diff --git a/.changeset/guard-empty-layer-stack.md b/.changeset/guard-empty-layer-stack.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52c97b9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/guard-empty-layer-stack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@kobalte/core': patch
+---
+
+fix(dismissable-layer): guard `isTopMostLayer` against an empty layer stack.
+
+When the dismissable-layer stack is empty (e.g. callbacks fired after the last layer has already been removed during teardown), `layers[layers.length - 1]` is `undefined` and reading `.node` on it throws `TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'node')`. Returning `false` early when there are no layers makes the predicate behave consistently with "no top-most layer is currently registered".
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dismissable-layer/layer-stack.tsx b/packages/core/src/dismissable-layer/layer-stack.tsx
index f3181c063..7b4e31def 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dismissable-layer/layer-stack.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/dismissable-layer/layer-stack.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function find(node: HTMLElement | undefined): LayerModel | undefined {
 }
 
 function isTopMostLayer(node: HTMLElement | null) {
-	return layers[layers.length - 1].node === node;
+	return layers.length > 0 && layers[layers.length - 1].node === node;
 }
 
 function getPointerBlockingLayers() {