From f0e0c22da567443676d32ef878a2c650e7456f5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sreeksha Akkala <sakkala@adobe.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:32:21 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fix pending removals logic in syncFilterUIFromHeadlessState
 function

---
 blocks/events-search/events-search.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/blocks/events-search/events-search.js b/blocks/events-search/events-search.js
index 7b4d5a456..5d10a312d 100644
--- a/blocks/events-search/events-search.js
+++ b/blocks/events-search/events-search.js
@@ -562,7 +562,9 @@ function syncFilterUIFromHeadlessState(block, groups) {
         });
       } else if (!isSelected) {
         if (existingIndex !== -1) activeTags.splice(existingIndex, 1);
-        pendingRemovals.delete(compositeKey);
+        if (!selectedValues.has(checkbox.value)) {
+          pendingRemovals.delete(compositeKey);
+        }
       }
       checkbox.closest('.events-search-filter-option')?.classList.toggle('checked', checkbox.checked);
     });