diff --git a/folium/elements.py b/folium/elements.py
index aa1dbd8846..198a20794c 100644
--- a/folium/elements.py
+++ b/folium/elements.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
-from branca.element import CssLink, Element, Figure, JavascriptLink, MacroElement
+from branca.element import (
+    CssLink,
+    Element,  # NoQA: F401  needed as a reexport
+    Figure,
+    JavascriptLink,
+    MacroElement,
+)
 
 from folium.template import Template
 from folium.utilities import JsCode
 
 
-class JSCSSMixin(Element):
+class JSCSSMixin(MacroElement):
     """Render links to external Javascript and CSS resources."""
 
     default_js: List[Tuple[str, str]] = []
diff --git a/folium/features.py b/folium/features.py
index cba87e8eff..d3d96caca3 100644
--- a/folium/features.py
+++ b/folium/features.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
 
-class Vega(JSCSSMixin, Element):
+class Vega(JSCSSMixin):
     """
     Creates a Vega chart element.
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def render(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         )
 
 
-class VegaLite(Element):
+class VegaLite(MacroElement):
     """
     Creates a Vega-Lite chart element.
 
diff --git a/folium/map.py b/folium/map.py
index 3c5302b8a6..201a89942f 100644
--- a/folium/map.py
+++ b/folium/map.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def render(self) -> None:
         super().render()
 
 
-class Popup(Element):
+class Popup(MacroElement):
     """Create a Popup instance that can be linked to a Layer.
 
     Parameters