diff --git a/modules/actionbar.lua b/modules/actionbar.lua
index 0edd1cb0..eb1fda58 100644
--- a/modules/actionbar.lua
+++ b/modules/actionbar.lua
@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("actionbar", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
     end
   end
 
+  -- helper function to update by slot
+  local function RefreshSlot(slot)
+    local bar, button = ceil(slot/12), mod(slot, 12)
+    button = button == 0 and 12 or button
+    table.insert(updatecache, pfUI.bars[bar][button])
+  end
+
   local usable, oom, start, duration, enable, castable, autocast, token
   local id, bar, active, texture
   local function ButtonRefresh(self)
@@ -573,6 +580,12 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("actionbar", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
       return
     end
 
+    -- refresh only specific slots
+    if event == "ACTIONBAR_SLOT_CHANGED" and arg1 and arg1 ~= 0 then
+      RefreshSlot(arg1)
+      return
+    end
+
     -- handle global events
     for id, button in pairs(buttoncache) do
       ButtonRefresh(button)
@@ -1043,13 +1056,6 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("actionbar", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
 
   pfUI.bars:UpdateConfig()
 
-  -- helper function to update by slot
-  local function RefreshSlot(slot)
-    local bar, button = ceil(slot/12), mod(slot, 12)
-    button = button == 0 and 12 or button
-    table.insert(updatecache, bars[bar][button])
-  end
-
   -- Localize custom keybinds for additional actionbars (see Bindings.xml)
   local names = {
     ["PAGING"] = T["Paging Actionbar"],