diff --git a/packages/web/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts b/packages/web/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts
index 6c251f7f..b2612a9f 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,21 @@ function handleEvent(origin: string, event: ServerEvent): void {
         useChatStore.getState().setReadStates(event.readStates, channelLastMessageIds, originChannelIds);
       }
 
+      // Prune orphaned unreads: channels in unreadChannels that don't map to
+      // any known space channel or DM (e.g. deleted channels, revoked permissions)
+      {
+        const { unreadChannels: uc } = useChatStore.getState();
+        const { channelToSpaceMap: ctsMap, dmChannels: dms } = useSpaceStore.getState();
+        const dmIds = new Set(dms.map(d => d.id));
+        const orphanIds = new Set<string>();
+        for (const id of uc) {
+          if (!ctsMap.has(id) && !dmIds.has(id)) orphanIds.add(id);
+        }
+        if (orphanIds.size > 0) {
+          useChatStore.getState().removeChannelStates(orphanIds);
+        }
+      }
+
       // Clear voice state only for the reconnecting origin before repopulating
       clearVoiceUsersForOrigin(origin);
       if (event.voiceStates) {
@@ -304,8 +319,10 @@ function handleEvent(origin: string, event: ServerEvent): void {
       addRealtimeMessage(event.message.channelId, event.message);
       {
         const { currentChannelId, markChannelUnread } = useChatStore.getState();
+        const { voiceChannelIds } = useSpaceStore.getState();
         const myId = isHome ? useAuthStore.getState().user?.id : getMyUserIdForOrigin(origin);
-        if (event.message.channelId !== currentChannelId && event.message.userId !== myId) {
+        // Skip voice channels — they have no text reading/acking UI
+        if (event.message.channelId !== currentChannelId && event.message.userId !== myId && !voiceChannelIds.has(event.message.channelId)) {
           markChannelUnread(event.message.channelId);
         }
       }
@@ -612,7 +629,7 @@ function handleEvent(origin: string, event: ServerEvent): void {
     // ─── Channel/space events (all origins) ─────────────────────────────────
 
     case 'channel_created': {
-      const { currentSpaceId: curSpaceId, channels: curChannels, setChannels, channelToSpaceMap, channelPermissions, channelOriginMap } = useSpaceStore.getState();
+      const { currentSpaceId: curSpaceId, channels: curChannels, setChannels, channelToSpaceMap, channelPermissions, channelOriginMap, voiceChannelIds } = useSpaceStore.getState();
       if (event.spaceId === curSpaceId) {
         if (!curChannels.find(c => c.id === event.channel.id)) {
           setChannels([...curChannels, event.channel].sort((a, b) => a.position - b.position));
@@ -620,6 +637,9 @@ function handleEvent(origin: string, event: ServerEvent): void {
       }
       channelToSpaceMap.set(event.channel.id, event.spaceId);
       channelOriginMap.set(event.channel.id, origin);
+      if (event.channel.type === 'voice') {
+        voiceChannelIds.add(event.channel.id);
+      }
       if (event.channel.myPermissions) {
         channelPermissions.set(event.channel.id, event.channel.myPermissions);
       }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores/chatStore.ts b/packages/web/src/stores/chatStore.ts
index cb564cc0..3ee4637a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores/chatStore.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores/chatStore.ts
@@ -523,12 +523,18 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
     }
 
     // 2. Rebuild unreadChannels ONLY for channels from this origin
-    //    Keep existing unread entries from other origins untouched
+    //    Keep existing unread entries from other origins untouched,
+    //    but prune orphans that don't map to any known channel
     const currentChannelId = get().currentChannelId;
+    const { channelToSpaceMap, dmChannels: knownDms } = useSpaceStore.getState();
+    const knownDmIds = new Set(knownDms.map(dm => dm.id));
     const unread = new Set<string>();
     for (const id of get().unreadChannels) {
       if (!originChannelIds || !originChannelIds.has(id)) {
-        unread.add(id); // preserve other-origin unreads
+        // Only preserve if the channel still maps to a known space or DM
+        if (channelToSpaceMap.has(id) || knownDmIds.has(id)) {
+          unread.add(id);
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores/spaceStore.ts b/packages/web/src/stores/spaceStore.ts
index a2d71ae1..886ac846 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores/spaceStore.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores/spaceStore.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface SpaceState {
   spacePermissions: Map<string, string>; // spaceId → myPermissions decimal string
   channelPermissions: Map<string, string>; // channelId → myPermissions decimal string
   channelOriginMap: Map<string, string>; // channelId → instance origin ('' = home)
+  voiceChannelIds: Set<string>; // channelIds that are voice channels (excluded from unread)
   categoryOriginMap: Map<string, string>; // categoryId → instance origin ('' = home)
   _layoutUpdatedAt: number;
   setSpaces: (spaces: TaggedSpace[]) => void;
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
   spacePermissions: new Map(),
   channelPermissions: new Map(),
   channelOriginMap: new Map(),
+  voiceChannelIds: new Set(),
   categoryOriginMap: new Map(),
   _layoutUpdatedAt: 0,
 
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
       spacePermissions: new Map(),
       channelPermissions: new Map(),
       channelOriginMap: new Map(),
+      voiceChannelIds: new Set(),
       categoryOriginMap: new Map(),
       _layoutUpdatedAt: 0,
     });
@@ -576,6 +579,7 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
     const spacePermissions = new Map(get().spacePermissions);
     const channelPermissions = new Map(get().channelPermissions);
     const channelOriginMap = new Map(get().channelOriginMap);
+    const voiceChannelIds = new Set(get().voiceChannelIds);
     const categoryOriginMap = new Map(get().categoryOriginMap);
 
     // If home, clear home-origin entries first to avoid stale data
@@ -586,6 +590,7 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
           channelLastMessageIds.delete(key);
           channelPermissions.delete(key);
           channelOriginMap.delete(key);
+          voiceChannelIds.delete(key);
         }
       }
       // Also clear server permissions for this origin
@@ -602,6 +607,7 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
           channelLastMessageIds.delete(key);
           channelPermissions.delete(key);
           channelOriginMap.delete(key);
+          voiceChannelIds.delete(key);
         }
       }
       for (const s of get().spaces) {
@@ -619,7 +625,9 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
       for (const ch of srv.channels) {
         channelToSpaceMap.set(ch.id, srv.id);
         channelOriginMap.set(ch.id, origin);
-        if (ch.lastMessageId) {
+        if (ch.type === 'voice') {
+          voiceChannelIds.add(ch.id);
+        } else if (ch.lastMessageId) {
           channelLastMessageIds.set(ch.id, ch.lastMessageId);
         }
         if (ch.myPermissions) {
@@ -663,6 +671,7 @@ export const useSpaceStore = create<SpaceState>((set, get) => ({
       spacePermissions,
       channelPermissions,
       channelOriginMap,
+      voiceChannelIds,
       categoryOriginMap,
     };