diff --git a/src/NotificationList/index.tsx b/src/NotificationList/index.tsx
index d0ff04b3..10b123c8 100644
--- a/src/NotificationList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/NotificationList/index.tsx
@@ -195,8 +195,27 @@ const NotificationList: React.FC<NotificationListProps> = (props) => {
   // ====================== Stack State =======================
   const [stackEnabled, { offset, threshold }] = useStack(stackConfig);
   const [listHovering, setListHovering] = React.useState(false);
+  const listRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const expanded = stackEnabled && (listHovering || keys.length <= threshold);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const listNode = listRef.current;
+    if (!listHovering || !listNode) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Removing a hovered notice can prevent React's mouseleave from firing.
+    const onMouseMove = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      // Closed shadow roots hide the list from the document event's path.
+      if (!event.composedPath().includes(listNode) && !listNode.matches(':hover')) {
+        setListHovering(false);
+      }
+    };
+    const { ownerDocument } = listNode;
+    ownerDocument.addEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove, true);
+    return () => ownerDocument.removeEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove, true);
+  }, [listHovering]);
+
   // ====================== Stack Layout ======================
   const stackPosition = React.useMemo<StackConfig | undefined>(() => {
     if (!stackEnabled || expanded) {
@@ -235,6 +254,7 @@ const NotificationList: React.FC<NotificationListProps> = (props) => {
 
   return (
     <div
+      ref={listRef}
       className={clsx(
         prefixCls,
         listPrefixCls,
diff --git a/tests/stack-hover.test.tsx b/tests/stack-hover.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd87934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stack-hover.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { useNotification } from '../src';
+import type { NotificationAPI } from '../src';
+
+describe('stack hover recovery', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => vi.useFakeTimers());
+  afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers());
+
+  function step(time: number) {
+    act(() => {
+      for (let elapsed = 0; elapsed < time; elapsed += 16) {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(16);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  it.each(['open', 'closed'] as const)('preserves hover within a %s shadow container', (mode) => {
+    const host = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const outerRoot = host.attachShadow({ mode: 'closed' });
+    const innerHost = document.createElement('div');
+    const outside = document.createElement('button');
+    outerRoot.append(innerHost, outside);
+    const shadowRoot = innerHost.attachShadow({ mode });
+    let api: NotificationAPI;
+    const Demo = () => {
+      const [instance, holder] = useNotification({
+        getContainer: () => shadowRoot,
+        stack: { threshold: 1 },
+        pauseOnHover: true,
+      });
+      api = instance;
+      return holder;
+    };
+    const { unmount } = render(<Demo />);
+    for (const destination of [outside, document.body, innerHost, host]) {
+      act(() => {
+        for (let key = 0; key < 3; key += 1) {
+          api.open({ key, description: `Notice ${key}`, duration: 1, closable: true });
+        }
+      });
+      const notices = shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice');
+      expect(notices).toHaveLength(3);
+      const list = shadowRoot.querySelector('.rc-notification-list');
+      let pointerInside = true;
+      const matches = list.matches.bind(list);
+      // jsdom has no pointer hit testing. Model only its native :hover result.
+      const hoverState = vi
+        .spyOn(list, 'matches')
+        .mockImplementation((selector) =>
+          selector === ':hover' ? pointerInside : matches(selector),
+        );
+      fireEvent.mouseEnter(notices[0]);
+      fireEvent.mouseMove(notices[1]);
+      expect(shadowRoot.querySelector('.rc-notification-list-hovered')).not.toBeNull();
+      step(2000);
+      expect(shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(3);
+      fireEvent.click(notices[0].querySelector('button'));
+      pointerInside = false;
+      fireEvent.mouseMove(destination);
+      expect(shadowRoot.querySelector('.rc-notification-list-hovered')).toBeNull();
+      step(1100);
+      expect(shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(0);
+      hoverState.mockRestore();
+    }
+    unmount();
+    host.remove();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    [4, 3],
+    [5, 3],
+    [4, 2],
+  ])('resumes after removing a hovered notice (%i notices, threshold %i)', (count, threshold) => {
+    let api: NotificationAPI;
+    const closed: number[] = [];
+    const Demo = () => {
+      const [instance, holder] = useNotification({ stack: { threshold }, pauseOnHover: true });
+      api = instance;
+      return (
+        <>
+          {holder}
+          <button onMouseMove={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}>Outside</button>
+        </>
+      );
+    };
+    const { getByText, unmount } = render(<Demo />);
+
+    for (let round = 0; round < 2; round += 1) {
+      act(() => {
+        for (let key = 0; key < count; key += 1) {
+          api.open({
+            key,
+            description: `Existing content ${key}`,
+            duration: key === 1 ? 0 : 1,
+            closable: true,
+            onClose: () => closed.push(key),
+          });
+        }
+      });
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(count);
+      step(320);
+      const firstNotice = getByText('Existing content 0').closest('.rc-notification-notice');
+      fireEvent.mouseEnter(firstNotice);
+      fireEvent.click(firstNotice.querySelector('button'));
+      expect(getByText('Existing content 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(count - 1);
+
+      // Removing the hovered DOM node can omit React's mouseleave event.
+      step(2000);
+      fireEvent.mouseMove(getByText('Existing content 2'));
+      step(2000);
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(count - 1);
+
+      fireEvent.mouseMove(getByText('Outside'));
+      expect(document.querySelector('.rc-notification-list-hovered')).toBeNull();
+      expect(!!document.querySelector('.rc-notification-stack-expanded')).toBe(
+        count - 1 <= threshold,
+      );
+      step(400);
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(count - 1);
+      step(400);
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('.rc-notification-notice')).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(getByText('Existing content 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(closed.slice(round * (count - 1))).toEqual([
+        0,
+        ...Array.from({ length: count - 2 }, (_, index) => index + 2),
+      ]);
+    }
+    unmount();
+    fireEvent.mouseMove(document.body);
+  });
+});