diff --git a/roborock/devices/traits/v1/home.py b/roborock/devices/traits/v1/home.py
index afc134ae9..fd723e33d 100644
--- a/roborock/devices/traits/v1/home.py
+++ b/roborock/devices/traits/v1/home.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def discover_home(self) -> None:
             self._discovery_completed = True
             try:
                 self._home_map_content = {
-                    k: self._map_content.converter.parse_map_content(base64.b64decode(v))
+                    k: await self._map_content.converter.async_parse_map_content(base64.b64decode(v))
                     for k, v in (device_cache_data.home_map_content_base64 or {}).items()
                 }
             except (ValueError, RoborockException) as ex:
diff --git a/roborock/devices/traits/v1/map_content.py b/roborock/devices/traits/v1/map_content.py
index 35b015d63..053b65b67 100644
--- a/roborock/devices/traits/v1/map_content.py
+++ b/roborock/devices/traits/v1/map_content.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Trait for fetching the map content from Roborock devices."""
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from roborock.data import RoborockBase
 from roborock.devices.traits.v1 import common
+from roborock.exceptions import RoborockParsingException
 from roborock.map.map_parser import MapParser, MapParserConfig
 from roborock.roborock_typing import RoborockCommand
 
@@ -78,6 +80,20 @@ def parse_map_content(self, response: bytes) -> MapContent:
             raw_api_response=response,
         )
 
+    async def async_parse_map_content(self, response: bytes) -> MapContent:
+        """Parse the map content from raw bytes asynchronously.
+
+        Args:
+            response: The raw bytes of the map data from the API.
+
+        Returns:
+            MapContent: The parsed map content.
+
+        Raises:
+            RoborockException: If the map data cannot be parsed.
+        """
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(self.parse_map_content, response)
+
 
 @common.map_rpc_channel
 class MapContentTrait(MapContent, common.V1TraitMixin):
@@ -90,3 +106,21 @@ def __init__(self, map_parser_config: MapParserConfig | None = None) -> None:
         """Initialize MapContentTrait."""
         super().__init__()
         self.converter = MapContentConverter(MapParser(map_parser_config or MapParserConfig()))
+
+    async def refresh(self) -> None:
+        """Refresh the contents of this trait without blocking the event loop."""
+        response = await self.rpc_channel.send_command(self.command)
+        if self.raw_api_response is not None and self.raw_api_response == response:
+            return
+        if not isinstance(response, bytes):
+            raise ValueError(f"Unexpected MapContentTrait response format: {type(response)}")
+        try:
+            new_data = await self.converter.async_parse_map_content(response)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
+            raise RoborockParsingException(
+                trait_name=type(self).__name__,
+                command=self.command,
+                payload=response,
+                inner_error=err,
+            ) from err
+        common.merge_trait_values(self, new_data)
diff --git a/tests/devices/traits/v1/test_map_content.py b/tests/devices/traits/v1/test_map_content.py
index 0c0f62de4..c9228b80a 100644
--- a/tests/devices/traits/v1/test_map_content.py
+++ b/tests/devices/traits/v1/test_map_content.py
@@ -37,3 +37,51 @@ async def test_refresh_map_content_trait(
     assert map_content_trait.map_data is not None
 
     mock_map_rpc_channel.send_command.assert_called_once_with(RoborockCommand.GET_MAP_V1)
+
+
+async def test_refresh_unchanged_content_skips_parsing(
+    map_content_trait: MapContentTrait,
+    mock_map_rpc_channel: AsyncMock,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that refresh avoids re-parsing when the map content is unchanged."""
+    map_data = b"dummy_map_bytes"
+    mock_map_rpc_channel.send_command.return_value = map_data
+    mock_parsed_data = ParsedMapData(
+        image_content=b"dummy_image_content",
+        map_data=MagicMock(),
+    )
+
+    with patch("roborock.devices.traits.v1.map_content.MapParser.parse", return_value=mock_parsed_data) as mock_parse:
+        await map_content_trait.refresh()
+        assert mock_parse.call_count == 1
+        assert map_content_trait.image_content == b"dummy_image_content"
+
+        # Second refresh with identical response should not re-parse
+        await map_content_trait.refresh()
+        assert mock_parse.call_count == 1
+
+        # Third refresh with new response parses again
+        new_map_data = b"new_map_bytes"
+        new_parsed_data = ParsedMapData(
+            image_content=b"new_image_content",
+            map_data=MagicMock(),
+        )
+        mock_map_rpc_channel.send_command.return_value = new_map_data
+        mock_parse.return_value = new_parsed_data
+        await map_content_trait.refresh()
+        assert mock_parse.call_count == 2
+        assert map_content_trait.image_content == b"new_image_content"
+
+
+async def test_async_parse_map_content(map_content_trait: MapContentTrait) -> None:
+    """Test async_parse_map_content on MapContentConverter."""
+    map_data = b"dummy_map_bytes"
+    mock_parsed_data = ParsedMapData(
+        image_content=b"dummy_image_content",
+        map_data=MagicMock(),
+    )
+    with patch("roborock.devices.traits.v1.map_content.MapParser.parse", return_value=mock_parsed_data) as mock_parse:
+        result = await map_content_trait.converter.async_parse_map_content(map_data)
+        mock_parse.assert_called_once_with(map_data)
+        assert result.image_content == b"dummy_image_content"
+        assert result.raw_api_response == map_data