diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs
index 7e93d347b36e..bea0ef24b850 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ void UpdateEmptyViewVisibility(bool isEmpty)
 
 			if (isEmpty)
 			{
+				CollectionView.LayoutIfNeeded();
 				ShowEmptyView();
 			}
 			else
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ void HideEmptyView()
 			}
 
 			_emptyUIView.RemoveFromSuperview();
+			CollectionView.ContentInset = UIEdgeInsets.Zero;
 
 			_emptyViewDisplayed = false;
 		}
@@ -559,6 +561,24 @@ void TearDownEmptyView()
 			_emptyViewFormsElement = null;
 		}
 
+		void RemeasureLayout(VisualElement formsElement)
+		{
+			if (IsHorizontal)
+			{
+				MeasureAndArrange(formsElement, double.PositiveInfinity, CollectionView.Frame.Height);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				MeasureAndArrange(formsElement, CollectionView.Frame.Width, double.PositiveInfinity);
+			}
+		}
+
+		void MeasureAndArrange(VisualElement element, double widthConstraint, double heightConstraint)
+		{
+			var request = element.Measure(widthConstraint, heightConstraint);
+			element.Arrange(new Rect(0, 0, request.Width, request.Height));
+		}
+
 		void LayoutEmptyView()
 		{
 			if (!_initialized || _emptyUIView == null || _emptyUIView.Superview == null)
@@ -568,7 +588,10 @@ void LayoutEmptyView()
 
 			var frame = DetermineEmptyViewFrame();
 
+			RemeasureLayout(_emptyViewFormsElement);
+			frame = new CGRect(frame.X, frame.Y, frame.Width, Math.Max(frame.Height, _emptyViewFormsElement.Height));
 			_emptyUIView.Frame = frame;
+			CollectionView.ContentInset = new UIEdgeInsets(0, 0, frame.Height, 0);
 
 			if (_emptyViewFormsElement != null && ((IElementController)ItemsView).LogicalChildren.IndexOf(_emptyViewFormsElement) != -1)
 				_emptyViewFormsElement.Layout(frame.ToRectangle());
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue28118.xaml b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue28118.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df47e3d79724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue28118.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ContentPage xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+             x:Class="Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues.Issue28118">
+        <Grid RowDefinitions="*">
+                <CollectionView AutomationId="CollectionView">
+                        <CollectionView.EmptyView>
+                                <VerticalStackLayout>
+                                        <ContentView HeightRequest="500"
+                                                     BackgroundColor="Red"/>
+                                        <ContentView HeightRequest="500"
+                                                     BackgroundColor="Blue"/>
+                                        <Label Text="Success"
+                                               AutomationId="SuccessLabel"/>
+                                </VerticalStackLayout>
+                        </CollectionView.EmptyView>
+                </CollectionView>
+        </Grid>
+</ContentPage>
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/issue28118.xaml.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/issue28118.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a7db4048cfa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/issue28118.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues;
+[Issue(IssueTracker.Github, 28118, "CollectionView - empty view issues", PlatformAffected.iOS)]
+public partial class Issue28118 : ContentPage
+{
+	public Issue28118()
+	{
+		InitializeComponent();
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue28118.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue28118.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89cbde595237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue28118.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UITest.Appium;
+using UITest.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.TestCases.Tests.Issues;
+public class Issue28118 : _IssuesUITest
+{
+	public Issue28118(TestDevice testDevice) : base(testDevice)
+	{
+	}
+
+	public override string Issue => "CollectionView - empty view issues";
+
+	[Test]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.CollectionView)]
+	public void EmptyViewShouldScroll()
+	{
+		App.WaitForElement("CollectionView");
+		App.ScrollDown("CollectionView", ScrollStrategy.Gesture, 0.5);
+		App.WaitForElement("SuccessLabel");
+	}
+}
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