diff --git a/packages/base/src/UI5Element.js b/packages/base/src/UI5Element.js
index 8c84e4002ad4..d37622ad848a 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/UI5Element.js
+++ b/packages/base/src/UI5Element.js
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ class UI5Element extends HTMLElement {
 	 * @private
 	 */
 	_updateShadowRoot() {
+		if (!this.constructor._needsShadowDOM()) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		let styleToPrepend;
 		const renderResult = this.constructor.template(this);