diff --git a/pkg/synchronizer/participant.go b/pkg/synchronizer/participant.go
index 06417ba0..553fdf6d 100644
--- a/pkg/synchronizer/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/synchronizer/participant.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import (
 type participantSynchronizer struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
-	tracks map[uint32]*TrackSynchronizer
+	tracks        map[uint32]*TrackSynchronizer
+	maxRemovedPTS time.Duration // high-water mark from tracks that have been removed
 }
 
 func newParticipantSynchronizer() *participantSynchronizer {
@@ -43,17 +44,26 @@ func (p *participantSynchronizer) onSenderReport(pkt *rtcp.SenderReport) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (p *participantSynchronizer) removeTrack(ssrc uint32) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+
+	if t := p.tracks[ssrc]; t != nil {
+		if pts := t.LastPTSAdjusted(); pts > p.maxRemovedPTS {
+			p.maxRemovedPTS = pts
+		}
+		t.Close()
+	}
+	delete(p.tracks, ssrc)
+}
+
 func (p *participantSynchronizer) getMaxPTSAdjusted() time.Duration {
 	p.Lock()
 	defer p.Unlock()
 
-	var maxPTS time.Duration
+	maxPTS := p.maxRemovedPTS
 	for _, t := range p.tracks {
-		t.Lock()
-		pts := t.lastPTSAdjusted
-		t.Unlock()
-
-		if pts > maxPTS {
+		if pts := t.LastPTSAdjusted(); pts > maxPTS {
 			maxPTS = pts
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer.go b/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer.go
index 0222d5d2..9227aa7d 100644
--- a/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer.go
+++ b/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer.go
@@ -307,12 +307,7 @@ func (s *Synchronizer) RemoveTrack(trackID string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	p.Lock()
-	if ts := p.tracks[ssrc]; ts != nil {
-		ts.Close()
-	}
-	delete(p.tracks, ssrc)
-	p.Unlock()
+	p.removeTrack(ssrc)
 }
 
 func (s *Synchronizer) GetStartedAt() int64 {
diff --git a/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer_test.go b/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer_test.go
index e211c21b..a485989e 100644
--- a/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/synchronizer/synchronizer_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const timeTolerance = time.Millisecond * 10
+const fakeAudioTrackID = "audio-1"
 
 // ---------- helpers ----------
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func pkt(ts uint32) jitter.ExtPacket {
 
 func fakeAudio48k(ssrc uint32) *synchronizerfakes.FakeTrackRemote {
 	f := &synchronizerfakes.FakeTrackRemote{}
-	f.IDReturns("audio-1")
+	f.IDReturns(fakeAudioTrackID)
 	f.KindReturns(webrtc.RTPCodecTypeAudio)
 	f.SSRCReturns(webrtc.SSRC(ssrc))
 	f.CodecReturns(webrtc.RTPCodecParameters{
@@ -300,3 +301,29 @@ func TestOnSenderReport_LateVideoStart_SmallSROffset_NoHugeNegativeDrift(t *test
 		near(t, extra, srOffset, timeTolerance)
 	}
 }
+
+// Regression: tracks removed before End() must still contribute to endedAt.
+func TestEnd_RemovedTracks_StillContributeDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	s := synchronizer.NewSynchronizerWithOptions()
+
+	audio := fakeAudio48k(0xA001)
+	ts := s.AddTrack(audio, "p1")
+	ts.Initialize(pkt(1000).Packet)
+	_, _ = ts.GetPTS(pkt(1000))
+
+	// Push ~2s of audio (100 packets at 20ms)
+	step := uint32(48000 * 20 / 1000) // 960 ticks
+	cur := uint32(1000)
+	for range 100 {
+		cur += step
+		_, _ = ts.GetPTS(pkt(cur))
+	}
+
+	// Remove the track before calling End (reproduces the egress shutdown race)
+	s.RemoveTrack(fakeAudioTrackID)
+	s.End()
+
+	duration := time.Duration(s.GetEndedAt() - s.GetStartedAt())
+	require.Greater(t, duration, time.Second,
+		"duration must reflect removed track's PTS; got %v", duration)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/synchronizer/track.go b/pkg/synchronizer/track.go
index 3858f0b3..5b3a1e15 100644
--- a/pkg/synchronizer/track.go
+++ b/pkg/synchronizer/track.go
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ func (t *TrackSynchronizer) initialize(extPkt jitter.ExtPacket) {
 	)
 }
 
+func (t *TrackSynchronizer) LastPTSAdjusted() time.Duration {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	return t.lastPTSAdjusted
+}
+
 func (t *TrackSynchronizer) Close() {
 	t.Lock()
 	defer t.Unlock()