diff --git a/_build/test/Tests/Model/Dashboard/modDashboardTest.php b/_build/test/Tests/Model/Dashboard/modDashboardTest.php
index 6e93e0b2d8d..c3758fabe7f 100644
--- a/_build/test/Tests/Model/Dashboard/modDashboardTest.php
+++ b/_build/test/Tests/Model/Dashboard/modDashboardTest.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 /*
  * This file is part of the MODX Revolution package.
  *
@@ -11,9 +12,11 @@
 */
 namespace MODX\Revolution\Tests\Model\Dashboard;
 
-
 use MODX\Revolution\modDashboard;
+use MODX\Revolution\modDashboardWidget;
+use MODX\Revolution\modDashboardWidgetPlacement;
 use MODX\Revolution\modManagerController;
+use MODX\Revolution\Processors\System\Dashboard\Update;
 use MODX\Revolution\MODxTestCase;
 use xPDO\xPDOException;
 
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@
  * @group Dashboard
  * @group modDashboard
  */
-class modDashboardTest extends MODxTestCase {
+class modDashboardTest extends MODxTestCase
+{
     /**
      * Load some utility classes this case uses
      *
@@ -34,26 +38,29 @@ class modDashboardTest extends MODxTestCase {
      * @return void
      * @throws xPDOException
      */
-    public function setUpFixtures() {
+    public function setUpFixtures()
+    {
         parent::setUpFixtures();
-        require_once MODX_MANAGER_PATH.'controllers/default/welcome.class.php';
+        require_once MODX_MANAGER_PATH . 'controllers/default/welcome.class.php';
     }
 
     /**
      * Ensure the static getDefaultDashboard method works, returning the default dashboard for the user
      */
-    public function testGetDefaultDashboard() {
+    public function testGetDefaultDashboard()
+    {
         /** @var modDashboard $dashboard */
         $dashboard = modDashboard::getDefaultDashboard($this->modx);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(modDashboard::class,$dashboard);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(modDashboard::class, $dashboard);
     }
 
     /**
      * Ensure the rendering of the dashboard works properly
      *
-     * @medium 
+     * @medium
      */
-    public function testRender() {
+    public function testRender()
+    {
         /** @var modManagerController $controller Fake running the welcome controller */
         $controller = new \WelcomeManagerController($this->modx, [
             'namespace' => 'core',
@@ -67,4 +74,130 @@ public function testRender() {
         $output = $dashboard->render($controller);
         $this->assertNotEmpty($output);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Regression test for #15390: when the template dashboard (user=0) is saved with fewer
+     * widgets, user-specific placements must stay in sync and render() must not show removed widgets.
+     * #14753 is the original report; core behavior was addressed in #15390 — this test guards that path.
+     *
+     * @medium
+     */
+    public function testRemovedWidgetsNotShownAfterUpdate()
+    {
+        $dashboardId = 10001;
+        $widget1Id = 10002;
+        $widget2Id = 10003;
+
+        /** @var modDashboard $dashboard */
+        $dashboard = $this->modx->newObject(modDashboard::class);
+        if ($dashboard === null) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('modDashboard model not available');
+        }
+        $dashboard->fromArray([
+            'id' => $dashboardId,
+            'name' => 'Unit Test Dashboard Widget Removal',
+            'description' => '',
+            'customizable' => true,
+        ], '', true, true);
+        $dashboard->save();
+
+        foreach ([$widget1Id => 'Widget One', $widget2Id => 'Widget Two'] as $id => $name) {
+            /** @var modDashboardWidget|null $widget */
+            $widget = $this->modx->newObject(modDashboardWidget::class);
+            if ($widget === null) {
+                $dashboard->remove();
+                $this->markTestSkipped('modDashboardWidget model not available');
+            }
+            $widget->fromArray([
+                'id' => $id,
+                'name' => 'Unit Test ' . $name,
+                'type' => 'html',
+                'content' => '<div data-widget="' . $id . '">' . $name . '</div>',
+                'namespace' => 'core',
+                'lexicon' => 'core:dashboards',
+                'size' => 'half',
+            ], '', true, true);
+            $widget->save();
+        }
+
+        $placement1 = $this->modx->newObject(modDashboardWidgetPlacement::class);
+        if ($placement1 === null) {
+            $dashboard->remove();
+            $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget1Id);
+            $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget2Id);
+            $this->markTestSkipped('modDashboardWidgetPlacement model not available');
+        }
+        $placement1->fromArray([
+            'dashboard' => $dashboardId,
+            'user' => 0,
+            'widget' => $widget1Id,
+            'rank' => 0,
+        ], '', true, true);
+        $placement1->save();
+
+        $placement2 = $this->modx->newObject(modDashboardWidgetPlacement::class);
+        if ($placement2 === null) {
+            $dashboard->remove();
+            $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget1Id);
+            $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget2Id);
+            $this->markTestSkipped('modDashboardWidgetPlacement model not available');
+        }
+        $placement2->fromArray([
+            'dashboard' => $dashboardId,
+            'user' => 0,
+            'widget' => $widget2Id,
+            'rank' => 1,
+        ], '', true, true);
+        $placement2->save();
+
+        $controller = new \WelcomeManagerController($this->modx, [
+            'namespace' => 'core',
+            'namespace_name' => 'core',
+            'namespace_path' => MODX_MANAGER_PATH,
+            'lang_topics' => 'dashboards',
+            'controller' => 'system/dashboards',
+        ]);
+
+        $dashboard->render($controller);
+        if ($this->modx->user === null) {
+            $dashboard->remove();
+            $this->modx->removeCollection(modDashboardWidgetPlacement::class, ['dashboard' => $dashboardId]);
+            $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget1Id);
+            $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget2Id);
+            $this->markTestSkipped('modx user not available');
+        }
+        $userId = $this->modx->user->get('id');
+        $userPlacementsBefore = $this->modx->getCollection(modDashboardWidgetPlacement::class, [
+            'dashboard' => $dashboardId,
+            'user' => $userId,
+        ]);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userPlacementsBefore, 'User must have 2 placements after first render (addUserWidgets)');
+
+        $widgetsPayload = json_encode([
+            ['widget' => $widget1Id, 'rank' => 0],
+        ]);
+        $result = $this->modx->runProcessor(Update::class, [
+            'id' => $dashboardId,
+            'name' => 'Unit Test Dashboard Widget Removal',
+            'widgets' => $widgetsPayload,
+        ]);
+        $this->assertFalse($result->isError(), 'Dashboard update must succeed: ' . $result->getMessage());
+
+        $userPlacementsAfter = $this->modx->getCollection(modDashboardWidgetPlacement::class, [
+            'dashboard' => $dashboardId,
+            'user' => $userId,
+        ]);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $userPlacementsAfter, 'Removed widget must be removed from user placements');
+
+        $reloaded = $this->modx->getObject(modDashboard::class, $dashboardId);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(modDashboard::class, $reloaded);
+        $output = $reloaded->render($controller);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Widget One', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Widget Two', $output);
+
+        $dashboard->remove();
+        $this->modx->removeCollection(modDashboardWidgetPlacement::class, ['dashboard' => $dashboardId]);
+        $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget1Id);
+        $this->modx->removeObject(modDashboardWidget::class, $widget2Id);
+    }
 }