diff --git a/packages/script/src/runtime/components/GoogleMaps/ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView.vue b/packages/script/src/runtime/components/GoogleMaps/ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView.vue
index 29c53585..5223db13 100644
--- a/packages/script/src/runtime/components/GoogleMaps/ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView.vue
+++ b/packages/script/src/runtime/components/GoogleMaps/ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView.vue
@@ -225,11 +225,18 @@ function panMapToFitOverlay(el: HTMLElement, map: google.maps.Map, padding: numb
 // available after the script loads, so this stays a function rather than
 // a top-level class declaration.
 function makeOverlayClass(mapsApi: typeof google.maps, map: google.maps.Map) {
+  // Capture the anchor element at onAdd time so onRemove can detach it even
+  // after Vue has nulled the template ref during component unmount. Without
+  // this, `v-if="false"` leaves the reparented element in the Google Maps
+  // pane because `overlayAnchor.value` is already null when setMap(null)
+  // triggers onRemove.
+  let attachedEl: HTMLElement | null = null
   return class CustomOverlay extends mapsApi.OverlayView {
     override onAdd() {
       const panes = this.getPanes()
       const el = overlayAnchor.value
       if (panes && el) {
+        attachedEl = el
         panes[pane].appendChild(el)
         if (blockMapInteraction)
           mapsApi.OverlayView.preventMapHitsAndGesturesFrom(el)
@@ -274,8 +281,8 @@ function makeOverlayClass(mapsApi: typeof google.maps, map: google.maps.Map) {
     }
 
     override onRemove() {
-      const el = overlayAnchor.value
-      el?.parentNode?.removeChild(el)
+      attachedEl?.parentNode?.removeChild(attachedEl)
+      attachedEl = null
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/nuxt-runtime/google-maps-overlay-view.nuxt.test.ts b/test/nuxt-runtime/google-maps-overlay-view.nuxt.test.ts
index fb5b6e76..4d0bb60b 100644
--- a/test/nuxt-runtime/google-maps-overlay-view.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/test/nuxt-runtime/google-maps-overlay-view.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -413,4 +413,52 @@ describe('scriptGoogleMapsOverlayView', () => {
       expect(mocks.mockMap.panBy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
   })
+
+  describe('unmount cleanup', () => {
+    // Regression: https://github.com/nuxt/scripts/issues/735
+    // `<ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView v-if="x">` did not detach its overlay
+    // element from the Google Maps pane on unmount, leaving a stale node
+    // visible on the map. Cause: `onRemove()` read the anchor via
+    // `useTemplateRef`, which Vue nulls during component unmount before
+    // `onUnmounted` fires (and thus before `setMap(null)` triggers
+    // `onRemove`). The fix captures the element at `onAdd` time.
+    it('detaches the anchor element from its pane when v-if toggles false', async () => {
+      const mocks = createOverlayMocks()
+      const Provider = createMapProvider(mocks)
+      const show = shallowRef(true)
+
+      const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Provider, {
+        slots: {
+          default: () => (show.value
+            ? h(
+                ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView,
+                { position: { lat: 10, lng: 20 } },
+                () => h('div', { class: 'overlay-content' }),
+              )
+            : null),
+        },
+      })
+
+      await nextTick()
+      await nextTick()
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const overlayWrapper = wrapper.findComponent(ScriptGoogleMapsOverlayView)
+      const anchor = (overlayWrapper.vm as any).$refs['overlay-anchor'] as HTMLElement
+      expect(anchor).toBeTruthy()
+      // After onAdd, the anchor is reparented into a Google Maps pane, so it
+      // has a parentNode that is not the component's hidden wrapper.
+      expect(anchor.parentNode).toBeTruthy()
+      const paneBeforeUnmount = anchor.parentNode!
+
+      // Unmount the component via v-if. The cleanup must remove the anchor
+      // from the pane so it does not linger on the map.
+      show.value = false
+      await wrapper.setProps({})
+      await nextTick()
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(paneBeforeUnmount.contains(anchor)).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
 })