diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/tests/test_snippets.py b/wagtail/snippets/tests/test_snippets.py
index 93e51ced56..3440180c1d 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/tests/test_snippets.py
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/tests/test_snippets.py
@@ -235,21 +235,45 @@ class TestSnippetListView(WagtailTestUtils, TestCase):
     def test_construct_snippet_listing_buttons_hook(self):
         Advert.objects.create(text="My Lovely advert")
 
-        # testapp implements a construct_snippetlisting_buttons hook
-        # that add's an dummy button with the label 'Dummy Button' which points
-        # to '/dummy-button' and is placed as a top-level button instead of
-        # put inside the default "More" dropdown button
+        # testapp implements a construct_snippet_listing_buttons hook
+        # that adds a dummy button with the label 'Dummy Button' which points
+        # to '/dummy-button' and is placed inside the default "More" dropdown button
         response = self.get()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "wagtailadmin/shared/buttons.html")
 
         soup = self.get_soup(response.content)
-        dummy_button = soup.select_one(
-            "tbody tr td ul.actions > li > a[href='/dummy-button']"
+        dropdowns = soup.select(
+            "tbody tr td ul.actions > li > [data-controller='w-dropdown']"
         )
+        self.assertEqual(len(dropdowns), 1)
+        more_dropdown = dropdowns[0]
+        dummy_button = more_dropdown.find("a", attrs={"href": "/dummy-button"})
         self.assertIsNotNone(dummy_button)
         self.assertEqual(dummy_button.text.strip(), "Dummy Button")
 
+    def test_construct_snippet_listing_buttons_hook_contains_default_buttons(self):
+        advert = Advert.objects.create(text="My Lovely advert")
+        delete_url = reverse(
+            "wagtailsnippets_tests_advert:delete", args=[quote(advert.pk)]
+        )
+
+        def hide_delete_button_for_lovely_advert(buttons, snippet, user):
+            # Edit, delete, dummy button
+            self.assertEqual(len(buttons), 3)
+            buttons[:] = [button for button in buttons if button.url != delete_url]
+            self.assertEqual(len(buttons), 2)
+
+        with hooks.register_temporarily(
+            "construct_snippet_listing_buttons",
+            hide_delete_button_for_lovely_advert,
+        ):
+            response = self.get()
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "wagtailadmin/shared/buttons.html")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, delete_url)
+
     def test_construct_snippet_listing_buttons_hook_deprecated_context(self):
         advert = Advert.objects.create(text="My Lovely advert")
 
diff --git a/wagtail/snippets/views/snippets.py b/wagtail/snippets/views/snippets.py
index 8134274861..406a33c47a 100644
--- a/wagtail/snippets/views/snippets.py
+++ b/wagtail/snippets/views/snippets.py
@@ -177,10 +177,9 @@ class IndexView(generic.IndexViewOptionalFeaturesMixin, generic.IndexView):
     def get_list_buttons(self, instance):
         more_buttons = self.get_list_more_buttons(instance)
         next_url = self.request.path
-        button_hooks = hooks.get_hooks("register_snippet_listing_buttons")
         list_buttons = []
 
-        for hook in button_hooks:
+        for hook in hooks.get_hooks("register_snippet_listing_buttons"):
             hook_buttons = hook(instance, self.request.user, next_url)
             for button in hook_buttons:
                 if isinstance(button, BaseDropdownMenuButton):
@@ -191,6 +190,19 @@ class IndexView(generic.IndexViewOptionalFeaturesMixin, generic.IndexView):
                     # Otherwise, add it to the default "More" dropdown
                     more_buttons.append(button)
 
+        # Pass the more_buttons to the construct hooks, as that's what contains
+        # the default buttons and most buttons added via register_snippet_listing_buttons
+        for hook in hooks.get_hooks("construct_snippet_listing_buttons"):
+            try:
+                hook(more_buttons, instance, self.request.user)
+            except TypeError:
+                warn(
+                    "construct_snippet_listing_buttons hook no longer accepts a context argument",
+                    RemovedInWagtail60Warning,
+                    stacklevel=2,
+                )
+                hook(more_buttons, instance, self.request.user, {})
+
         list_buttons.append(
             ButtonWithDropdown(
                 buttons=more_buttons,
@@ -202,19 +214,6 @@ class IndexView(generic.IndexViewOptionalFeaturesMixin, generic.IndexView):
             )
         )
 
-        # Pass the top-level buttons to the hooks, so top-level non-dropdown
-        # buttons can still be added.
-        for hook in hooks.get_hooks("construct_snippet_listing_buttons"):
-            try:
-                hook(list_buttons, instance, self.request.user)
-            except TypeError:
-                warn(
-                    "construct_snippet_listing_buttons hook no longer accepts a context argument",
-                    RemovedInWagtail60Warning,
-                    stacklevel=2,
-                )
-                hook(list_buttons, instance, self.request.user, {})
-
         return list_buttons
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):