diff --git a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriter.php b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriter.php
index 81a842d..427825d 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriter.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriter.php
@@ -431,8 +431,13 @@ class MenuWriter
     {
         $problems = [];
         foreach ($this->created as $itemId) {
-            if (! wp_delete_post($itemId, true) instanceof WP_Post) {
-                $problems[] = sprintf('created item %d not deleted', $itemId);
+            // Ruling S50: a throwing delete (e.g. a hook) must not stop the rest of the rollback.
+            try {
+                if (! wp_delete_post($itemId, true) instanceof WP_Post) {
+                    $problems[] = sprintf('created item %d not deleted', $itemId);
+                }
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                $problems[] = sprintf('created item %d not deleted: %s', $itemId, $e->getMessage());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriterTest.php
index 4edcfe2..e25666d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/WordPress/Menus/MenuWriterTest.php
@@ -345,6 +345,37 @@ final class MenuWriterTest extends TestCase
         self::assertCount(4, $calls);
     }
 
+    /** Ruling S50: a throwing delete of a new item does not stop the rollback; the result is partial_write. */
+    public function testAThrowingDeleteOfANewItemStillRestoresTheRestAndIsPartial(): void
+    {
+        $calls = [];
+        Functions\when('wp_update_nav_menu_item')->alias(static function (int $menu, int $id, array $args) use (&$calls) {
+            $calls[] = [$id, $args];
+            return count($calls) === 3 ? new WP_Error('db', 'kaputt') : ($id > 0 ? $id : 50);
+        });
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_post')->once()->with(50, true)->andThrow(new \RuntimeException('hook kaputt'));
+
+        try {
+            (new MenuWriter())->apply(3, [
+                ['id' => 11, 'title' => 'Wir', 'children' => [
+                    ['type' => 'custom', 'url' => '/a', 'title' => 'A'],
+                    ['type' => 'custom', 'url' => '/b', 'title' => 'B'],
+                ]],
+            ], $this->current());
+            self::fail('WriteFailed expected');
+        } catch (WriteFailed $e) {
+            self::assertFalse($e->rolledBack);
+            self::assertStringContainsString('kaputt', $e->getMessage());
+            self::assertStringContainsString('created item 50 not deleted: hook kaputt', $e->getMessage());
+            $error = $e->toError();
+            self::assertToolError($error, 'partial_write');
+            self::assertSame('Home', $error->get_error_data()['previous_items'][0]['title']);
+        }
+
+        self::assertSame(11, $calls[3][0], 'the touched item is restored after the failed delete');
+        self::assertCount(4, $calls);
+    }
+
     public function testAFailedRemovalAfterAnotherRemovalIsAPartialWrite(): void
     {
         Functions\when('wp_update_nav_menu_item')->alias(static fn (int $menu, int $id): int => $id);