContext: AreaCardFeatureContext = {};
 
   private _schema = memoizeOne(
     (
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
   );
 
   private _binaryClassesForArea = memoizeOne(
-    (area: string | undefined): string[] => {
+    (
+      area: string | undefined,
+      excludeEntities: string[] | undefined
+    ): string[] => {
       if (!area) {
         return [];
       }
@@ -186,7 +189,9 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
       });
 
       const classes = Object.keys(this.hass!.entities)
-        .filter(binarySensorFilter)
+        .filter(
+          (id) => binarySensorFilter(id) && !excludeEntities?.includes(id)
+        )
         .map((id) => this.hass!.states[id]?.attributes.device_class)
         .filter((c): c is string => Boolean(c));
 
@@ -195,7 +200,11 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
   );
 
   private _sensorClassesForArea = memoizeOne(
-    (area: string | undefined, numericDeviceClasses?: string[]): string[] => {
+    (
+      area: string | undefined,
+      excludeEntities: string[] | undefined,
+      numericDeviceClasses: string[] | undefined
+    ): string[] => {
       if (!area) {
         return [];
       }
@@ -208,7 +217,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
       });
 
       const classes = Object.keys(this.hass!.entities)
-        .filter(sensorFilter)
+        .filter((id) => sensorFilter(id) && !excludeEntities?.includes(id))
         .map((id) => this.hass!.states[id]?.attributes.device_class)
         .filter((c): c is string => Boolean(c));
 
@@ -257,6 +266,11 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
       display_type: displayType,
     };
     delete this._config.show_camera;
+
+    this._featureContext = {
+      area_id: config.area,
+      exclude_entities: config.exclude_entities,
+    };
   }
 
   protected async updated() {
@@ -306,11 +320,13 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
       return nothing;
     }
 
-    const areaId = this._config!.area;
-
-    const possibleBinaryClasses = this._binaryClassesForArea(this._config.area);
+    const possibleBinaryClasses = this._binaryClassesForArea(
+      this._config.area,
+      this._config.exclude_entities
+    );
     const possibleSensorClasses = this._sensorClassesForArea(
       this._config.area,
+      this._config.exclude_entities,
       this._numericDeviceClasses
     );
     const binarySelectOptions = this._buildBinaryOptions(
@@ -347,8 +363,9 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
       ...this._config,
     };
 
-    const featureContext = this._featureContext(areaId);
-    const hasCompatibleFeatures = this._hasCompatibleFeatures(featureContext);
+    const hasCompatibleFeatures = this._hasCompatibleFeatures(
+      this._featureContext
+    );
 
     return html`
       <ha-form
@@ -381,7 +398,7 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
             : nothing}
           <hui-card-features-editor
             .hass=${this.hass}
-            .context=${featureContext}
+            .context=${this._featureContext}
             .features=${this._config!.features ?? []}
             @features-changed=${this._featuresChanged}
             @edit-detail-element=${this._editDetailElement}
@@ -428,12 +445,11 @@ export class HuiAreaCardEditor
   private _editDetailElement(ev: HASSDomEvent<EditDetailElementEvent>): void {
     const index = ev.detail.subElementConfig.index;
     const config = this._config!.features![index!];
-    const featureContext = this._featureContext(this._config!.area);
 
     fireEvent(this, "edit-sub-element", {
       config: config,
       saveConfig: (newConfig) => this._updateFeature(index!, newConfig),
-      context: featureContext,
+      context: this._featureContext,
       type: "feature",
     } as EditSubElementEvent<
       LovelaceCardFeatureConfig,
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-controls-card-feature-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-controls-card-feature-editor.ts
index 819ce72dfb..18089a26b7 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-controls-card-feature-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-area-controls-card-feature-editor.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import {
   AREA_CONTROLS,
   type AreaControl,
   type AreaControlsCardFeatureConfig,
-  type LovelaceCardFeatureContext,
 } from "../../card-features/types";
+import type { AreaCardFeatureContext } from "../../cards/hui-area-card";
 import type { LovelaceCardFeatureEditor } from "../../types";
 
 type AreaControlsCardFeatureData = AreaControlsCardFeatureConfig & {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class HuiAreaControlsCardFeatureEditor
 {
   @property({ attribute: false }) public hass?: HomeAssistant;
 
-  @property({ attribute: false }) public context?: LovelaceCardFeatureContext;
+  @property({ attribute: false }) public context?: AreaCardFeatureContext;
 
   @state() private _config?: AreaControlsCardFeatureConfig;
 
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export class HuiAreaControlsCardFeatureEditor
   private _supportedControls = memoizeOne(
     (
       areaId: string,
+      excludeEntities: string[] | undefined,
       // needed to update memoized function when entities, devices or areas change
       _entities: HomeAssistant["entities"],
       _devices: HomeAssistant["devices"],
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export class HuiAreaControlsCardFeatureEditor
       const controlEntities = getAreaControlEntities(
         AREA_CONTROLS as unknown as AreaControl[],
         areaId,
+        excludeEntities,
         this.hass!
       );
       return (
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ export class HuiAreaControlsCardFeatureEditor
 
     const supportedControls = this._supportedControls(
       this.context.area_id,
+      this.context.exclude_entities,
       this.hass.entities,
       this.hass.devices,
       this.hass.areas
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ export class HuiAreaControlsCardFeatureEditor
     if (customize_controls && !config.controls) {
       config.controls = this._supportedControls(
         this.context!.area_id!,
+        this.context!.exclude_entities,
         this.hass!.entities,
         this.hass!.devices,
         this.hass!.areas
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/areas-overview-view-strategy.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/areas-overview-view-strategy.ts
index 3ff37a0b7c..99feb34b5a 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/areas-overview-view-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/areas-overview-view-strategy.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export class AreasOverviewViewStrategy extends ReactiveElement {
           const controlEntities = getAreaControlEntities(
             controls,
             area.area_id,
-            hass,
-            hiddenEntities
+            hiddenEntities,
+            hass
           );
 
           const filteredControls = controls.filter(
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ export class AreasOverviewViewStrategy extends ReactiveElement {
               "occupancy",
               "presence",
             ],
+            exclude_entities: hiddenEntities,
             features: filteredControls.length
               ? [
                   {
                     type: "area-controls",
                     controls: filteredControls,
-                    exclude_entities: hiddenEntities,
                   },
                 ]
               : [],