diff --git a/e2e/harmony/recover.e2e.ts b/e2e/harmony/recover.e2e.ts
index 6cc28bfb7a0e..48655d65e322 100644
--- a/e2e/harmony/recover.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/harmony/recover.e2e.ts
@@ -235,4 +235,53 @@ describe('bit recover command', function () {
       expect(removeData.config.removed).to.be.true;
     });
   });
+  describe('remove in one lane, recover in other lane, then merged to the first lane', () => {
+    before(() => {
+      helper.scopeHelper.setNewLocalAndRemoteScopes();
+      helper.command.createLane('lane-a');
+      helper.fixtures.populateComponents(2);
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+
+      helper.command.createLane('lane-b');
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild('--unmodified');
+      helper.command.export();
+
+      helper.command.switchLocalLane('lane-a', '-x');
+      helper.command.removeLaneComp('comp1');
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+
+      helper.command.switchLocalLane('lane-b', '-x');
+      helper.command.mergeLane('lane-a', '-x');
+      helper.command.recover(`${helper.scopes.remote}/comp1`);
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+      helper.command.switchLocalLane('lane-a', '-x');
+      helper.command.mergeLane('lane-b');
+    });
+    it('should bring back the previously removed component', () => {
+      const list = helper.command.listParsed();
+      expect(list).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+      helper.bitMap.expectToHaveId('comp1');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('remove in one lane, recover in an empty lane', () => {
+    before(() => {
+      helper.scopeHelper.setNewLocalAndRemoteScopes();
+      helper.command.createLane('lane-a');
+      helper.fixtures.populateComponents(2);
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+      helper.command.removeLaneComp('comp1');
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+      helper.command.createLane('lane-b');
+    });
+    // currently it threw version "0.0.0" of component onpp7beq-remote/comp1 was not found
+    it('should show a descriptive error', () => {
+      expect(() => helper.command.recover(`${helper.scopes.remote}/comp1`)).to.throw('unable to find the component');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/scopes/component/merging/merging.main.runtime.ts b/scopes/component/merging/merging.main.runtime.ts
index 3be39a0fb050..5cb42e7dd12d 100644
--- a/scopes/component/merging/merging.main.runtime.ts
+++ b/scopes/component/merging/merging.main.runtime.ts
@@ -634,7 +634,17 @@ export class MergingMain {
     };
     const currentComponent = await getCurrentComponent();
     if (currentComponent.isRemoved()) {
-      return returnUnmerged(`component has been removed`, true);
+      // we made sure before that the component is not removed on the "other". so we have a few options:
+      // 1. other is ahead. in this case, other recovered the component. so we can continue with the merge.
+      // it is possible that it is diverged, in which case, still continue with the merge, and later on, the
+      // merge-config will show a config conflict of the remove aspect.
+      // 2. other is not ahead. in this case, just ignore this component, no point to merge it, we want it removed.
+      // 3. there are errors when calculating the divergeData, e.g. no snap in common. in such cases, we assume
+      // there are issues with this component, and is better not to merge it.
+      const divergeData = await getDivergeData({ repo, modelComponent, targetHead: otherLaneHead, throws: false });
+      if (divergeData.err || !divergeData.isTargetAhead()) {
+        return returnUnmerged(`component has been removed`, true);
+      }
     }
     const isModified = async () => {
       const componentModificationStatus = await consumer.getComponentStatusById(currentComponent.id);
diff --git a/scopes/component/remove/remove.main.runtime.ts b/scopes/component/remove/remove.main.runtime.ts
index b0bbd2a2e956..7d910fb3296d 100644
--- a/scopes/component/remove/remove.main.runtime.ts
+++ b/scopes/component/remove/remove.main.runtime.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ComponentID } from '@teambit/component-id';
 import { BitError } from '@teambit/bit-error';
 import deleteComponentsFiles from '@teambit/legacy/dist/consumer/component-ops/delete-component-files';
 import ComponentAspect, { Component, ComponentMain } from '@teambit/component';
+import { VersionNotFound } from '@teambit/legacy/dist/scope/exceptions';
 import { removeComponentsFromNodeModules } from '@teambit/legacy/dist/consumer/component/package-json-utils';
 import { RemoveCmd } from './remove-cmd';
 import { removeComponents } from './remove-components';
@@ -163,11 +164,24 @@ export class RemoveMain {
       return true;
     }
     const compId = await this.workspace.scope.resolveComponentId(compIdStr);
-    const compFromScope = await this.workspace.scope.get(compId);
+    const currentLane = await this.workspace.getCurrentLaneObject();
+    const idOnLane = currentLane?.getComponent(compId._legacy);
+    const compIdWithPossibleVer = idOnLane ? compId.changeVersion(idOnLane.head.toString()) : compId;
+    let compFromScope: Component | undefined;
+    try {
+      compFromScope = await this.workspace.scope.get(compIdWithPossibleVer);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      if (err instanceof VersionNotFound && err.version === '0.0.0') {
+        throw new BitError(
+          `unable to find the component ${compIdWithPossibleVer.toString()} in the current lane or main`
+        );
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
     if (compFromScope && this.isRemoved(compFromScope)) {
       // case #2 and #3
-      await importComp(compId._legacy.toString());
-      await setAsRemovedFalse(compId);
+      await importComp(compIdWithPossibleVer._legacy.toString());
+      await setAsRemovedFalse(compIdWithPossibleVer);
       return true;
     }
     // case #5
diff --git a/src/scope/exceptions/version-not-found.ts b/src/scope/exceptions/version-not-found.ts
index 7ef819a64ccb..5399525dc5b3 100644
--- a/src/scope/exceptions/version-not-found.ts
+++ b/src/scope/exceptions/version-not-found.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
  * @see VersionNotFoundOnFS for cases when the Version object is missing from the filesystem.
  */
 export default class VersionNotFound extends BitError {
-  constructor(version: string, componentId: string) {
+  constructor(readonly version: string, componentId: string) {
     super(`error: version "${chalk.bold(version)}" of component ${chalk.bold(componentId)} was not found.`);
   }
 }