diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
index eb832cb..a7460e1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ function MapItemActionRow({ item, onSelectItem }) {
 
 function MapItemActionList({ items, onSelectItem, itemGroupLabel }) {
   const [showAllItems, setShowAllItems] = useState(false);
+  const itemListKey = items.map((item) => item.id).join(":");
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (items.length <= MAP_ITEM_PREVIEW_LIMIT) {
-      setShowAllItems(false);
-    }
-  }, [items.length]);
+    setShowAllItems(false);
+  }, [itemListKey]);
 
   const visibleItems = showAllItems ? items : items.slice(0, MAP_ITEM_PREVIEW_LIMIT);
   const overflowItemCount = items.length - visibleItems.length;
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index be81044..8bf1c1a 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -3968,6 +3968,93 @@ test("viewer handles empty and many-item zone panels without default pins", asyn
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-pin")).toHaveCount(0);
 });
 
+test("viewer collapses expanded zone items after selecting another zone", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockMapShell(page);
+
+  const bakeryItems = Array.from({ length: 11 }, (_, index) => ({
+    id: 5100 + index,
+    item_name: `bakery item ${index + 1}`,
+    quantity: 1,
+    bought: false,
+    zone_id: 501,
+    zone: "Bakery",
+    added_by_users: ["map-user"],
+  }));
+  const frozenItems = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => ({
+    id: 5200 + index,
+    item_name: `frozen item ${index + 1}`,
+    quantity: 1,
+    bought: false,
+    zone_id: 502,
+    zone: "Frozen Foods",
+    added_by_users: ["map-user"],
+  }));
+  const mapState = {
+    ...publishedMapState([
+      {
+        id: 1563,
+        location_map_id: 901,
+        zone_id: 501,
+        zone_name: "Bakery",
+        type: "zone",
+        label: "Bakery",
+        x: 40,
+        y: 40,
+        width: 260,
+        height: 160,
+        rotation: 0,
+        locked: false,
+        visible: true,
+        sort_order: 1,
+      },
+      {
+        id: 1564,
+        location_map_id: 901,
+        zone_id: 502,
+        zone_name: "Frozen Foods",
+        type: "zone",
+        label: "Frozen Foods",
+        x: 340,
+        y: 40,
+        width: 260,
+        height: 160,
+        rotation: 0,
+        locked: false,
+        visible: true,
+        sort_order: 2,
+      },
+    ], true),
+    items: [...bakeryItems, ...frozenItems],
+    unmapped_count: 0,
+  };
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(mapState),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+
+  await page.locator('[data-object-key="1563"]').locator("rect").first().click();
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-item-row")).toHaveCount(8);
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show 3 more zone items" }).click();
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-item-row")).toHaveCount(11);
+  await expect(page.getByText("bakery item 11")).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.locator('[data-object-key="1564"]').locator("rect").first().click();
+
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-header strong")).toHaveText("Frozen Foods");
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-item-row")).toHaveCount(8);
+  await expect(page.getByText("frozen item 8")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("frozen item 9")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByText("bakery item 11")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show 2 more zone items" })).toHaveText("+2 more");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show fewer zone items" })).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
 test("viewer map areas are keyboard selectable", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);