diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.test.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.test.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { expect } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators.js';
+import { UmbControllerHostElementMixin } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/controller-api';
+import { UmbDocumentItemDataResolver } from './document-item-data-resolver.js';
+import { UmbVariantContext } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/variant';
+
+// ============================================
+// SETUP: Create a test host element
+// ============================================
+// Controllers need a "host" element to attach to.
+// This creates a simple HTML element that can host controllers.
+@customElement('umb-test-controller-host')
+class UmbTestControllerHostElement extends UmbControllerHostElementMixin(HTMLElement) {}
+
+describe('UmbDocumentItemDataResolver', () => {
+	let hostElement: UmbTestControllerHostElement;
+	let resolver: UmbDocumentItemDataResolver<any>;
+	let variantContext: UmbVariantContext;
+
+	// ============================================
+	// beforeEach: Runs before EACH test
+	// ============================================
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		// 1. Create a host element
+		hostElement = new UmbTestControllerHostElement();
+		document.body.appendChild(hostElement);
+
+		// 2. Create and set up the variant context
+		//    This tells the resolver which culture to use
+		variantContext = new UmbVariantContext(hostElement);
+		await variantContext.setCulture('en-US');
+		await variantContext.setFallbackCulture('en-US');
+		await variantContext.setAppCulture('en-US');
+
+		// 3. Create the resolver (it will consume the context automatically)
+		resolver = new UmbDocumentItemDataResolver(hostElement);
+	});
+
+	// ============================================
+	// afterEach: Cleanup after EACH test
+	// ============================================
+	afterEach(() => {
+		document.body.innerHTML = '';
+	});
+
+	// ============================================
+	// Test Group: Public API
+	// ============================================
+	describe('Public API', () => {
+		it('has a name observable', () => {
+			expect(resolver).to.have.property('name');
+		});
+
+		it('has setData method', () => {
+			expect(resolver).to.have.property('setData').that.is.a('function');
+		});
+
+		it('has getData method', () => {
+			expect(resolver).to.have.property('getData').that.is.a('function');
+		});
+
+		it('has getName method', () => {
+			expect(resolver).to.have.property('getName').that.is.a('function');
+		});
+	});
+
+	// ============================================
+	// Test Group: Name Fallback Behavior (THE BUG FIX)
+	// ============================================
+	describe('name fallback behavior', () => {
+		it('should use current variant name when available', async () => {
+			// ARRANGE: Create mock data with a name for current culture
+			const mockData = {
+				entityType: 'document',
+				unique: 'test-123',
+				documentType: { unique: 'dt-1', icon: 'icon-document', collection: null },
+				isTrashed: false,
+				variants: [{ culture: 'en-US', name: 'English Title', state: 'Published' }],
+			};
+
+			// ACT: Set the data
+			resolver.setData(mockData);
+
+			// ASSERT: Name should be the variant name
+			const name = await resolver.getName();
+			expect(name).to.equal('English Title');
+		});
+
+		it('should fall back to fallback culture name in parentheses', async () => {
+			// ARRANGE: Current culture (de-DE) has no name, fallback (en-US) has name
+			await variantContext.setCulture('de-DE');
+			await variantContext.setFallbackCulture('en-US');
+
+			const mockData = {
+				entityType: 'document',
+				unique: 'test-123',
+				documentType: { unique: 'dt-1', icon: 'icon-document', collection: null },
+				isTrashed: false,
+				variants: [
+					{ culture: 'en-US', name: 'English Title', state: 'Published' },
+					{ culture: 'de-DE', name: undefined, state: 'NotCreated' },
+				],
+			};
+
+			// ACT
+			resolver.setData(mockData);
+
+			// ASSERT: Should use fallback name in parentheses
+			const name = await resolver.getName();
+			expect(name).to.equal('(English Title)');
+		});
+
+		it('should fall back to first variant with name when current and fallback have no name', async () => {
+			// ARRANGE: This is THE BUG FIX test!
+			// - Current culture (de-DE) has no name
+			// - Fallback culture (es-ES) has no name
+			// - But fr-FR has a name
+			await variantContext.setCulture('de-DE');
+			await variantContext.setFallbackCulture('es-ES');
+
+			const mockData = {
+				entityType: 'document',
+				unique: 'test-123',
+				documentType: { unique: 'dt-1', icon: 'icon-document', collection: null },
+				isTrashed: false,
+				variants: [
+					{ culture: 'de-DE', name: undefined, state: 'NotCreated' },
+					{ culture: 'es-ES', name: undefined, state: 'NotCreated' },
+					{ culture: 'fr-FR', name: 'Titre Français', state: 'Published' },
+				],
+			};
+
+			// ACT
+			resolver.setData(mockData);
+
+			// ASSERT: Should find and use the French name (first with a value)
+			const name = await resolver.getName();
+			expect(name).to.equal('(Titre Français)');
+		});
+
+		it('should return (Untitled) when no variants have names', async () => {
+			// ARRANGE: No variant has a name
+			const mockData = {
+				entityType: 'document',
+				unique: 'test-123',
+				documentType: { unique: 'dt-1', icon: 'icon-document', collection: null },
+				isTrashed: false,
+				variants: [
+					{ culture: 'en-US', name: undefined, state: 'NotCreated' },
+					{ culture: 'de-DE', name: undefined, state: 'NotCreated' },
+				],
+			};
+
+			// ACT
+			resolver.setData(mockData);
+
+			// ASSERT: Should show (Untitled) placeholder
+			const name = await resolver.getName();
+			expect(name).to.equal('(Untitled)');
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.ts
index f27afee63b..97850c6ff0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/item/document-item-data-resolver.ts
@@ -229,18 +229,24 @@ export class UmbDocumentItemDataResolver<DocumentItemModel extends UmbDocumentIt
 
 	#setName() {
 		const variant = this.#getCurrentVariant();
-		if (variant) {
+		if (variant?.name) {
 			this.#name.setValue(variant.name);
 			return;
 		}
 
 		const variants = this.getData()?.variants;
 		if (variants) {
-			const fallbackName = findVariant(variants, this.#fallbackCulture!)?.name;
-			this.#name.setValue(`(${fallbackName})`);
-		} else {
-			this.#name.setValue(undefined);
+			// Try fallback culture first, then first variant with any name
+			const fallbackName =
+				findVariant(variants, this.#fallbackCulture!)?.name ?? variants.find((x) => x.name)?.name;
+
+			if (fallbackName) {
+				this.#name.setValue(`(${fallbackName})`);
+				return;
+			}
 		}
+
+		this.#name.setValue('(Untitled)');
 	}
 
 	#setIsDraft() {