diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/post/review_descriptions.py b/frigate/data_processing/post/review_descriptions.py
index 431472e6f4..6783b70fdb 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/post/review_descriptions.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/post/review_descriptions.py
@@ -780,6 +780,13 @@ def run_analysis(
 
     for i, verified_label in enumerate(final_data["data"]["verified_objects"]):
         object_type = verified_label.replace("-verified", "").replace("_", " ")
+
+        # editing a sub label after the review item ended rebuilds sub_labels
+        # without verified_objects, so a stored item can have fewer sub labels
+        if i >= len(sub_labels_list):
+            unified_objects.append(object_type)
+            continue
+
         name = titlecase(sub_labels_list[i].replace("_", " "))
         unified_objects.append(f"{name} ← {object_type}")
 
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_review_sub_label_sync.py b/frigate/test/test_review_sub_label_sync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b32fb019a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/test/test_review_sub_label_sync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"""Tests for pairing review sub labels with their verified objects."""
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
+from frigate.data_processing.post.review_descriptions import run_analysis
+
+CONFIG = """
+mqtt:
+  enabled: False
+cameras:
+  front_door:
+    ffmpeg:
+      inputs:
+        - path: rtsp://10.0.0.1:554/video
+          roles:
+            - detect
+    detect:
+      width: 1920
+      height: 1080
+      fps: 5
+"""
+
+
+def unified_objects(review_data: dict) -> list[str]:
+    """Run the review analysis and return the objects sent to the GenAI client."""
+    camera_config = FrigateConfig.parse_yaml(CONFIG).cameras["front_door"]
+    client = MagicMock()
+    client.generate_review_description.return_value = None
+    run_analysis(
+        MagicMock(),
+        client,
+        MagicMock(),
+        camera_config,
+        {"id": "review1", "start_time": 0, "end_time": 10, "data": review_data},
+        [],
+        [],
+        camera_config.review.genai,
+        ["car", "person"],
+        [],
+    )
+    return client.generate_review_description.call_args.args[0]["unified_objects"]
+
+
+class TestRunAnalysisSubLabels(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_verified_objects_are_named_by_their_sub_label(self):
+        objects = unified_objects(
+            {
+                "zones": [],
+                "objects": ["person-verified", "car"],
+                "verified_objects": ["person-verified"],
+                "sub_labels": ["nick_m"],
+                "classification_state_changes": [],
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(objects, ["Nick M ← person", "car"])
+
+    def test_missing_sub_label_falls_back_to_object_type(self):
+        # clearing a sub label on an ended review item leaves verified_objects
+        # stale, which previously raised an IndexError on regenerate
+        objects = unified_objects(
+            {
+                "zones": [],
+                "objects": ["person-verified"],
+                "verified_objects": ["person-verified", "person-verified"],
+                "sub_labels": ["Nick"],
+                "classification_state_changes": [],
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(objects, ["Nick ← person", "person"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()