diff --git a/src/stdlib_hashmap_chaining.f90 b/src/stdlib_hashmap_chaining.f90
index 273545680..b121f90a9 100644
--- a/src/stdlib_hashmap_chaining.f90
+++ b/src/stdlib_hashmap_chaining.f90
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ module subroutine remove_chaining_entry(map, key, existed)
         centry % next => bentry
         map % inverse(inmap) % target => null()
         map % num_free = map % num_free + 1
+        map % num_entries = map % num_entries - 1
 
     end subroutine remove_chaining_entry
 
diff --git a/test/hashmaps/test_maps.fypp b/test/hashmaps/test_maps.fypp
index 8e8311c96..835bb9369 100644
--- a/test/hashmaps/test_maps.fypp
+++ b/test/hashmaps/test_maps.fypp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ contains
                 , new_unittest("chaining-maps-${hash_}$-${size_}$-byte-words", test_${hash_}$_${size_}$_byte_words) &
               #:endfor
             #:endfor
+            , new_unittest("chaining-maps-removal-spec", test_removal_spec) &
             ]
 
     end subroutine collect_stdlib_chaining_maps
@@ -173,6 +174,56 @@ contains
 
     end subroutine
 
+    subroutine test_removal_spec(error)
+        !! Test following code provided by @jannisteunissen
+        !! https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/785
+        type(error_type), allocatable, intent(out) :: error
+
+        type(chaining_hashmap_type) :: map
+        type(key_type) :: key
+        integer, parameter :: n_max = 500
+        integer :: n
+        integer, allocatable :: key_counts(:)
+        integer, allocatable :: seed(:)
+        integer(int8) :: int32_int8(4)
+        integer(int32) :: keys(n_max)
+        real(dp) :: r_uniform(n_max)
+        logical :: existed, present
+
+        call random_seed(size = n)
+        allocate(seed(n), source = 123456)
+        call random_seed(put = seed)
+
+        call random_number(r_uniform)
+        keys = nint(r_uniform * n_max * 0.25_dp)
+
+        call map%init(fnv_1_hasher, slots_bits=10)
+
+        do n = 1, n_max
+            call set(key, transfer(keys(n), int32_int8))
+            call map%key_test(key, present)
+            if (present) then
+                call map%remove(key, existed)
+                call check(error, existed, "chaining-removal-spec: Key not found in entry removal.")
+                return
+            else
+                call map%map_entry(key)
+            end if
+        end do
+
+        ! Count number of keys that occur an odd number of times
+        allocate(key_counts(minval(keys):maxval(keys)), source = 0)
+        do n = 1, n_max
+            key_counts(keys(n)) = key_counts(keys(n)) + 1
+        end do
+        n = sum(iand(key_counts, 1))
+
+        call check(error, map%entries(), n, & 
+                   "chaining-removal-spec: Number of expected keys and entries are different.")
+        return
+
+    end subroutine
+
 end module
 
 module test_stdlib_open_maps
@@ -215,6 +266,7 @@ contains
                 , new_unittest("open-maps-${hash_}$-${size_}$-byte-words", test_${hash_}$_${size_}$_byte_words) &
               #:endfor
             #:endfor
+            , new_unittest("open-maps-removal-spec", test_removal_spec) &
             ]
 
     end subroutine collect_stdlib_open_maps
@@ -347,6 +399,56 @@ contains
 
     end subroutine
 
+    subroutine test_removal_spec(error)
+        !! Test following code provided by @jannisteunissen
+        !! https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/785
+        type(error_type), allocatable, intent(out) :: error
+
+        type(open_hashmap_type) :: map
+        type(key_type) :: key
+        integer, parameter :: n_max = 500
+        integer :: n
+        integer, allocatable :: key_counts(:)
+        integer, allocatable :: seed(:)
+        integer(int8) :: int32_int8(4)
+        integer(int32) :: keys(n_max)
+        real(dp) :: r_uniform(n_max)
+        logical :: existed, present
+
+        call random_seed(size = n)
+        allocate(seed(n), source = 123456)
+        call random_seed(put = seed)
+
+        call random_number(r_uniform)
+        keys = nint(r_uniform * n_max * 0.25_dp)
+
+        call map%init(fnv_1_hasher, slots_bits=10)
+
+        do n = 1, n_max
+            call set(key, transfer(keys(n), int32_int8))
+            call map%key_test(key, present)
+            if (present) then
+                call map%remove(key, existed)
+                call check(error, existed, "open-removal-spec: Key not found in entry removal.")
+                return
+            else
+                call map%map_entry(key)
+            end if
+        end do
+
+        ! Count number of keys that occur an odd number of times
+        allocate(key_counts(minval(keys):maxval(keys)), source = 0)
+        do n = 1, n_max
+            key_counts(keys(n)) = key_counts(keys(n)) + 1
+        end do
+        n = sum(iand(key_counts, 1))
+
+        call check(error, map%entries(), n, & 
+                   "open-removal-spec: Number of expected keys and entries are different.")
+        return
+
+    end subroutine
+
 end module