diff --git a/crates/redact/src/sanitize.rs b/crates/redact/src/sanitize.rs
index 47d99a94a7..45bde36846 100644
--- a/crates/redact/src/sanitize.rs
+++ b/crates/redact/src/sanitize.rs
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ pub fn scan(doc: &Document) -> Vec<(Hidden, usize)> {
     let pages = pdfcraft_model::pages(doc);
     let annots: Vec<Dict> = pages.iter().flat_map(|p| annots_of(doc, &p.dict)).filter_map(|a| doc.resolve(&a).as_dict().cloned()).collect();
     let count_sub = |s: &[u8]| annots.iter().filter(|a| a.name(b"Subtype") == Some(s)).count();
+    let listed = listed_annotations(doc);
     let names = sub(doc, &cat, b"Names").unwrap_or_default();
     let owned_keys: Vec<&[u8]> = OWNED.iter().map(|o| o.1).collect();
     // A graph nested too deeply to walk counts as holding everything, so the removal runs and
@@ -528,9 +529,10 @@ pub fn scan(doc: &Document) -> Vec<(Hidden, usize)> {
                         + usize::from(cat.get(b"OpenAction").is_some_and(|a| doc.resolve(a).as_dict().is_some()))
                         + owned(Hidden::LinksActionsScripts)
                         + annots.iter().filter(|a| primary_action_only(a)).count()
+                        // fields no page lists (a listed widget is counted with the annotations above)
                         + field_dicts(doc)
                             .into_iter()
-                            .filter(|&r| doc.get(r).as_dict().is_some_and(|d| !d.contains(b"Subtype") && primary_action_only(d)))
+                            .filter(|r| !listed.contains(r) && doc.get(*r).as_dict().is_some_and(primary_action_only))
                             .count()
                         + sub(doc, &names, b"JavaScript").map_or(0, |t| name_tree_len(doc, &t))
                 }
@@ -601,9 +603,18 @@ pub fn remove_hidden(doc: &mut Document, which: &[Hidden]) -> Result<Vec<(Hidden
         let mut kept = Vec::new();
         for a in list {
             let Some(r) = a.as_ref() else {
-                if !doc.resolve(&a).as_dict().is_some_and(drop_annot) {
-                    kept.push(a);
+                let mut a = a;
+                if doc.resolve(&a).as_dict().is_some_and(drop_annot) {
+                    continue;
                 }
+                // a direct annotation holds its own actions: removed from the entry kept in the array
+                if which.contains(&Hidden::LinksActionsScripts)
+                    && let Object::Dict(d) = &mut a
+                {
+                    d.remove(b"AA");
+                    d.remove(b"A");
+                }
+                kept.push(a);
                 continue;
             };
             let d = doc.get(r).as_dict().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/crates/redact/src/tests.rs b/crates/redact/src/tests.rs
index d5555264a0..e06deb268b 100644
--- a/crates/redact/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/redact/src/tests.rs
@@ -3922,3 +3922,40 @@ fn screen_and_field_primary_actions_are_removed() {
     let saved = write_full(&doc, &SaveOptions::default()).unwrap();
     assert!(!saved.windows(14).any(|w| w == b"SCRIPT_PAYLOAD"), "the script is still in the file");
 }
+
+/// A direct annotation dictionary in `/Annots` holds its own action: removal clears it there, not
+/// only from annotations that are indirect objects.
+#[test]
+fn removing_actions_clears_a_direct_annotation_action() {
+    use crate::sanitize::{Hidden, remove_hidden, scan};
+    let objs: Vec<Vec<u8>> = vec![
+        b"<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >>".to_vec(),
+        b"<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >>".to_vec(),
+        b"<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 300 300] /Contents 4 0 R /Annots [<< /Type /Annot /Subtype /Screen /Rect [10 10 50 50] /A << /S /JavaScript /JS (app.alert\\(1\\)) >> >>] >>"
+            .to_vec(),
+        stream("", b"BT ET"),
+    ];
+    let mut doc = pdf(objs);
+    let counts: HashMap<Hidden, usize> = scan(&doc).into_iter().collect();
+    assert!(counts[&Hidden::LinksActionsScripts] > 0, "{counts:?}");
+    remove_hidden(&mut doc, &[Hidden::LinksActionsScripts]).unwrap();
+    let bytes = write_full(&doc, &SaveOptions { object_streams: false, ..SaveOptions::default() }).unwrap();
+    assert!(!bytes.windows(10).any(|w| w == b"JavaScript"), "the direct annotation's action survived the save");
+}
+
+/// A widget field no page lists, with `/Subtype`, still counts for the actions scan when it holds
+/// an action, as removal clears it.
+#[test]
+fn an_unlisted_widget_field_action_is_counted() {
+    use crate::sanitize::{Hidden, scan};
+    let objs: Vec<Vec<u8>> = vec![
+        b"<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R /AcroForm << /Fields [5 0 R] >> >>".to_vec(),
+        b"<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >>".to_vec(),
+        b"<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 300 300] /Contents 4 0 R >>".to_vec(),
+        stream("", b"BT ET"),
+        b"<< /Type /Annot /Subtype /Widget /FT /Btn /T (b) /Rect [0 0 10 10] /A << /S /JavaScript /JS (x) >> >>".to_vec(),
+    ];
+    let doc = pdf(objs);
+    let counts: HashMap<Hidden, usize> = scan(&doc).into_iter().collect();
+    assert!(counts[&Hidden::LinksActionsScripts] > 0, "{counts:?}");
+}