diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 55b874a8..ca0aae51 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3204,9 +3204,13 @@ async def ws_receive_snapshots(
                 char = data.get("character_name")
                 if char:
                     _vital_sharing_subscribers.discard(char)
-                    if char in _vital_sharing_peer_state:
-                        _vital_sharing_peer_state[char]["connected"] = False
+                    _vital_sharing_peer_state.pop(char, None)
                     logger.info(f"🤝 VITAL_SHARING_UNSUBSCRIBED: {char}")
+                    # Tell browser clients to drop this peer from their UI
+                    await _broadcast_to_browser_clients({
+                        "type": "share_peer_removed",
+                        "character_name": char,
+                    })
                 continue
 
             if msg_type and msg_type.startswith("share_"):
@@ -3233,9 +3237,15 @@ async def ws_receive_snapshots(
             plugin_conns.pop(name, None)
             live_equipment_cantrip_states.pop(name, None)
             live_nearby_objects.pop(name, None)
+            was_sharing = name in _vital_sharing_subscribers or name in _vital_sharing_peer_state
             _vital_sharing_subscribers.discard(name)
-            if name in _vital_sharing_peer_state:
-                _vital_sharing_peer_state[name]["connected"] = False
+            _vital_sharing_peer_state.pop(name, None)
+            if was_sharing:
+                # Tell browser clients to drop this peer from their UI
+                await _broadcast_to_browser_clients({
+                    "type": "share_peer_removed",
+                    "character_name": name,
+                })
 
         # Clean up any plugin registrations for this socket
         to_remove = [n for n, ws in plugin_conns.items() if ws is websocket]
diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index c89e124e..a23197fb 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -3074,6 +3074,8 @@ function initWebSocket() {
         const rw = radarWindows[msg.character_name];
         if (rw) rw._radarDungeonLandblock = msg.landblock;
       }
+    } else if (msg.type === 'share_peer_removed') {
+      removeVitalSharingPeer(msg.character_name);
     } else if (typeof msg.type === 'string' && msg.type.startsWith('share_')) {
       updateVitalSharingPeer(msg);
     }
@@ -4438,6 +4440,14 @@ function showCommentsSection(row, issue, win) {
 const vitalSharingPeers = {};
 let _vitalSharingPollTimer = null;
 
+function removeVitalSharingPeer(name) {
+  if (!name) return;
+  if (vitalSharingPeers[name]) {
+    delete vitalSharingPeers[name];
+    renderVitalSharingWindow();
+  }
+}
+
 function updateVitalSharingPeer(msg) {
   const name = msg.character_name;
   if (!name) return;
@@ -4504,10 +4514,18 @@ async function refreshVitalSharingPeers() {
     const resp = await fetch('/vital-sharing/peers');
     if (!resp.ok) return;
     const data = await resp.json();
+    const serverNames = new Set();
     (data.peers || []).forEach(p => {
+      serverNames.add(p.character_name);
       const existing = vitalSharingPeers[p.character_name] || {};
       vitalSharingPeers[p.character_name] = { ...existing, ...p };
     });
+    // Prune any local entries the server no longer knows about (unsubscribed
+    // or disconnected). This catches any race where the share_peer_removed
+    // broadcast didn't arrive.
+    Object.keys(vitalSharingPeers).forEach(name => {
+      if (!serverNames.has(name)) delete vitalSharingPeers[name];
+    });
   } catch (e) {
     // ignore transient errors
   }