diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift b/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift
index 364cb60..b020481 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 /// The storage automatically optimizes for the number of attributes being stored,
 /// using the most efficient representation in each case.
 public enum _AttributeStorage: Sendable, Equatable {
-    case none
+    case none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: Bool)
     case single(_StoredAttribute)
     case multiple([_StoredAttribute])
 
     @inlinable
-    init() {
-        self = .none
+    init(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: Bool) {
+        self = .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: isStaticallyKnownEmpty)
     }
 
     @inlinable
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public enum _AttributeStorage: Sendable, Equatable {
     @inlinable
     init(_ attributes: [HTMLAttribute<some HTMLTagDefinition>]) {
         switch attributes.count {
-        case 0: self = .none
+        case 0: self = .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false)
         case 1: self = .single(attributes[0].htmlAttribute)
         default: self = .multiple(attributes.map { $0.htmlAttribute })
         }
@@ -30,18 +30,27 @@ public enum _AttributeStorage: Sendable, Equatable {
 
     public var isEmpty: Bool {
         switch self {
-        case .none: return true
+        case .none(_): return true
         case .single: return false
         case let .multiple(attributes): return attributes.isEmpty  // just to be sure...
         }
     }
 
+    public var isStaticallyKnownEmpty: Bool {
+        switch self {
+        case let .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty): return isStaticallyKnownEmpty
+        case .single, .multiple: return false
+        }
+    }
+
     public mutating func append(_ attributes: consuming _AttributeStorage) {
         // maybe this was a bad idea....
         switch (self, attributes) {
-        case (_, .none):
+        case let (.none(lhsStatic), .none(rhsStatic)):
+            self = .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: lhsStatic && rhsStatic)
+        case (_, .none(_)):
             break
-        case let (.none, other):
+        case let (.none(_), other):
             self = other
         case let (.single(existing), .single(other)):
             self = .multiple([existing, other])
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ public struct _MergedAttributes: Sequence, Sendable {
 
         init(_ storage: consuming _AttributeStorage) {
             switch storage {
-            case .none: state = .empty
+            case .none(_): state = .empty
             case let .single(attribute): state = .single(attribute)
             case let .multiple(attributes): state = .flattening(attributes, 0)
             }
diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/Core/CoreModel.swift b/Sources/Elementary/Core/CoreModel.swift
index 1c035b7..2951159 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/Core/CoreModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/Core/CoreModel.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public struct _RenderingContext {
     @usableFromInline
     var attributes: _AttributeStorage
 
-    public static var emptyContext: Self { Self(attributes: .none) }
+    public static var emptyContext: Self { Self(attributes: .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)) }
 }
 
 // TODO: think about this interface... seems not ideal
diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift b/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift
index 9a6cad8..f6cb365 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public extension HTML where Tag: HTMLTrait.Attributes.Global {
         if condition {
             return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init(attribute))
         } else {
-            return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init())
+            return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
         }
     }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ public extension HTML where Tag: HTMLTrait.Attributes.Global {
     /// - Returns: A new element with the specified attributes added.
     @inlinable
     func attributes(_ attributes: HTMLAttribute<Tag>..., when condition: Bool = true) -> _AttributedElement<Self> {
-        _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init(condition ? attributes : []))
+        if condition {
+            return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init(attributes))
+        } else {
+            return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+        }
     }
 
     /// Adds the specified attributes to the element.
@@ -128,7 +132,11 @@ public extension HTML where Tag: HTMLTrait.Attributes.Global {
     /// - Returns: A new element with the specified attributes added.
     @inlinable
     func attributes(contentsOf attributes: [HTMLAttribute<Tag>], when condition: Bool = true) -> _AttributedElement<Self> {
-        _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init(condition ? attributes : []))
+        if condition {
+            return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .init(attributes))
+        } else {
+            return _AttributedElement(content: self, attributes: .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Elements.swift b/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Elements.swift
index 8f1c98e..fa17b39 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Elements.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Elements.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public struct HTMLElement<Tag: HTMLTagDefinition, Content: HTML>: HTML where Tag
     /// - Parameter content: The content of the element.
     @inlinable
     public init(@HTMLBuilder content: () -> Content) {
-        _attributes = .init()
+        _attributes = .init(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)
         self.content = content()
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public struct HTMLVoidElement<Tag: HTMLTagDefinition>: HTML where Tag: HTMLTrait
     /// Creates a new HTML void element.
     @inlinable
     public init() {
-        _attributes = .init()
+        _attributes = .init(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)
     }
 
     /// Creates a new HTML void element with the specified attribute.
diff --git a/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeStorageTests.swift b/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeStorageTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6c5fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeStorageTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import Testing
+
+@testable import Elementary
+
+struct AttributeStorageTests {
+    @Test func testArrayInitializerWithEmptyArrayCreatesDynamicNone() {
+        let emptyAttributes: [HTMLAttribute<HTMLTag.p>] = []
+        let storage = _AttributeStorage(emptyAttributes)
+
+        #expect(storage == .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+        #expect(storage.isEmpty)
+        #expect(!storage.isStaticallyKnownEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func testArrayInitializerWithSingleAttributeCreatesSingleStorage() {
+        let attributes: [HTMLAttribute<HTMLTag.p>] = [
+            .init(name: "id", value: "foo")
+        ]
+        let storage = _AttributeStorage(attributes)
+
+        #expect(storage == .single(.init(name: "id", value: "foo", mergeMode: .replaceValue)))
+        #expect(!storage.isEmpty)
+        #expect(!storage.isStaticallyKnownEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func testStaticEmptyStatusForNone() {
+        let staticEmpty = _AttributeStorage.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)
+        let dynamicEmpty = _AttributeStorage.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false)
+
+        #expect(staticEmpty.isEmpty)
+        #expect(dynamicEmpty.isEmpty)
+        #expect(staticEmpty.isStaticallyKnownEmpty)
+        #expect(!dynamicEmpty.isStaticallyKnownEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func testAppendPropagatesStaticEmptyStatusForNone() {
+        var allStatic = _AttributeStorage.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)
+        allStatic.append(.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true))
+        #expect(allStatic == .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true))
+
+        var mixedStaticAndDynamic = _AttributeStorage.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)
+        mixedStaticAndDynamic.append(.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+        #expect(mixedStaticAndDynamic == .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+
+        var allDynamic = _AttributeStorage.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false)
+        allDynamic.append(.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+        #expect(allDynamic == .none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: false))
+    }
+
+    @Test func testAppendWithNonEmptyRemainsNonEmpty() {
+        let idAttribute = _StoredAttribute(name: "id", value: "foo", mergeMode: .replaceValue)
+        var storage = _AttributeStorage.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true)
+        storage.append(.single(idAttribute))
+
+        #expect(!storage.isEmpty)
+        #expect(!storage.isStaticallyKnownEmpty)
+        #expect(storage == .single(idAttribute))
+
+        var nonEmpty = _AttributeStorage.single(idAttribute)
+        nonEmpty.append(.none(isStaticallyKnownEmpty: true))
+        #expect(nonEmpty == .single(idAttribute))
+    }
+}