diff --git a/server/client.go b/server/client.go
index 135df35827a..29fe28aaf68 100644
--- a/server/client.go
+++ b/server/client.go
@@ -3337,7 +3337,7 @@ func (c *client) unsubscribe(acc *Account, sub *subscription, force, remove bool
 	sub.shadow = nil
 	if len(shadowSubs) > 0 {
 		isSpokeLeaf = c.isSpokeLeafNode()
-		updateRoute = !isSpokeLeaf && (c.kind == CLIENT || c.kind == SYSTEM || c.kind == LEAF) && c.srv != nil
+		updateRoute = !isSpokeLeaf && (c.kind == CLIENT || c.kind == SYSTEM || c.kind == LEAF || c.kind == JETSTREAM) && c.srv != nil
 	}
 	sub.close()
 	c.mu.Unlock()
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
index d106c14210c..976ae1f4835 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
@@ -6702,3 +6702,111 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterDeletedNodeDoesNotReviveStreamAfterCatchup(t *testing.T
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+// https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/issues/7718
+func TestJetStreamClusterLeakedSubsWithStreamImportOverlappingJetStreamSubs(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpl := `
+	listen: 127.0.0.1:-1
+	server_name: %s
+	jetstream: {max_mem_store: 2GB, max_file_store: 2GB, store_dir: '%s'}
+
+	leaf {
+		listen: 127.0.0.1:-1
+	}
+
+	cluster {
+		name: %s
+		listen: 127.0.0.1:%d
+		routes = [%s]
+	}
+
+	accounts {
+	  ACC: {
+		jetstream: enabled
+		users: [{user: acc, password: acc}]
+		imports: [{stream: {account: zone, subject: ">"}}]
+	  }
+	  zone: {
+		jetstream: enabled
+		users: [{user: zone, password: zone}]
+		exports: [{stream: ">"}]
+	  }
+	}
+	no_auth_user: acc
+`
+	c := createJetStreamClusterWithTemplate(t, tmpl, "R3S", 3)
+	defer c.shutdown()
+
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	checkExpectedSubs := func(expected uint32) (actual uint32) {
+		t.Helper()
+		checkFor(t, 2*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond, func() error {
+			e := expected
+			for _, s := range c.servers {
+				subs := s.NumSubscriptions()
+				if e == 0 {
+					e = subs
+				} else if e != subs {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected %d subs, got %d", e, subs)
+				}
+			}
+			actual = e
+			return nil
+		})
+		return actual
+	}
+
+	// Track subscription counts between stream/consumer create/deletes.
+	var baseline, sc, cc uint32
+
+	// Perform a couple iterations to check we get to predictable subscription counts.
+	for range 3 {
+		// Zero means we don't know the expected count, but still ALL servers must equal.
+		initial := checkExpectedSubs(0)
+
+		// If we've iterated once, we'll know the baseline. Each next iteration must be equal to this.
+		if baseline != 0 {
+			require_Equal(t, baseline, initial)
+		}
+
+		// Add the stream.
+		_, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+			Name:     "TEST",
+			Subjects: []string{"foo"},
+			Replicas: 1,
+			Storage:  nats.FileStorage,
+		})
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+		sl := c.streamLeader("ACC", "TEST")
+		require_NotNil(t, sl)
+		afterStreamCreate := checkExpectedSubs(sl.NumSubscriptions())
+		if sc == 0 {
+			sc = afterStreamCreate
+		}
+		require_Equal(t, sc, afterStreamCreate)
+
+		// Add the consumer.
+		_, err = js.AddConsumer("TEST", &nats.ConsumerConfig{Durable: "CONSUMER"})
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+		afterConsumerCreate := checkExpectedSubs(sl.NumSubscriptions())
+		if cc == 0 {
+			cc = afterConsumerCreate
+		}
+		require_Equal(t, cc, afterConsumerCreate)
+
+		// Delete the consumer, the subscriptions should drop down to what they were after the stream was created.
+		require_NoError(t, js.DeleteConsumer("TEST", "CONSUMER"))
+		afterConsumerDelete := checkExpectedSubs(sl.NumSubscriptions())
+		require_Equal(t, afterStreamCreate, afterConsumerDelete)
+
+		// Deleting the stream should drop the subscriptions back to the baseline.
+		require_NoError(t, js.DeleteStream("TEST"))
+		afterStreamDelete := checkExpectedSubs(sl.NumSubscriptions())
+		if baseline == 0 {
+			baseline = afterStreamDelete
+		}
+		require_Equal(t, baseline, afterStreamDelete)
+	}
+}