diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheet.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheet.jsx
index 0d5c095..7e05662 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheet.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheet.jsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export default function LocationMapBottomSheet({
   onDeleteObject,
   onShowHiddenAreas,
   onSelectZoneItem,
+  onSelectUnmappedItem,
 }) {
   const selectedTitle = getMapObjectDisplayLabel(selectedObject);
   const selectedZoneId = objectZoneId(selectedObject);
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ export default function LocationMapBottomSheet({
           hiddenUnmappedItemCount={hiddenUnmappedItemCount}
           hasHiddenUnmappedItems={hasHiddenUnmappedItems}
           onShowUnmappedItems={showUnmappedItems}
+          onSelectUnmappedItem={onSelectUnmappedItem}
         />
       ) : null}
     </aside>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
index 7325668..1576c1b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,27 @@ export const MAP_DISPLAY_CONTROLS = [
 
 const UNMAPPED_PREVIEW_LIMIT = 8;
 
+function MapItemActionRow({ item, onSelectItem }) {
+  const isBought = Boolean(item.bought);
+
+  return (
+    <li className={`location-map-item-row ${isBought ? "is-bought" : ""}`}>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="location-map-item-button"
+        onClick={() => {
+          if (!isBought) onSelectItem?.(item);
+        }}
+        disabled={isBought}
+        aria-label={isBought ? `${item.item_name} bought` : `Mark ${item.item_name} bought`}
+      >
+        <span>{item.item_name}</span>
+        <small>{isBought ? "Bought" : `x${item.quantity}`}</small>
+      </button>
+    </li>
+  );
+}
+
 export function LocationMapLayerPanel({ filters, setFilters }) {
   return (
     <div className="location-map-display-panel">
@@ -139,20 +160,7 @@ export function SelectedZoneItemsPanel({
     <div className="location-map-zone-items">
       <ul>
         {selectedZoneItems.map((item) => (
-          <li key={item.id} className={item.bought ? "is-bought" : ""}>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className="location-map-zone-item-button"
-              onClick={() => {
-                if (!item.bought) onSelectZoneItem?.(item);
-              }}
-              disabled={Boolean(item.bought)}
-              aria-label={item.bought ? `${item.item_name} bought` : `Mark ${item.item_name} bought`}
-            >
-              <span>{item.item_name}</span>
-              <small>{item.bought ? "Bought" : `x${item.quantity}`}</small>
-            </button>
-          </li>
+          <MapItemActionRow key={item.id} item={item} onSelectItem={onSelectZoneItem} />
         ))}
       </ul>
       {hasHiddenSelectedItems ? (
@@ -174,6 +182,7 @@ export function UnmappedItemsPanel({
   hiddenUnmappedItemCount,
   hasHiddenUnmappedItems,
   onShowUnmappedItems,
+  onSelectUnmappedItem,
 }) {
   if (visibleUnmappedItems.length === 0 && hasHiddenUnmappedItems) {
     return (
@@ -203,7 +212,7 @@ export function UnmappedItemsPanel({
       <strong>Unmapped Items</strong>
       <ul>
         {unmappedItemPreview.map((item) => (
-          <li key={item.id}>{item.item_name}</li>
+          <MapItemActionRow key={item.id} item={item} onSelectItem={onSelectUnmappedItem} />
         ))}
         {overflowUnmappedItemCount > 0 ? (
           <li
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/LocationMapManager.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/LocationMapManager.jsx
index 88ef1a6..10aada2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/LocationMapManager.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/LocationMapManager.jsx
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ export default function LocationMapManager() {
     () => unmappedItems(mapItems, filters, username),
     [filters, mapItems, username]
   );
+  const buyModalItems = useMemo(
+    () => (selectedObject ? selectedZoneItems : visibleUnmappedItems),
+    [selectedObject, selectedZoneItems, visibleUnmappedItems]
+  );
   const { visibleAssignedItemCount, unmappedItemCount } = useMemo(() => {
     let nextVisibleAssignedItemCount = 0;
     let nextUnmappedItemCount = 0;
@@ -166,17 +170,17 @@ export default function LocationMapManager() {
       return;
     }
 
-    const item = selectedZoneItems.find((candidate) => candidate.id === buyModalItem.id) || buyModalItem;
+    const item = buyModalItems.find((candidate) => candidate.id === buyModalItem.id) || buyModalItem;
 
     try {
-      const currentIndex = selectedZoneItems.findIndex((candidate) => candidate.id === item.id);
+      const currentIndex = buyModalItems.findIndex((candidate) => candidate.id === item.id);
       const resolvedIndex = currentIndex >= 0 ? currentIndex : 0;
 
       await markBought(activeHousehold.id, locationId, item.item_name, quantity, true);
 
       if (quantity >= item.quantity) {
         updateMapItems((currentItems) => currentItems.filter((candidate) => candidate.id !== item.id));
-        setBuyModalItem(getNextMapBuyItem(selectedZoneItems, resolvedIndex, item.id));
+        setBuyModalItem(getNextMapBuyItem(buyModalItems, resolvedIndex, item.id));
       } else {
         const response = await getItemByName(activeHousehold.id, locationId, item.item_name);
         const updatedItem = response.data || {
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ export default function LocationMapManager() {
       const message = getApiErrorMessage(error, "Failed to mark item as bought");
       toast.error("Mark item bought failed", `Mark item bought failed: ${message}`);
     }
-  }, [activeHousehold?.id, buyModalItem, locationId, selectedZoneItems, toast, updateMapItems]);
+  }, [activeHousehold?.id, buyModalItem, buyModalItems, locationId, toast, updateMapItems]);
 
   const mapSize = useMemo(
     () => ({
@@ -435,6 +439,7 @@ export default function LocationMapManager() {
               onDeleteObject={requestDeleteObject}
               onShowHiddenAreas={handleShowHiddenAreas}
               onSelectZoneItem={setBuyModalItem}
+              onSelectUnmappedItem={setBuyModalItem}
             />
           </>
         )}
@@ -443,7 +448,7 @@ export default function LocationMapManager() {
       {buyModalItem ? (
         <ConfirmBuyModal
           item={buyModalItem}
-          allItems={selectedZoneItems}
+          allItems={buyModalItems}
           onNavigate={handleMapBuyNavigate}
           onCancel={handleMapBuyCancel}
           onConfirm={handleMapBuyConfirm}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css b/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css
index 232bf46..b092d65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css
@@ -752,12 +752,13 @@
   color: #f8fafc;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-items li {
+.location-map-zone-items li.location-map-item-row,
+.location-map-unmapped-list li.location-map-item-row {
   padding: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-item-button {
+.location-map-item-button {
   width: 100%;
   min-height: 34px;
   display: flex;
@@ -774,40 +775,44 @@
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-item-button span {
+.location-map-item-button span {
   min-width: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-item-button:hover,
-.location-map-zone-item-button:focus-visible {
+.location-map-item-button:hover,
+.location-map-item-button:focus-visible {
   outline: none;
   background: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.16);
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-items li.is-bought {
+.location-map-zone-items li.is-bought,
+.location-map-unmapped-list li.is-bought {
   background: rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.12);
   border-color: rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.3);
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-items li.is-bought .location-map-zone-item-button {
+.location-map-zone-items li.is-bought .location-map-item-button,
+.location-map-unmapped-list li.is-bought .location-map-item-button {
   color: #cbd5e1;
   cursor: default;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-items li.is-bought .location-map-zone-item-button span {
+.location-map-zone-items li.is-bought .location-map-item-button span,
+.location-map-unmapped-list li.is-bought .location-map-item-button span {
   text-decoration: line-through;
   text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
   text-decoration-color: rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.85);
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-item-button:disabled {
+.location-map-item-button:disabled {
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-items small {
+.location-map-zone-items small,
+.location-map-unmapped-list small {
   color: #cbd5e1;
   font-weight: 800;
   white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index a704338..c6c58f1 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ test("viewer shows a compact overflow cue for long unmapped lists", async ({ pag
 
   await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Layers" }).click();
-  const unmappedToggle = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Unmapped" });
+  const unmappedToggle = page.locator(".location-map-display-panel").getByRole("button", { name: "Unmapped" });
   await expect(unmappedToggle).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
   await unmappedToggle.click();
   await expect(unmappedToggle).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
@@ -2130,6 +2130,84 @@ test("viewer shows a compact overflow cue for long unmapped lists", async ({ pag
   await expect(page.getByLabel("3 more unmapped items")).toHaveText("+3 more");
 });
 
+test("viewer can buy unmapped map items in place", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockMapShell(page);
+
+  const unmappedMapItems = [
+    {
+      id: 4201,
+      item_name: "loose batteries",
+      quantity: 1,
+      bought: false,
+      zone_id: null,
+      zone: null,
+      added_by_users: ["map-user"],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 4202,
+      item_name: "paper plates",
+      quantity: 2,
+      bought: false,
+      zone_id: null,
+      zone: null,
+      added_by_users: ["map-user"],
+    },
+  ];
+  const mapState = {
+    ...publishedMapState([], true),
+    items: unmappedMapItems,
+    unmapped_count: unmappedMapItems.length,
+  };
+  const boughtPayloads: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(mapState),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/list/item", async (route) => {
+    boughtPayloads.push(await route.request().postDataJSON());
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ success: true }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Layers" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Unmapped" }).click();
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Mark loose batteries bought" }).click();
+  await expect(page.locator(".confirm-buy-item-name")).toHaveText("loose batteries");
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Mark as Bought" }).click();
+
+  await expect.poll(() => boughtPayloads.length).toBe(1);
+  expect(boughtPayloads[0]).toMatchObject({
+    item_name: "loose batteries",
+    bought: true,
+    quantity_bought: 1,
+  });
+  await expect(page.locator(".confirm-buy-item-name")).toHaveText("paper plates");
+  await expect(page.getByText("loose batteries")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByLabel("Map summary").locator(".location-map-overview-row", { hasText: "Unmapped" })).toContainText("1");
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Mark as Bought" }).click();
+
+  await expect.poll(() => boughtPayloads.length).toBe(2);
+  expect(boughtPayloads[1]).toMatchObject({
+    item_name: "paper plates",
+    bought: true,
+    quantity_bought: 2,
+  });
+  await expect(page.locator(".confirm-buy-modal")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByText("paper plates")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByLabel("Map summary").locator(".location-map-overview-row", { hasText: "Unmapped" })).toContainText("0");
+});
+
 test("viewer hides unrelated unmapped items while a zone is selected", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);