diff --git a/src/Stache/Stores/TaxonomyTermsStore.php b/src/Stache/Stores/TaxonomyTermsStore.php
index 1d3081d0afd..5e3a0291378 100644
--- a/src/Stache/Stores/TaxonomyTermsStore.php
+++ b/src/Stache/Stores/TaxonomyTermsStore.php
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public function getItem($key)
         $this->handleFileChanges();
 
         if ($item = $this->getCachedItem($key)) {
+            $item->term()->syncOriginal();
+
             return $item;
         }
 
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ public function getItem($key)
                 ->in($site);
         }
 
+        $item->term()->syncOriginal();
+
         $this->cacheItem($item);
 
         return $item;
diff --git a/tests/Listeners/UpdateTermReferencesTest.php b/tests/Listeners/UpdateTermReferencesTest.php
index 11f98d0a9ce..b9f4f30dee5 100644
--- a/tests/Listeners/UpdateTermReferencesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Listeners/UpdateTermReferencesTest.php
@@ -314,6 +314,68 @@ public function it_updates_scoped_term_fields_regardless_of_max_items_setting()
         $this->assertEquals('topics::norris', $entry->fresh()->get('non_favourites'));
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_nullifies_references_when_deleting_a_term_loaded_from_its_file()
+    {
+        $collection = tap(Facades\Collection::make('articles'))->save();
+
+        $this->setInBlueprints('collections/articles', [
+            'fields' => [
+                [
+                    'handle' => 'favourites',
+                    'field' => [
+                        'type' => 'terms',
+                        'taxonomies' => ['topics'],
+                        'mode' => 'select',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $entry = tap(Facades\Entry::make()->collection($collection)->data([
+            'favourites' => ['hoff', 'norris'],
+        ]))->save();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['hoff', 'norris'], $entry->get('favourites'));
+
+        Facades\Stache::store('terms')->store('topics')->forgetItem('en::hoff');
+
+        Facades\Term::find('topics::hoff')->delete();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['norris'], $entry->fresh()->get('favourites'));
+    }
+
+    /** @see https://github.com/statamic/cms/issues/11264 */
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_nullifies_references_when_deleting_a_term_that_only_exists_in_entry_data()
+    {
+        $collection = tap(Facades\Collection::make('articles')->taxonomies(['topics']))->save();
+
+        $this->setInBlueprints('collections/articles', [
+            'fields' => [
+                [
+                    'handle' => 'topics',
+                    'field' => [
+                        'type' => 'terms',
+                        'taxonomies' => ['topics'],
+                        'mode' => 'select',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $entry = tap(Facades\Entry::make()->collection($collection)->data([
+            'topics' => ['hoff', 'ghost'],
+        ]))->save();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['hoff', 'ghost'], $entry->get('topics'));
+
+        Facades\Term::find('topics::ghost')->delete();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['hoff'], $entry->fresh()->get('topics'));
+        $this->assertNull(Facades\Term::find('topics::ghost'));
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_nullifies_references_when_deleting_a_scoped_term()
     {