diff --git a/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler.go b/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler.go
index aa4eacfe..3de7df5e 100644
--- a/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler.go
@@ -365,6 +365,36 @@ func (app *WebApp) removeDeviceIfMatch(id string, expected *webtypes.DeviceConne
 	return ok
 }
 
+// removeDeviceIfMatchOrAbsent is the postcondition check for an explicit
+// removal request. The embedded datastore hook can synchronously reseed the
+// registry and remove expected before it returns; absence is therefore already
+// success, while a different current connection remains protected.
+func (app *WebApp) removeDeviceIfMatchOrAbsent(
+	id string,
+	expected *webtypes.DeviceConnection,
+) bool {
+	app.devicesMu.Lock()
+
+	current, ok := app.devices[id]
+	if !ok {
+		app.devicesMu.Unlock()
+
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if current != expected {
+		app.devicesMu.Unlock()
+
+		return false
+	}
+
+	delete(app.devices, id)
+	app.devicesMu.Unlock()
+	expected.Close()
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // HandleAPIDevices returns all devices as JSON
 func (app *WebApp) HandleAPIDevices(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -460,7 +490,7 @@ func (app *WebApp) HandleDeleteDevice(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !app.removeDeviceIfMatch(host, conn) {
+	if !app.removeDeviceIfMatchOrAbsent(host, conn) {
 		app.sendError(w, "Device changed during removal", http.StatusConflict)
 
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler_test.go b/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler_test.go
index a4103ab2..e961e90c 100644
--- a/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/service/soundtouchweb/handler_test.go
@@ -150,6 +150,43 @@ func TestHandleDeleteDevicePreservesConcurrentReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	app.RemoveDevice(host)
 }
 
+func TestHandleDeleteDeviceAcceptsHookReseedRemoval(t *testing.T) {
+	app := NewWebApp()
+	host := "speaker.local"
+	original := webtypes.NewDeviceConnection(nil, &models.DeviceInfo{DeviceID: "ORIGINAL"})
+	app.AddDevice(host, original)
+	app.RemoveDeviceHook = func(deviceID string) error {
+		if deviceID != "ORIGINAL" {
+			t.Fatalf("RemoveDeviceHook deviceID = %q, want ORIGINAL", deviceID)
+		}
+		if !app.RemoveDevice(host) {
+			t.Fatal("synchronous reseed did not remove original connection")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/api/control/devices/"+host, nil)
+	req = withChiParams(req, map[string]string{"id": host})
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	app.HandleDeleteDevice(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d; body=%s", w.Code, http.StatusOK, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var response webtypes.APIResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&response); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !response.Success {
+		t.Fatalf("response = %+v, want success", response)
+	}
+	if _, ok := app.GetDevice(host); ok {
+		t.Fatal("removed device remained in registry")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleAPIDevice(t *testing.T) {
 	app := createTestApp()