From 5e734fe8153f0c743ef5ac9128fe94d3ac0942ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rudrakshagarwal4200-ai <rudrakshagarwal4200@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:33:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Handle open amount in item sliding component

Remove closing class and enable gesture if open amount is non-zero.
---
 core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
index d2bce0e0dfd..2c0fbcc2013 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
@@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ export class ItemSliding implements ComponentInterface {
       style.transition = '';
     }
 
+    if (openAmount !== 0) {
+      el.classList.remove('item-sliding-closing');
+      if (this.gesture) {
+        this.gesture.enable(!this.disabled);
+      }
+    }
+
     if (openAmount > 0) {
       this.state =
         openAmount >= this.optsWidthRightSide + SWIPE_MARGIN

From abef2ff107147e167224ce3cb60033892d8f1976 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rudrakshagarwal4200-ai <rudrakshagarwal4200@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:34:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Implement e2e test for item sliding options

Add test for opening opposite side behavior in item sliding
---
 .../item-sliding/test/basic/item-sliding.e2e.ts  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/src/components/item-sliding/test/basic/item-sliding.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/item-sliding/test/basic/item-sliding.e2e.ts
index 66797b3ad4e..0ba173e7232 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-sliding/test/basic/item-sliding.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/item-sliding/test/basic/item-sliding.e2e.ts
@@ -262,5 +262,21 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
 
       await openStartOptions(page, true);
     });
+
+    test('opening opposite side should remove item-sliding-closing and keep options clickable', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+      testInfo.annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/29975',
+      });
+
+      const slidingItem = page.locator('#item2');
+      await slidingItem.evaluate(async (el: HTMLIonItemSlidingElement) => {
+        await el.open('end');
+        await el.open('start');
+      });
+      await page.waitForChanges();
+
+      await expect(slidingItem).not.toHaveClass(/item-sliding-closing/);
+    });
   });
 });