diff --git a/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportNavigation.tsx b/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportNavigation.tsx
index d51b7847d508..29dd908d45f6 100644
--- a/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportNavigation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MoneyRequestReportView/MoneyRequestReportNavigation.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {useEffect} from 'react';
+import React, {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import PrevNextButtons from '@components/PrevNextButtons';
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ const selectIsExpenseReportSearch = (lastSearchQuery: OnyxEntry<LastSearchParams
 
 const selectQueryHash = (lastSearchQuery: OnyxEntry<LastSearchParams>): number | undefined => lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON?.hash;
 
+const isSameReportList = (a: Array<string | undefined>, b: Array<string | undefined> | null): boolean => {
+    if (a === b) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (b === null || a.length !== b.length) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+        if (a.at(i) !== b.at(i)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+};
+
 const buildSnapshotGuardSelector =
     (reportID: string | undefined) =>
     (snapshot: OnyxEntry<SearchResults>): SnapshotGuard => {
@@ -60,11 +75,27 @@ function MoneyRequestReportNavigationInner({reportID, shouldDisplayNarrowVersion
     const {allReports, isSearchLoading, lastSearchQuery} = useSearchSections();
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
 
-    const currentIndex = allReports.indexOf(reportID);
+    const liveCurrentIndex = allReports.indexOf(reportID);
+
+    // Cache the last list where the current report was still present. When the search snapshot
+    // is refreshed and the current report drops out (e.g. after approving from Spend > Needs
+    // Approval), keep using the cached list so the carousel stays populated and the user can
+    // navigate to the next report instead of the arrows disappearing. setState during render is
+    // the React-recommended pattern for storing information from previous renders. We compare
+    // by content rather than reference because useSearchSections rebuilds allReports via
+    // filter/map each render, so identity comparison would refire the setState every render and
+    // trigger an infinite update loop.
+    const [lastValidReports, setLastValidReports] = useState<Array<string | undefined> | null>(null);
+    if (liveCurrentIndex !== -1 && !isSameReportList(allReports, lastValidReports)) {
+        setLastValidReports(allReports);
+    }
+    const effectiveAllReports = liveCurrentIndex === -1 && lastValidReports ? lastValidReports : allReports;
+    const currentIndex = effectiveAllReports.indexOf(reportID);
+
     const allReportsCount = lastSearchQuery?.previousLengthOfResults ?? 0;
-    const hideNextButton = !lastSearchQuery?.hasMoreResults && currentIndex === allReports.length - 1;
+    const hideNextButton = !lastSearchQuery?.hasMoreResults && currentIndex === effectiveAllReports.length - 1;
     const hidePrevButton = currentIndex === 0;
-    const shouldDisplayNavigationArrows = allReports.length > 1 && currentIndex !== -1 && !!lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON;
+    const shouldDisplayNavigationArrows = effectiveAllReports.length > 1 && currentIndex !== -1 && !!lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON;
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON) {
@@ -75,16 +106,16 @@ function MoneyRequestReportNavigationInner({reportID, shouldDisplayNarrowVersion
             saveLastSearchParams({
                 ...lastSearchQuery,
                 allowPostSearchRecount: false,
-                previousLengthOfResults: allReports.length,
+                previousLengthOfResults: effectiveAllReports.length,
             });
             return;
         }
 
         // Update count when reports are added or removed (e.g., created offline)
-        if (allReports.length !== allReportsCount) {
+        if (effectiveAllReports.length !== allReportsCount) {
             saveLastSearchParams({
                 ...lastSearchQuery,
-                previousLengthOfResults: allReports.length,
+                previousLengthOfResults: effectiveAllReports.length,
             });
             return;
         }
@@ -95,9 +126,9 @@ function MoneyRequestReportNavigationInner({reportID, shouldDisplayNarrowVersion
 
         saveLastSearchParams({
             ...lastSearchQuery,
-            previousLengthOfResults: allReports.length,
+            previousLengthOfResults: effectiveAllReports.length,
         });
-    }, [currentIndex, allReportsCount, allReports.length, lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON, lastSearchQuery]);
+    }, [currentIndex, allReportsCount, effectiveAllReports.length, lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON, lastSearchQuery]);
 
     const goToReportId = (reportId?: string) => {
         if (!reportId) {
@@ -113,34 +144,34 @@ function MoneyRequestReportNavigationInner({reportID, shouldDisplayNarrowVersion
     };
 
     const goToNextReport = () => {
-        if (currentIndex === -1 || allReports.length === 0 || !lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON) {
+        if (currentIndex === -1 || effectiveAllReports.length === 0 || !lastSearchQuery?.queryJSON) {
             return;
         }
-        const threshold = Math.min(allReports.length * 0.75, allReports.length - 2);
+        const threshold = Math.min(effectiveAllReports.length * 0.75, effectiveAllReports.length - 2);
 
         if (currentIndex + 1 >= threshold && lastSearchQuery?.hasMoreResults) {
             const newOffset = (lastSearchQuery.offset ?? 0) + CONST.SEARCH.RESULTS_PAGE_SIZE;
             search({
                 queryJSON: lastSearchQuery.queryJSON,
                 offset: newOffset,
-                prevReportsLength: allReports.length,
+                prevReportsLength: effectiveAllReports.length,
                 shouldCalculateTotals: false,
                 searchKey: lastSearchQuery.searchKey,
                 isLoading: isSearchLoading,
             });
         }
 
-        const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % allReports.length;
-        goToReportId(allReports.at(nextIndex));
+        const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % effectiveAllReports.length;
+        goToReportId(effectiveAllReports.at(nextIndex));
     };
 
     const goToPrevReport = () => {
-        if (currentIndex === -1 || allReports.length === 0) {
+        if (currentIndex === -1 || effectiveAllReports.length === 0) {
             return;
         }
 
-        const prevIndex = (currentIndex - 1) % allReports.length;
-        goToReportId(allReports.at(prevIndex));
+        const prevIndex = (currentIndex - 1) % effectiveAllReports.length;
+        goToReportId(effectiveAllReports.at(prevIndex));
     };
 
     if (!shouldDisplayNavigationArrows) {
@@ -166,9 +197,19 @@ function MoneyRequestReportNavigation({reportID, shouldDisplayNarrowVersion}: Mo
     const snapshotGuardSelector = buildSnapshotGuardSelector(reportID);
     const [snapshotGuard = EMPTY_GUARD] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.SNAPSHOT}${hash}`, {selector: snapshotGuardSelector});
 
-    const shouldMount = isExpenseReportSearch && snapshotGuard.hasMultiple && snapshotGuard.includesReport;
+    const isLiveGuardSatisfied = isExpenseReportSearch && snapshotGuard.hasMultiple && snapshotGuard.includesReport;
+
+    // Once the live snapshot has satisfied the guard during this mount, keep the inner component
+    // mounted even if the guard later flips false (e.g. the current report is removed from the
+    // snapshot after approving it). The inner component falls back to a cached list so the
+    // carousel stays visible for continued navigation. setState during render is the React-
+    // recommended pattern for storing information from previous renders.
+    const [shouldKeepMounted, setShouldKeepMounted] = useState(false);
+    if (isLiveGuardSatisfied && !shouldKeepMounted) {
+        setShouldKeepMounted(true);
+    }
 
-    if (!shouldMount) {
+    if (!shouldKeepMounted) {
         return null;
     }