diff --git a/esphome/core/base_automation.h b/esphome/core/base_automation.h
index ba942e5e43..f1248e0035 100644
--- a/esphome/core/base_automation.h
+++ b/esphome/core/base_automation.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
 #include "esphome/core/scheduler.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ namespace esphome {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class AndCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
-  explicit AndCondition(const std::vector<Condition<Ts...> *> &conditions) : conditions_(conditions) {}
+  explicit AndCondition(std::initializer_list<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions) : conditions_(conditions) {}
   bool check(Ts... x) override {
     for (auto *condition : this->conditions_) {
       if (!condition->check(x...))
@@ -25,12 +26,12 @@ template<typename... Ts> class AndCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
   }
 
  protected:
-  std::vector<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions_;
+  FixedVector<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions_;
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class OrCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
-  explicit OrCondition(const std::vector<Condition<Ts...> *> &conditions) : conditions_(conditions) {}
+  explicit OrCondition(std::initializer_list<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions) : conditions_(conditions) {}
   bool check(Ts... x) override {
     for (auto *condition : this->conditions_) {
       if (condition->check(x...))
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class OrCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
   }
 
  protected:
-  std::vector<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions_;
+  FixedVector<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions_;
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class NotCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class NotCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class XorCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
-  explicit XorCondition(const std::vector<Condition<Ts...> *> &conditions) : conditions_(conditions) {}
+  explicit XorCondition(std::initializer_list<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions) : conditions_(conditions) {}
   bool check(Ts... x) override {
     size_t result = 0;
     for (auto *condition : this->conditions_) {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class XorCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
   }
 
  protected:
-  std::vector<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions_;
+  FixedVector<Condition<Ts...> *> conditions_;
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class LambdaCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {