diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
index dc774f3..6119272 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
@@ -191,19 +191,17 @@ export function SelectedZoneItemsPanel({
   onSelectZoneItem,
 }) {
   if (selectedZoneItems.length === 0) {
+    if (!hasHiddenSelectedItems) return null;
+
     return (
       <div className="location-map-zone-items">
         <div className="location-map-zone-empty">
-          {hasHiddenSelectedItems ? (
-            <InlineStateAction
-              label="Hidden"
-              value={hiddenSelectedItemCount}
-              actionLabel="Show Zone Items"
-              onAction={onShowSelectedZoneItems}
-            />
-          ) : (
-            <InlineStateAction label="Items" value="0" />
-          )}
+          <InlineStateAction
+            label="Hidden"
+            value={hiddenSelectedItemCount}
+            actionLabel="Show Zone Items"
+            onAction={onShowSelectedZoneItems}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index 9f47fe0..73228d5 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -3609,9 +3609,8 @@ test("viewer handles empty and many-item zone panels without default pins", asyn
 
   await page.locator('[data-object-key="1562"]').locator("rect").first().click();
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-count")).toHaveText("0 items");
-  const emptyZoneState = page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Items" });
-  await expect(emptyZoneState).toContainText("0");
-  await expect(emptyZoneState.getByRole("button")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-zone-items")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Items" })).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.getByText("No items assigned to this zone yet.")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.locator('[data-object-key="1561"]').locator("rect").first().click();