diff --git a/src/components/NcListItem/NcListItem.vue b/src/components/NcListItem/NcListItem.vue
index b8e4ffc66e..176b1a1fe3 100644
--- a/src/components/NcListItem/NcListItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/NcListItem/NcListItem.vue
@@ -776,7 +776,9 @@ export default {
 				return
 			}
 			// do not hide if focus is kept within
-			if (this.$refs['list-item'].contains(event.relatedTarget)) {
+			// On component unmounting Vue 3 resets the template ref to null,
+			// so we can ignore this check
+			if (this.$refs['list-item']?.contains(event.relatedTarget)) {
 				return
 			}
 			this.hideActions()