diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/MessageItem/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/MessageItem/index.tsx
index 5b2a0774d7b..8a96228e8c8 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/MessageItem/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/MessageItem/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import ValueState from '@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/types/ValueState.js';
 import iconArrowRight from '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/slim-arrow-right.js';
 import { useI18nBundle, useStylesheet } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react-base';
 import { clsx } from 'clsx';
-import { Children, isValidElement, forwardRef, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Children, forwardRef, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { FlexBoxAlignItems } from '../../enums/FlexBoxAlignItems.js';
 import { FlexBoxDirection } from '../../enums/FlexBoxDirection.js';
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ import { MessageViewContext } from '../../internal/MessageViewContext.js';
 import type { CommonProps } from '../../types/index.js';
 import { Icon } from '../../webComponents/Icon/index.js';
 import { Label } from '../../webComponents/Label/index.js';
-import type { LinkPropTypes } from '../../webComponents/Link/index.js';
 import type { ListItemCustomDomRef, ListItemCustomPropTypes } from '../../webComponents/ListItemCustom/index.js';
 import { ListItemCustom } from '../../webComponents/ListItemCustom/index.js';
 import { FlexBox } from '../FlexBox/index.js';
-import { getIconNameForType, getValueStateMap } from '../MessageView/utils.js';
+import { getIconNameForType, getValueStateMap, resolveTitleTextStr } from '../MessageView/utils.js';
 import { classNames, styleData } from './MessageItem.module.css.js';
 
 export interface MessageItemPropTypes
@@ -69,14 +68,7 @@ const MessageItem = forwardRef<ListItemCustomDomRef, MessageItemPropTypes>((prop
   const titleTextRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
   const hasDetails = !!(children || isTitleTextOverflowing);
   const i18nBundle = useI18nBundle('@ui5/webcomponents-react');
-  const titleTextStr = (() => {
-    if (typeof titleText === 'string') {
-      return titleText;
-    } else if (isValidElement<LinkPropTypes>(titleText) && typeof titleText.props.children === 'string') {
-      return titleText.props.children;
-    }
-    return '';
-  })();
+  const titleTextStr = resolveTitleTextStr(titleText);
 
   useStylesheet(styleData, MessageItem.displayName);
 
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.cy.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.cy.tsx
index 9060fedc806..2f837b90029 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.cy.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import WrappingType from '@ui5/webcomponents/dist/types/WrappingType.js';
 import ValueState from '@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/types/ValueState.js';
 import { Link } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react';
-import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Dialog } from '../../webComponents/Dialog/index.js';
 import { MessageItem } from '../MessageItem/index.js';
 import { MessageView } from './index.js';
@@ -184,6 +184,56 @@ describe('MessageView', () => {
     cy.findByText('1337').should('not.exist');
   });
 
+  it('remove MessageItems', () => {
+    const TestComp = () => {
+      const [showInfo, setShowInfo] = useState(true);
+      const [showNeg, setShowNeg] = useState(true);
+      return (
+        <>
+          <button data-testid="remove-info" onClick={() => setShowInfo(false)}>
+            remove info
+          </button>
+          <button data-testid="remove-neg" onClick={() => setShowNeg(false)}>
+            remove neg
+          </button>
+          <MessageView showDetailsPageHeader>
+            {showInfo && (
+              <MessageItem titleText="InfoTitle" type={ValueState.Information}>
+                Info Body
+              </MessageItem>
+            )}
+            {showNeg && (
+              <MessageItem titleText="NegTitle" type={ValueState.Negative}>
+                Neg Body
+              </MessageItem>
+            )}
+            <MessageItem titleText="Neg2Title" type={ValueState.Negative}>
+              Neg2 Body
+            </MessageItem>
+          </MessageView>
+        </>
+      );
+    };
+    cy.mount(<TestComp />);
+
+    cy.get('[icon="information"]').click();
+    cy.findByText('InfoTitle').click();
+    cy.findByText('Info Body').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-component-name="MessageViewDetailsNavBackBtn"]').should('exist');
+
+    // removing an unrelated item leaves both filter + details intact
+    cy.findByTestId('remove-neg').click();
+    cy.findByText('Info Body').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-component-name="MessageViewDetailsNavBackBtn"]').should('exist');
+
+    // removing the open + filtered-type item: details collapse, filter falls back, Bar unmounts
+    cy.findByTestId('remove-info').click();
+    cy.findByText('Info Body').should('not.exist');
+    cy.get('[data-component-name="MessageViewDetailsNavBackBtn"]').should('not.exist');
+    cy.findByText('Neg2Title').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[ui5-bar]').should('not.exist');
+  });
+
   it('MessageItem - titleText overflow', () => {
     const selectSpy = cy.spy().as('select');
     cy.mount(
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/index.tsx
index a7f5b1ea83a..cf530291a39 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/index.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { Title } from '../../webComponents/Title/index.js';
 import { FlexBox } from '../FlexBox/index.js';
 import type { MessageItemPropTypes } from '../MessageItem/index.js';
 import { classNames, styleData } from './MessageView.module.css.js';
-import { getIconNameForType, getValueStateMap } from './utils.js';
+import { getIconNameForType, getValueStateMap, resolveTitleTextStr } from './utils.js';
 
 export interface MessageViewDomRef extends HTMLDivElement {
   /**
@@ -131,19 +131,37 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
   const childrenArray = Children.toArray(children);
   const messageTypes = resolveMessageTypes(childrenArray as ReactElement<MessageItemPropTypes>[]);
   const filledTypes = Object.values(messageTypes).filter((count) => count > 0).length;
+  // fallback to All if selected filter is removed
+  const effectiveListFilter: ValueState | 'All' =
+    listFilter !== 'All' && messageTypes[listFilter] === 0 ? 'All' : listFilter;
+
+  // collapse details pane if the open MessageItem is no longer in children
+  const effectiveSelectedMessage: SelectedMessage | null =
+    selectedMessage !== null &&
+    childrenArray.some((child) => {
+      if (!isValidElement<MessageItemPropTypes>(child)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return (
+        resolveTitleTextStr(child.props.titleText) === selectedMessage.titleTextStr &&
+        child.props.type === selectedMessage.type
+      );
+    })
+      ? selectedMessage
+      : null;
 
   const filteredChildren =
-    listFilter === 'All'
+    effectiveListFilter === 'All'
       ? childrenArray
       : childrenArray.filter((message) => {
           if (!isValidElement(message)) {
             return false;
           }
           const castMessage = message as ReactElement<MessageItemPropTypes>;
-          if (listFilter === ValueState.Information) {
+          if (effectiveListFilter === ValueState.Information) {
             return castMessage?.props?.type === ValueState.Information || castMessage?.props?.type === ValueState.None;
           }
-          return castMessage?.props?.type === listFilter;
+          return castMessage?.props?.type === effectiveListFilter;
         });
 
   const groupedMessages = resolveMessageGroups(filteredChildren as ReactElement<MessageItemPropTypes>[]);
@@ -194,7 +212,7 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
     }
   };
 
-  const outerClasses = clsx(classNames.container, className, selectedMessage && classNames.showDetails);
+  const outerClasses = clsx(classNames.container, className, effectiveSelectedMessage && classNames.showDetails);
   return (
     <div
       ref={componentRef}
@@ -209,10 +227,13 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
         }}
       >
         <div
-          style={{ visibility: selectedMessage ? 'hidden' : 'visible', opacity: selectedMessage ? 0.3 : 1 }}
+          style={{
+            visibility: effectiveSelectedMessage ? 'hidden' : 'visible',
+            opacity: effectiveSelectedMessage ? 0.3 : 1,
+          }}
           className={classNames.messagesContainer}
         >
-          {!selectedMessage && (
+          {!effectiveSelectedMessage && (
             <>
               {filledTypes > 1 && (
                 <Bar
@@ -221,7 +242,7 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
                       onSelectionChange={handleListFilterChange}
                       accessibleName={i18nBundle.getText(MESSAGE_TYPES)}
                     >
-                      <SegmentedButtonItem data-key="All" selected={listFilter === 'All'}>
+                      <SegmentedButtonItem data-key="All" selected={effectiveListFilter === 'All'}>
                         {i18nBundle.getText(ALL)}
                       </SegmentedButtonItem>
                       {/* @ts-expect-error: The key can't be typed, it's always `string`, but since the `ValueState` enum only contains strings it's fine to use here*/}
@@ -233,7 +254,7 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
                           <SegmentedButtonItem
                             key={valueState}
                             data-key={valueState}
-                            selected={listFilter === valueState}
+                            selected={effectiveListFilter === valueState}
                             icon={getIconNameForType(valueState)}
                             className={classNames.button}
                             tooltip={getValueStateMap(i18nBundle)[valueState]}
@@ -271,12 +292,12 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
         </div>
         <div
           className={classNames.detailsContainer}
-          style={{ opacity: selectedMessage ? 1 : 0.3 }}
+          style={{ opacity: effectiveSelectedMessage ? 1 : 0.3 }}
           data-component-name="MessageViewDetailsContainer"
         >
           {childrenArray.length > 0 ? (
             <>
-              {showDetailsPageHeader && selectedMessage && (
+              {showDetailsPageHeader && effectiveSelectedMessage && (
                 <Bar
                   startContent={
                     <Button
@@ -291,18 +312,18 @@ const MessageView = forwardRef<MessageViewDomRef, MessageViewPropTypes>((props,
                   }
                 />
               )}
-              {selectedMessage && (
+              {effectiveSelectedMessage && (
                 <FlexBox className={classNames.details}>
                   <Icon
-                    data-type={selectedMessage.type ?? ValueState.Negative}
-                    name={getIconNameForType(selectedMessage.type)}
+                    data-type={effectiveSelectedMessage.type ?? ValueState.Negative}
+                    name={getIconNameForType(effectiveSelectedMessage.type)}
                     className={classNames.detailsIcon}
                   />
                   <FlexBox direction={FlexBoxDirection.Column} className={classNames.detailsTextContainer}>
                     <Title level={TitleLevel.H5} className={classNames.detailsTitle} wrappingType={WrappingType.Normal}>
-                      {selectedMessage.titleText}
+                      {effectiveSelectedMessage.titleText}
                     </Title>
-                    <div className={classNames.detailsText}>{selectedMessage.children}</div>
+                    <div className={classNames.detailsText}>{effectiveSelectedMessage.children}</div>
                   </FlexBox>
                 </FlexBox>
               )}
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/utils.ts b/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/utils.ts
index 50727829d69..b7dc9227d33 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/MessageView/utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import iconAlert from '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/alert.js';
 import iconError from '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/error.js';
 import iconInformation from '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/information.js';
 import iconSysEnter from '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/sys-enter-2.js';
+import { isValidElement } from 'react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { ERROR, WARNING, SUCCESS, INFORMATION } from '../../i18n/i18n-defaults.js';
+import type { LinkPropTypes } from '../../webComponents/Link/index.js';
 
 export const getIconNameForType = (type: ValueState | keyof typeof ValueState): string => {
   switch (type) {
@@ -29,3 +32,16 @@ export const getValueStateMap = (i18nBundle: I18nBundle) => ({
   [ValueState.Information]: i18nBundle.getText(INFORMATION),
   [ValueState.None]: i18nBundle.getText(INFORMATION),
 });
+
+export const resolveTitleTextStr = (titleText: ReactNode): string => {
+  if (typeof titleText === 'string' || typeof titleText === 'number') {
+    return String(titleText);
+  }
+  if (isValidElement<LinkPropTypes>(titleText)) {
+    const linkChild = titleText.props.children;
+    if (typeof linkChild === 'string' || typeof linkChild === 'number') {
+      return String(linkChild);
+    }
+  }
+  return '';
+};