diff --git a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducer.test.ts b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducer.test.ts
index 7bb94a13d..b32f3640f 100644
--- a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducer.test.ts
@@ -847,6 +847,45 @@ describe('transitionVoiceEngineV2', () => {
 		expect(selectVoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycle(snapshot, 'unknown')).toBeNull();
 	});
 
+	it('sourceLifecycle.removed drops the lifecycle slot for that source only', () => {
+		const snapshot = applyEvents(initialSnapshot(), [
+			{
+				type: 'sourceLifecycle.transitioned',
+				sourceId: 'source-removed',
+				kind: 'failed',
+				since: 11n,
+				attempts: 8,
+				fault: 'captureDeviceLost',
+				atMs: 11,
+			},
+			{
+				type: 'sourceLifecycle.transitioned',
+				sourceId: 'source-kept',
+				kind: 'active',
+				since: 12n,
+				attempts: 0,
+				fault: null,
+				atMs: 12,
+			},
+		]);
+
+		const transition = transitionVoiceEngineV2(snapshot, {type: 'sourceLifecycle.removed', sourceId: 'source-removed'});
+
+		expect(transition.commands).toEqual([]);
+		expect(selectVoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycle(transition.snapshot, 'source-removed')).toBeNull();
+		expect(selectVoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycle(transition.snapshot, 'source-kept')?.kind).toBe('active');
+		expect([...selectVoiceEngineV2FailedSourceIds(transition.snapshot)]).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	it('sourceLifecycle.removed for an unknown source leaves the snapshot untouched', () => {
+		const snapshot = initialSnapshot();
+
+		const transition = transitionVoiceEngineV2(snapshot, {type: 'sourceLifecycle.removed', sourceId: 'source-absent'});
+
+		expect(transition.commands).toEqual([]);
+		expect(transition.snapshot).toBe(snapshot);
+	});
+
 	it('selectVoiceEngineV2FailedSourceIds returns only failed lifecycle ids', () => {
 		const snapshot = applyEvents(initialSnapshot(), [
 			{
diff --git a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/_dispatch.ts b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/_dispatch.ts
index 4e3f33bc8..ca6e8b053 100644
--- a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/_dispatch.ts
+++ b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/_dispatch.ts
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ export function dispatchObservabilityEvent(
 	assert.equal(typeof event.type, 'string', 'dispatchObservabilityEvent event.type must be a string');
 	switch (event.type) {
 		case 'sourceLifecycle.transitioned':
+		case 'sourceLifecycle.removed':
 			return transitionSourceLifecycles(snapshot, event);
 		default:
 			return null;
diff --git a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/sourceLifecycles.ts b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/sourceLifecycles.ts
index 02a8a189a..b85337565 100644
--- a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/sourceLifecycles.ts
+++ b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/core/reducers/sourceLifecycles.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
-import type {VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent} from '../../protocol/events';
+import type {
+	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleRemovedEvent,
+	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent,
+} from '../../protocol/events';
 import type {VoiceEngineV2DiagnosticEntry} from '../../protocol/types';
 import type {SourceFault, SourceLifecycleState} from '../../source_isolation/SourceLifecycleState';
 import type {VoiceEngineV2Snapshot, VoiceEngineV2Transition} from '../state';
@@ -9,7 +12,9 @@ import {allocateOperation, appendDiagnostic, queueCommand} from './_helpers';
 
 const SOURCE_LIFECYCLE_DIAGNOSTICS_CODE = 'sourceFailed';
 
-type VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecyclesEvent = VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent;
+type VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecyclesEvent =
+	| VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent
+	| VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleRemovedEvent;
 
 function assertNeverLifecycleKind(kind: never): never {
 	assert.fail(`unhandled source lifecycle kind: ${JSON.stringify(kind)}`);
@@ -43,6 +48,12 @@ export function transitionSourceLifecycles(
 	assert.ok(event != null, 'transitionSourceLifecycles event must not be null');
 	assert.equal(typeof event.sourceId, 'string', 'sourceLifecycle.sourceId must be a string');
 	assert.ok(event.sourceId.length > 0, 'sourceLifecycle.sourceId must not be empty');
+	if (event.type === 'sourceLifecycle.removed') {
+		if (!Object.hasOwn(snapshot.sourceLifecycles, event.sourceId)) return {snapshot, commands: []};
+		const sourceLifecycles = {...snapshot.sourceLifecycles};
+		delete sourceLifecycles[event.sourceId];
+		return {snapshot: {...snapshot, sourceLifecycles}, commands: []};
+	}
 	const nextState = rebuildSourceLifecycleState(event);
 	const base: VoiceEngineV2Snapshot = {
 		...snapshot,
diff --git a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/index.ts b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/index.ts
index c32f744f2..3402808c9 100644
--- a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/index.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export type {
 	VoiceEngineV2ScreenOptions,
 	VoiceEngineV2ScreenPacing,
 	VoiceEngineV2SendStats,
+	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleRemovedEvent,
 	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent,
 	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionKind,
 	VoiceEngineV2Stats,
diff --git a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/events.ts b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/events.ts
index ef78f4445..02a53f18f 100644
--- a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/events.ts
+++ b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/events.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export interface VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent {
 	atMs: number;
 }
 
+export interface VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleRemovedEvent {
+	type: 'sourceLifecycle.removed';
+	sourceId: string;
+}
+
 import type {
 	VoiceEngineV2AudioControlsPatch,
 	VoiceEngineV2CameraEncodingOptions,
@@ -264,4 +269,5 @@ export type VoiceEngineV2Event =
 	| {type: 'inboundVideo.trackUnsubscribed'; trackSid: string}
 	| {type: 'inboundVideo.frameReceived'; frame: VoiceEngineV2InboundVideoFrame}
 	| {type: 'inboundVideo.frameStats'; stats: VoiceEngineV2InboundVideoFrameStats}
-	| VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent;
+	| VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent
+	| VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleRemovedEvent;
diff --git a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/index.ts b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/index.ts
index c444febf3..aefafb57f 100644
--- a/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/index.ts
+++ b/packages/voice_engine_v2/src/protocol/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type {VoiceEngineV2Command, VoiceEngineV2CommandType} from './commands';
 export {getVoiceEngineV2CommandResourceKey, getVoiceEngineV2CommandTypeResourceKey} from './commands';
 export type {
 	VoiceEngineV2Event,
+	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleRemovedEvent,
 	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionedEvent,
 	VoiceEngineV2SourceLifecycleTransitionKind,
 } from './events';