diff --git a/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.cpp b/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.cpp
index fcd804b8fa..367929f74a 100644
--- a/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.cpp
+++ b/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,16 @@ void NavigationViewItem::UpdateRepeaterItemsSource()
             }
             return MenuItems().as<winrt::IInspectable>();
         }();
+        m_itemsSourceViewCollectionChangedRevoker.revoke();
         repeater.ItemsSource(itemsSource);
+        m_itemsSourceViewCollectionChangedRevoker = repeater.ItemsSourceView().CollectionChanged(winrt::auto_revoke, { this, &NavigationViewItem::OnItemsSourceViewChanged });
     }
 }
+
+void NavigationViewItem::OnItemsSourceViewChanged(const winrt::IInspectable& /*sender*/, const winrt::NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs& /*args*/)
+{
+    UpdateVisualStateForChevron();
+}
  
 winrt::UIElement NavigationViewItem::GetSelectionIndicator() const
 {
@@ -468,7 +475,7 @@ void NavigationViewItem::UpdateVisualStateForChevron()
 
 bool NavigationViewItem::HasChildren()
 {
-    return MenuItems().Size() > 0 || MenuItemsSource() != nullptr || HasUnrealizedChildren();
+    return MenuItems().Size() > 0 || (MenuItemsSource() != nullptr && m_repeater.get().ItemsSourceView().Count() > 0) || HasUnrealizedChildren();
 }
 
 bool NavigationViewItem::ShouldShowIcon()
@@ -919,6 +926,7 @@ void NavigationViewItem::UnhookEventsAndClearFields()
     m_repeaterElementPreparedRevoker.revoke();
     m_repeaterElementClearingRevoker.revoke();
     m_isEnabledChangedRevoker.revoke();
+    m_itemsSourceViewCollectionChangedRevoker.revoke();
 
     m_rootGrid.set(nullptr);
     m_navigationViewItemPresenter.set(nullptr);
diff --git a/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.h b/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.h
index 99978e0117..52998f3ecc 100644
--- a/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.h
+++ b/dev/NavigationView/NavigationViewItem.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class NavigationViewItem :
     bool HasChildren();
 
     void UpdateRepeaterItemsSource();
+    void OnItemsSourceViewChanged(const winrt::IInspectable& sender, const winrt::NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs& args);
     void ReparentRepeater();
     void OnFlyoutClosing(const winrt::IInspectable& sender, const winrt::FlyoutBaseClosingEventArgs& args);
     void UpdateItemIndentation();
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ class NavigationViewItem :
 
     winrt::ItemsRepeater::ElementPrepared_revoker m_repeaterElementPreparedRevoker{};
     winrt::ItemsRepeater::ElementClearing_revoker m_repeaterElementClearingRevoker{};
+    winrt::ItemsSourceView::CollectionChanged_revoker m_itemsSourceViewCollectionChangedRevoker{};
 
     winrt::FlyoutBase::Closing_revoker m_flyoutClosingRevoker{};
     winrt::Control::IsEnabledChanged_revoker m_isEnabledChangedRevoker{};
diff --git a/dev/NavigationView/NavigationView_ApiTests/NavigationViewTests.cs b/dev/NavigationView/NavigationView_ApiTests/NavigationViewTests.cs
index a3f1c295c5..5825f13199 100644
--- a/dev/NavigationView/NavigationView_ApiTests/NavigationViewTests.cs
+++ b/dev/NavigationView/NavigationView_ApiTests/NavigationViewTests.cs
@@ -759,5 +759,67 @@ public void VerifyNavigationViewItemInFooterDoesNotCrash()
                 Verify.IsTrue(true);
             });
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void VerifyExpandCollapseChevronVisibility()
+        {
+            NavigationView navView = null;
+            NavigationViewItem parentItem = null;
+            ObservableCollection<string> children = null;
+
+            RunOnUIThread.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                navView = new NavigationView();
+                Content = navView;
+
+                children = new ObservableCollection<string>();
+                parentItem = new NavigationViewItem() { Content = "ParentItem", MenuItemsSource = children };
+
+                navView.MenuItems.Add(parentItem);
+
+                navView.Width = 1008; // forces the control into Expanded mode so that the menu renders
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                UIElement chevronUIElement = (UIElement)VisualTreeUtils.FindVisualChildByName(parentItem, "ExpandCollapseChevron");
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Collapsed, "chevron should have been collapsed as NavViewItem has no children");
+
+                // Add a child to parentItem through the MenuItemsSource API. This should make the chevron visible.
+                children.Add("Child 1");
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Visible, "chevron should have been visible as NavViewItem now has children");
+
+                // Remove all children of parentItem. This should collapse the chevron
+                children.Clear();
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Collapsed, "chevron should have been collapsed as NavViewItem no longer has children");
+
+                // Add a child to parentItem and set the MenuItemsSource as null. This should collapse the chevron
+                children.Add("Child 2");
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                // we are doing this so that when we set MenuItemsSource as null, we can check if the chevron's visibility really changes
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Visible, "chevron should have been visible as NavViewItem now has children");
+
+                parentItem.MenuItemsSource = null;
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Collapsed, "chevron should have been collapsed as NavViewItem no longer has children");
+
+                // Add a child to parentItem through the MenuItems API. This should make the chevron visible.
+                parentItem.MenuItems.Add(new NavigationViewItem() { Content = "Child 3" });
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Visible, "chevron should have been visible as NavViewItem now has children");
+
+                // Remove all children of parentItem. This should collapse the chevron
+                parentItem.MenuItems.Clear();
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                Verify.IsTrue(chevronUIElement.Visibility == Visibility.Collapsed, "chevron should have been collapsed as NavViewItem no longer has children");
+            });
+        }
+
     }
 }
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