diff --git a/provider/pihole/pihole.go b/provider/pihole/pihole.go
index a777affcc..0aabb7e5b 100644
--- a/provider/pihole/pihole.go
+++ b/provider/pihole/pihole.go
@@ -74,25 +74,40 @@ func (p *PiholeProvider) Records(ctx context.Context) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, err
 
 // ApplyChanges implements Provider, syncing desired state with the Pi-hole server Local DNS.
 func (p *PiholeProvider) ApplyChanges(ctx context.Context, changes *plan.Changes) error {
-	// Handle deletions first - there are no endpoints for updating in place.
+	// Handle pure deletes first.
 	for _, ep := range changes.Delete {
 		if err := p.api.deleteRecord(ctx, ep); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Handle updated state - there are no endpoints for updating in place.
+	updateNew := make(map[string]*endpoint.Endpoint)
+	for _, ep := range changes.UpdateNew {
+		updateNew[ep.DNSName] = ep
+	}
+
 	for _, ep := range changes.UpdateOld {
+		// Check if this existing entry has an exact match for an updated entry, and skip it if so.
+		if newRecord := updateNew[ep.DNSName]; newRecord != nil {
+			// PiHole only has a single target and a record type, no need to compare other fields.
+			if newRecord.Targets.String() == ep.Targets.String() && newRecord.RecordType == ep.RecordType {
+				delete(updateNew, ep.DNSName)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 		if err := p.api.deleteRecord(ctx, ep); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Handle desired state
+	// Handle pure creates before applying new updated state.
 	for _, ep := range changes.Create {
 		if err := p.api.createRecord(ctx, ep); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	for _, ep := range changes.UpdateNew {
+	for _, ep := range updateNew {
 		if err := p.api.createRecord(ctx, ep); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}