diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 629200b8..f4afec27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - `ct()` descriptors accept `eltr` with script leaves that contain no extension fragments.
 - Miniscript and policy strings accept a trailing descriptor checksum, which is verified. The text after the last `#` is read as the checksum, so a key containing `#` is only accepted when a valid checksum follows.
 - `pegin()` and `legacy_pegin()` descriptors can be parsed from strings. `LegacyPegin` displays its inner descriptor without the inner checksum. A successful parse does not check the restrictions that pegin spending places on the descriptor. Unsupported forms, such as an `eltr` Elements descriptor, still parse and can panic in the unchanged Bitcoin-side methods, including `bitcoin_address`, `bitcoin_witness_script` and `get_bitcoin_satisfaction`.
+- Updating a PSET output with an `eltr` descriptor that has no script tree sets its `tap_tree` to `None`.
 
 # 0.5.0 - Sep 20, 2026
 
diff --git a/src/psbt/mod.rs b/src/psbt/mod.rs
index 9fad0318..b704bff8 100644
--- a/src/psbt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/psbt/mod.rs
@@ -1345,15 +1345,14 @@ where
         tapleaf_hashes.dedup();
     }
 
-    match item.tap_tree() {
-        // Only set the tap_tree if the item supports it (it's an output) and the descriptor actually
-        // contains one, otherwise it'll just be empty
-        Some(tap_tree) if tr_derived.taptree().is_some() => {
-            *tap_tree =
-                Some(psbt::TapTree::from_inner(builder).expect("The tree should always be valid"));
-        }
-        _ => {}
+    // Only set the tap_tree if the item supports it (it's an output) and the descriptor actually
+    // contains one, otherwise it'll just be empty
+    if let Some(tap_tree) = item.tap_tree() {
+        *tap_tree = tr_derived.taptree().as_ref().map(|_| {
+            psbt::TapTree::from_inner(builder).expect("The tree should always be valid")
+        });
     }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -1695,6 +1694,23 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_update_output_tr_key_only_clears_tap_tree() {
+        let xpub = "xpub6BgBgsespWvERF3LHQu6CnqdvfEvtMcQjYrcRzx53QJjSxarj2afYWcLteoGVky7D3UKDP9QyrLprQ3VCECoY49yfdDEHGCtMMj92pReUsQ";
+        let with_tree = Descriptor::from_str(&format!("eltr({xpub}/0/0,pk({xpub}/0/1))")).unwrap();
+        let key_only = Descriptor::from_str(&format!("eltr({xpub}/0/0)")).unwrap();
+
+        let mut psbt_output = psbt::Output::default();
+        psbt_output
+            .update_with_descriptor_unchecked(&with_tree)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(psbt_output.tap_tree.is_some());
+        psbt_output
+            .update_with_descriptor_unchecked(&key_only)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(psbt_output.tap_tree, None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_update_item_non_tr_multi() {
         // values taken from https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0084.mediawiki (after removing zpub thingy)