diff --git a/pkg/service/marge/lastplayedat_test.go b/pkg/service/marge/lastplayedat_test.go
index cebe762..0d4791d 100644
--- a/pkg/service/marge/lastplayedat_test.go
+++ b/pkg/service/marge/lastplayedat_test.go
@@ -15,18 +15,30 @@ func TestLastPlayedAtParity(t *testing.T) {
 	utcTimeStr := strconv.FormatInt(now, 10)
 	expectedLastPlayedAt := time.Unix(now, 0).UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000+00:00")
 
+	// The recent needs a resolvable source so mapRecentsToFullResponse
+	// emits it — empty <source/> blocks are now filtered to avoid
+	// protobuf-required-field aborts on the speaker (GH-269).
 	recents := []models.ServiceRecent{
 		{
 			ServiceContentItem: models.ServiceContentItem{
-				ID:   "1",
-				Name: "Recent 1",
+				ID:       "1",
+				Name:     "Recent 1",
+				Source:   "TUNEIN",
+				SourceID: "10004",
 			},
 			UtcTime:      utcTimeStr,
 			LastPlayedAt: "", // Empty in datastore
 		},
 	}
 
-	sources := []models.ConfiguredSource{}
+	sources := []models.ConfiguredSource{
+		{
+			ID:               "10004",
+			Type:             "Audio",
+			SourceKeyType:    "TUNEIN",
+			SourceProviderID: "25",
+		},
+	}
 
 	fullRecents := mapRecentsToFullResponse(recents, sources)
 
diff --git a/pkg/service/marge/marge.go b/pkg/service/marge/marge.go
index 8bccc23..62c2ee3 100644
--- a/pkg/service/marge/marge.go
+++ b/pkg/service/marge/marge.go
@@ -920,7 +920,21 @@ func mapPresetsToFullResponse(presets []models.ServicePreset, sources []models.C
 // provider type isn't one we can safely synthesise (e.g. Spotify, Amazon,
 // where the ID and credential are account-bound).
 func synthesiseDefaultSourceForPreset(p *models.ServicePreset) (models.FullResponseSource, bool) {
-	id, providerID := canonicalDefaultsByType(p.Source)
+	return synthesiseDefaultSourceByType(p.Source)
+}
+
+// synthesiseDefaultSourceForRecent is the recent-side twin of
+// synthesiseDefaultSourceForPreset. Same protobuf-required-field invariants
+// apply to recents>recent>source.
+func synthesiseDefaultSourceForRecent(r *models.ServiceRecent) (models.FullResponseSource, bool) {
+	return synthesiseDefaultSourceByType(r.Source)
+}
+
+// synthesiseDefaultSourceByType is the shared helper behind the preset/recent
+// synthesisers. Keep them as separate wrappers so callers stay readable and
+// the call site signals which container we're patching up.
+func synthesiseDefaultSourceByType(sourceKeyType string) (models.FullResponseSource, bool) {
+	id, providerID := canonicalDefaultsByType(sourceKeyType)
 	if id == "" || providerID == "" {
 		return models.FullResponseSource{}, false
 	}
@@ -931,13 +945,41 @@ func synthesiseDefaultSourceForPreset(p *models.ServicePreset) (models.FullRespo
 		CreatedOn:        constants.DateStr,
 		UpdatedOn:        constants.DateStr,
 		SourceProviderID: providerID,
-		Name:             p.Source,
+		Name:             sourceKeyType,
 	}
 	synth.Credential.Type = constants.CredentialTypeToken
 
 	return synth, true
 }
 
+// findMatchingSourceForRecent resolves the configured source a recent
+// references. Tries exact SourceID match first, then SourceKeyType+account.
+// Returns nil when nothing matches — caller falls back to synthesise/skip.
+func findMatchingSourceForRecent(r *models.ServiceRecent, sources []models.ConfiguredSource) *models.ConfiguredSource {
+	if r.SourceID != "" {
+		for j := range sources {
+			if sources[j].ID == r.SourceID {
+				copySource := sources[j]
+				PrepareConfiguredSource(&copySource)
+
+				return &copySource
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for j := range sources {
+		s := sources[j]
+		if s.SourceKeyType == r.Source && (r.SourceAccount == "" || s.SourceKeyAccount == r.SourceAccount) {
+			copySource := s
+			PrepareConfiguredSource(&copySource)
+
+			return &copySource
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func mapRecentsToFullResponse(recents []models.ServiceRecent, sources []models.ConfiguredSource) []models.FullResponseRecent {
 	var fullRecents []models.FullResponseRecent
 
@@ -951,33 +993,7 @@ func mapRecentsToFullResponse(recents []models.ServiceRecent, sources []models.C
 			r.UpdatedOn = constants.DateStr
 		}
 
-		var matchedSource *models.ConfiguredSource
-		// 1. Try exact ID match first
-		if r.SourceID != "" {
-			for j := range sources {
-				if sources[j].ID == r.SourceID {
-					copySource := sources[j]
-					PrepareConfiguredSource(&copySource)
-					matchedSource = &copySource
-
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		// 2. Fallback to type/account match if ID didn't match or was empty
-		if matchedSource == nil {
-			for j := range sources {
-				s := sources[j]
-				if s.SourceKeyType == r.Source && (r.SourceAccount == "" || s.SourceKeyAccount == r.SourceAccount) {
-					copySource := s
-					PrepareConfiguredSource(&copySource)
-					matchedSource = &copySource
-
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		matchedSource := findMatchingSourceForRecent(r, sources)
 
 		fullRecent := models.FullResponseRecent{
 			ID:              r.ID,
@@ -1009,9 +1025,34 @@ func mapRecentsToFullResponse(recents []models.ServiceRecent, sources []models.C
 			if fullRecent.SourceID == "" {
 				fullRecent.SourceID = fullRecent.Source.ID
 			}
+
+			fullRecents = append(fullRecents, fullRecent)
+
+			continue
 		}
 
-		fullRecents = append(fullRecents, fullRecent)
+		// Same protobuf-required-field hazard as presets: emitting a
+		// recent with an empty <source/> block makes the speaker abort
+		// the whole /full sync. Mirror the preset behaviour — synthesise
+		// for well-known radio providers, skip otherwise. Recents are
+		// less load-bearing than presets, but a single broken recent can
+		// still take the sync down.
+		if synth, ok := synthesiseDefaultSourceForRecent(r); ok {
+			log.Printf("[Marge] /full: synthesising canonical %s source (id=%s, providerid=%s) for recent id=%s — original source %q not in configured sources",
+				r.Source, synth.ID, synth.SourceProviderID, r.ID, r.SourceID)
+
+			fullRecent.Source = synth
+			if fullRecent.SourceID == "" {
+				fullRecent.SourceID = synth.ID
+			}
+
+			fullRecents = append(fullRecents, fullRecent)
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("[Marge] /full: skipping recent id=%s — source %q (id=%q, account=%q) not in configured sources and not synthesisable",
+			r.ID, r.Source, r.SourceID, r.SourceAccount)
 	}
 
 	return fullRecents
diff --git a/pkg/service/marge/presets_unresolved_source_regression_test.go b/pkg/service/marge/presets_unresolved_source_regression_test.go
index 239164f..49eb0fb 100644
--- a/pkg/service/marge/presets_unresolved_source_regression_test.go
+++ b/pkg/service/marge/presets_unresolved_source_regression_test.go
@@ -175,6 +175,89 @@ func requireNonEmptySourceBlock(t *testing.T, label string, p models.FullRespons
 	}
 }
 
+// TestMapRecentsToFullResponse_UnresolvedSource is the recent-side twin of
+// the preset regression above. Same protobuf invariant applies to the
+// inner <source> of <recent>; an empty block aborts the whole /full sync
+// — the older AccountFullToXML_RecentWithPoisonedSourceProviderID case
+// caught one form of this via post-marshal stripping. The skip/synthesise
+// path here closes the other form: orphan recent whose source is no
+// longer configured at all.
+func TestMapRecentsToFullResponse_UnresolvedSource(t *testing.T) {
+	configured := []models.ConfiguredSource{
+		{
+			ID:               "14774275",
+			Type:             "Audio",
+			SourceKeyType:    constants.ProviderTunein,
+			SourceProviderID: "25",
+			CreatedOn:        "2017-07-20T16:43:48.000+00:00",
+			UpdatedOn:        "2017-07-20T16:43:48.000+00:00",
+		},
+	}
+
+	recents := []models.ServiceRecent{
+		// 1. Resolved by exact SourceID match.
+		{
+			ServiceContentItem: models.ServiceContentItem{
+				ID:       "rec-1",
+				Name:     "Resolved TuneIn",
+				Source:   constants.ProviderTunein,
+				SourceID: "14774275",
+				Location: "/v1/playback/station/s166521",
+			},
+			LastPlayedAt: "2026-04-04T21:25:33.000+00:00",
+		},
+		// 2. Synthesise: LOCAL_INTERNET_RADIO no longer configured.
+		{
+			ServiceContentItem: models.ServiceContentItem{
+				ID:       "rec-2",
+				Name:     "Orphaned laut.fm",
+				Source:   constants.ProviderLocalInternetRadio,
+				SourceID: "77777777",
+				Location: "http://example.invalid/custom/v1/playback/abc",
+			},
+			LastPlayedAt: "2026-04-04T21:25:33.000+00:00",
+		},
+		// 3. Skip: Spotify is account-bound.
+		{
+			ServiceContentItem: models.ServiceContentItem{
+				ID:       "rec-3",
+				Name:     "Orphaned Spotify",
+				Source:   constants.ProviderSpotify,
+				SourceID: "100004",
+				Location: "/playback/container/abc",
+			},
+			LastPlayedAt: "2026-04-04T21:25:33.000+00:00",
+		},
+	}
+
+	got := mapRecentsToFullResponse(recents, configured)
+
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 emitted recents (1 resolved + 1 synthesised, Spotify skipped), got %d", len(got))
+	}
+
+	byID := map[string]models.FullResponseRecent{}
+	for _, r := range got {
+		byID[r.ID] = r
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := byID["rec-3"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("expected rec-3 (orphaned Spotify) to be skipped, but it was emitted")
+	}
+
+	if byID["rec-1"].Source.SourceProviderID != "25" {
+		t.Errorf("rec-1: expected sourceproviderid=25 (TuneIn), got %q", byID["rec-1"].Source.SourceProviderID)
+	}
+
+	if byID["rec-2"].Source.ID != "10003" {
+		t.Errorf("rec-2: expected synthesised LocalInternetRadio id=10003, got %q", byID["rec-2"].Source.ID)
+	}
+
+	if byID["rec-2"].Source.SourceProviderID != "11" {
+		t.Errorf("rec-2: expected synthesised LocalInternetRadio providerid=11, got %q", byID["rec-2"].Source.SourceProviderID)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestCanonicalDefaultsByType pins the type → (id, providerid) mapping
 // against the canonical IDs the speaker firmware ships with.
 // canonicalProviderIDByID (the inverse) is already tested implicitly via