diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/page_listing_header.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/page_listing_header.html
index b6ebb7c799..9b4108ce5f 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/page_listing_header.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/page_listing_header.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
     {# breadcrumbs #}
-    {% page_breadcrumbs parent_page 'wagtailadmin_explore' url_root_name='wagtailadmin_explore_root' is_expanded=parent_page.is_root %}
+    {% page_breadcrumbs parent_page 'wagtailadmin_explore' url_root_name='wagtailadmin_explore_root' %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block actions %}
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/page_breadcrumbs.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/page_breadcrumbs.html
index b2fe4cc4eb..6c23760885 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/page_breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/page_breadcrumbs.html
@@ -18,21 +18,7 @@
         {% else %}
             {% url url_name page.id as breadcrumb_url %}
         {% endif %}
-        {% if page.is_root %}
-            <li
-                class="{{ breadcrumb_item_classes }} {% if forloop.last %}w-font-bold{% endif %} {% if not is_expanded %}w-max-w-0{% endif %}"
-                {% if not is_expanded %}hidden{% endif %}
-                data-w-breadcrumbs-target="content"
-            >
-                <a
-                    class="{{ breadcrumb_link_classes }}"
-                    href="{{ breadcrumb_url }}{{ querystring_value }}"
-                >
-                    {% trans "Root" %}
-                </a>
-                {% icon name="arrow-right" classname=icon_classes %}
-            </li>
-        {% elif forloop.last %}
+        {% if forloop.last %}
             <li
                 class="{{ breadcrumb_item_classes }} w-font-bold"
                 {% if trailing_breadcrumb_title and not is_expanded %}hidden{% endif %}
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py b/wagtail/admin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py
index a5262e2e8f..dca84249b2 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py
@@ -92,10 +92,17 @@ def page_breadcrumbs(
     if not cca:
         return {"items": Page.objects.none()}
 
-    return {
-        "items": page.get_ancestors(inclusive=include_self)
+    items = (
+        page.get_ancestors(inclusive=include_self)
         .descendant_of(cca, inclusive=True)
-        .specific(),
+        .specific()
+    )
+
+    if len(items) == 1:
+        is_expanded = True
+
+    return {
+        "items": items,
         "current_page": page,
         "is_expanded": is_expanded,
         "page_perms": page_perms,
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_explorer_view.py b/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_explorer_view.py
index 17b67556df..140e15ed71 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_explorer_view.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_explorer_view.py
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ class TestExplorablePageVisibility(WagtailTestUtils, TestCase):
         # When Josh is viewing his visible root page, he should the page title as a non-hidden, single-item breadcrumb.
         expected = """
             <li
-                class="w-h-full w-flex w-items-center w-overflow-hidden w-transition w-duration-300 w-whitespace-nowrap w-flex-shrink-0 w-font-bold">
+                class="w-h-full w-flex w-items-center w-overflow-hidden w-transition w-duration-300 w-whitespace-nowrap w-flex-shrink-0 w-font-bold" data-w-breadcrumbs-target="content">
                 <a class="w-flex w-items-center w-text-text-label w-pr-0.5 w-text-14 w-no-underline w-outline-offset-inside w-border-b w-border-b-2 w-border-transparent w-box-content hover:w-border-current hover:w-text-text-label"
                    href="/admin/pages/4/">
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