diff --git a/packages/ember-table/src/FlexRender.gts b/packages/ember-table/src/FlexRender.gts
index 66c8089f29..98215dd829 100644
--- a/packages/ember-table/src/FlexRender.gts
+++ b/packages/ember-table/src/FlexRender.gts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component'
+import { cached } from '@glimmer/tracking'
 import { FlexRenderComponentConfig } from './flex-render-helpers.ts'
 import { flexRender } from '@tanstack/table-core/flex-render'
 import type {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export class FlexRenderCell<
   TData extends RowData,
   TValue extends CellData = CellData,
 > extends Component<FlexRenderCellSignature<TFeatures, TData, TValue>> {
+  @cached
   get result(): CellRenderResult<TFeatures, TData, TValue> {
     const cell = this.args.cell
     return flexRender(
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ export class FlexRenderHeader<
   TData extends RowData,
   TValue extends CellData = CellData,
 > extends Component<FlexRenderHeaderSignature<TFeatures, TData, TValue>> {
+  @cached
   get result(): HeaderRenderResult<TFeatures, TData, TValue> {
     const header = this.args.header
     if (header.isPlaceholder) return null
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ export class FlexRenderFooter<
   TData extends RowData,
   TValue extends CellData = CellData,
 > extends Component<FlexRenderFooterSignature<TFeatures, TData, TValue>> {
+  @cached
   get result(): HeaderRenderResult<TFeatures, TData, TValue> {
     const footer = this.args.footer
     if (footer.isPlaceholder) return null
diff --git a/packages/ember-table/tests/integration/flex-render-invocation-count.test.gts b/packages/ember-table/tests/integration/flex-render-invocation-count.test.gts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e538e54dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ember-table/tests/integration/flex-render-invocation-count.test.gts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit'
+import { render } from '@ember/test-helpers'
+import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit'
+import Component from '@glimmer/component'
+import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking'
+import {
+  useTable,
+  FlexRenderCell,
+  FlexRenderHeader,
+  stockFeatures,
+  type Row,
+  type Cell,
+  type ColumnDef,
+} from '#src/index.ts'
+
+type Person = { id: string; firstName: string }
+
+const getVisibleCells = (
+  row: Row<typeof stockFeatures, Person>,
+): Array<Cell<typeof stockFeatures, Person>> => row.getVisibleCells()
+
+// The result of a columnDef `cell`/`header` render function is read by the
+// FlexRender template more than once (branch check + content). Those reads
+// must not re-invoke the user's render function: it should run exactly once
+// per cell per render pass.
+module('Integration | FlexRender | invocation count', function (hooks) {
+  setupRenderingTest(hooks)
+
+  test('cell and header render functions run once per render pass', async (assert) => {
+    const calls = { cell: 0, header: 0 }
+
+    const columns: ColumnDef<typeof stockFeatures, Person, unknown>[] = [
+      {
+        id: 'firstName',
+        accessorFn: (row: Person) => row.firstName,
+        header: () => {
+          calls.header++
+          return 'First name'
+        },
+        cell: (info) => {
+          calls.cell++
+          return info.getValue<string>()
+        },
+      },
+    ]
+
+    class TableComponent extends Component {
+      @tracked data: Array<Person> = [
+        { id: '1', firstName: 'Alice' },
+        { id: '2', firstName: 'Bob' },
+      ]
+
+      table = useTable(() => ({
+        data: this.data,
+        features: stockFeatures,
+        columns,
+        getRowId: (row: Person) => row.id,
+      }))
+
+      get rows() {
+        return this.table.getRowModel().rows
+      }
+
+      get headers() {
+        return this.table.getHeaderGroups()
+      }
+
+      <template>
+        <table>
+          <thead>
+            {{#each this.headers as |headerGroup|}}
+              <tr>
+                {{#each headerGroup.headers as |header|}}
+                  <th><FlexRenderHeader @header={{header}} /></th>
+                {{/each}}
+              </tr>
+            {{/each}}
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {{#each this.rows key='id' as |row|}}
+              <tr data-test-row={{row.id}}>
+                {{#each (getVisibleCells row) key='id' as |cell|}}
+                  <td><FlexRenderCell @cell={{cell}} /></td>
+                {{/each}}
+              </tr>
+            {{/each}}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </template>
+    }
+
+    await render(<template><TableComponent /></template>)
+
+    assert.dom('td').exists({ count: 2 })
+    assert.dom('[data-test-row="1"] td').hasText('Alice')
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      calls.cell,
+      2,
+      'cell fn ran exactly once per cell on initial render',
+    )
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      calls.header,
+      1,
+      'header fn ran exactly once on initial render',
+    )
+  })
+})