diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index fd1191e..d3b5e2f 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Lesavka Agent Notes
 
-## 0.18.2 Bundled Webcam A/V Migration Checklist
+## 0.18.3 Bundled Webcam A/V Migration Checklist
 
 Context: manual Google Meet and mirrored-probe testing showed the split webcam
 and microphone uplink design is too fragile under real browser/device pressure.
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ explicit no-camera path.
 - [x] An already-attached UVC gadget descriptor is the physical browser contract:
       if it still advertises an older profile, server handshake/capture sizing
       follows that live descriptor until a controlled gadget rebuild is allowed.
+- [x] Bundled webcam sessions enforce a hard one-second freshness ceiling:
+      server-side reanchors may improve smoothness, but stale/future waits over
+      the live budget are dropped instead of preserving lag.
+- [x] Bundled webcam sessions do not inherit legacy split-path static A/V
+      calibration offsets by default; the client-owned capture timeline is the
+      sync source, with only explicit bundled-offset env overrides allowed.
 
 ### Wire Protocol
 - [x] Add `UpstreamMediaBundle` containing one optional video frame plus zero or
@@ -46,6 +52,10 @@ explicit no-camera path.
 - [x] Spawn one bundled capture/uplink task instead of separate camera and mic
       tasks for webcam sessions.
 - [x] Bundle camera frames and microphone packets into one freshness-bounded queue.
+- [x] Bound the pre-bundle capture handoff channel so camera/mic workers drop
+      old events under pressure instead of building unbounded latency.
+- [x] Drop lag-clamped camera and microphone source buffers before bundling;
+      stale source data may not be relabeled as fresh media.
 - [x] Stamp all packets at capture/uplink enqueue before the async gRPC stream
       can add misleading delay.
 - [x] Preserve live UI device/profile changes by restarting the bundled capture
@@ -66,6 +76,8 @@ explicit no-camera path.
       raw packet `pts`, and reset the bundled epoch on client-session changes.
 - [x] Keep server freshness drops/reanchors active for bundled media.
 - [x] Drop mixed A/V bundles coherently when one side fails freshness/sync planning.
+- [x] Reanchor bundled playout when due times drift too far into the future, and
+      drop packets whose predicted playout age would exceed the one-second budget.
 - [x] Activate the camera relay before opening the microphone sink so UVC can
       become ready even if UAC setup is slow.
 - [x] Log the first bundled video frame handed to the camera sink.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 33176af..a77bebe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ checksum = "09edd9e8b54e49e587e4f6295a7d29c3ea94d469cb40ab8ca70b288248a81db2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lesavka_client"
-version = "0.18.2"
+version = "0.18.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-stream",
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lesavka_common"
-version = "0.18.2"
+version = "0.18.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lesavka_server"
-version = "0.18.2"
+version = "0.18.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index 4cc85a0..842fa20 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ path                    = "src/main.rs"
 
 [package]
 name                    = "lesavka_client"
-version                 = "0.18.2"
+version                 = "0.18.3"
 edition                 = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/client/src/app/uplink_media.rs b/client/src/app/uplink_media.rs
index 78b1130..04669b3 100644
--- a/client/src/app/uplink_media.rs
+++ b/client/src/app/uplink_media.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ impl LesavkaClientApp {
             match cli.stream_webcam_media(Request::new(outbound)).await {
                 Ok(mut resp) => {
                     let stop = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-                    let (event_tx, event_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel::<BundledCaptureEvent>();
+                    let (event_tx, event_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<BundledCaptureEvent>(
+                        BUNDLED_CAPTURE_EVENT_CHANNEL_CAPACITY,
+                    );
                     let camera_worker = camera.as_ref().map(|camera| {
                         let camera = Arc::clone(camera);
                         let stop = Arc::clone(&stop);
@@ -181,13 +183,16 @@ impl LesavkaClientApp {
                                     || desired_source != active_camera_source
                                     || desired_profile != active_camera_profile
                                 {
-                                    let _ = event_tx.send(BundledCaptureEvent::Restart);
+                                    stop.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                                    let _ = event_tx.try_send(BundledCaptureEvent::Restart);
                                     break;
                                 }
                                 if let Some(mut pkt) = camera.pull() {
                                     let _ = stamp_video_timing_metadata_at_enqueue(&mut pkt);
-                                    if event_tx.send(BundledCaptureEvent::Video(pkt)).is_err() {
-                                        break;
+                                    match event_tx.try_send(BundledCaptureEvent::Video(pkt)) {
+                                        Ok(()) => {}
+                                        Err(std::sync::mpsc::TrySendError::Full(_)) => continue,
+                                        Err(std::sync::mpsc::TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) => break,
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -211,13 +216,16 @@ impl LesavkaClientApp {
                                     || !(state.microphone || state.camera)
                                     || desired_source != active_microphone_source
                                 {
-                                    let _ = event_tx.send(BundledCaptureEvent::Restart);
+                                    stop.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                                    let _ = event_tx.try_send(BundledCaptureEvent::Restart);
                                     break;
                                 }
                                 if let Some(mut pkt) = microphone.pull() {
                                     let _ = stamp_audio_timing_metadata_at_enqueue(&mut pkt);
-                                    if event_tx.send(BundledCaptureEvent::Audio(pkt)).is_err() {
-                                        break;
+                                    match event_tx.try_send(BundledCaptureEvent::Audio(pkt)) {
+                                        Ok(()) => {}
+                                        Err(std::sync::mpsc::TrySendError::Full(_)) => continue,
+                                        Err(std::sync::mpsc::TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) => break,
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -783,6 +791,9 @@ const BUNDLED_AUDIO_FLUSH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20);
 #[cfg(not(coverage))]
 const BUNDLED_AUDIO_MAX_PENDING: usize = 8;
 
+#[cfg(not(coverage))]
+const BUNDLED_CAPTURE_EVENT_CHANNEL_CAPACITY: usize = 64;
+
 #[cfg(not(coverage))]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum BundledCaptureEvent {
diff --git a/client/src/input/camera/capture_pipeline.rs b/client/src/input/camera/capture_pipeline.rs
index 770f798..b2738c8 100644
--- a/client/src/input/camera/capture_pipeline.rs
+++ b/client/src/input/camera/capture_pipeline.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ impl CameraCapture {
             packet_duration_us,
             crate::live_capture_clock::upstream_source_lag_cap(),
         );
+        if timing.lag_clamped {
+            log_camera_stale_source_drop(timing, map.as_slice().len());
+            return None;
+        }
         let pts = timing.packet_pts_us;
         static CAMERA_PACKET_COUNT: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64 =
             std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0);
@@ -334,14 +338,31 @@ fn log_camera_timing_sample(
             source_pts_us = timing.source_pts_us.unwrap_or_default(),
             source_base_us = timing.source_base_us.unwrap_or_default(),
             capture_base_us = timing.capture_base_us.unwrap_or_default(),
-        capture_now_us = timing.capture_now_us,
-        packet_pts_us = timing.packet_pts_us,
-        pull_path_delay_us = timing.capture_now_us as i128 - timing.packet_pts_us as i128,
-        used_source_pts = timing.used_source_pts,
-        lag_clamped = timing.lag_clamped,
-        lead_clamped = timing.lead_clamped,
-        bytes,
-        "📸 upstream webcam timing sample"
-    );
+            capture_now_us = timing.capture_now_us,
+            packet_pts_us = timing.packet_pts_us,
+            pull_path_delay_us = timing.capture_now_us as i128 - timing.packet_pts_us as i128,
+            used_source_pts = timing.used_source_pts,
+            lag_clamped = timing.lag_clamped,
+            lead_clamped = timing.lead_clamped,
+            bytes,
+            "📸 upstream webcam timing sample"
+        );
+    }
 }
+
+fn log_camera_stale_source_drop(timing: crate::live_capture_clock::RebasedSourcePts, bytes: usize) {
+    static CAMERA_STALE_SOURCE_DROPS: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64 =
+        std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0);
+    let drop_index =
+        CAMERA_STALE_SOURCE_DROPS.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    if drop_index < 10 || drop_index.is_multiple_of(300) {
+        tracing::warn!(
+            drop_index,
+            bytes,
+            source_pts_us = timing.source_pts_us.unwrap_or_default(),
+            capture_now_us = timing.capture_now_us,
+            packet_pts_us = timing.packet_pts_us,
+            "📸 dropping stale webcam source buffer before bundled uplink"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/input/microphone.rs b/client/src/input/microphone.rs
index e58ee3f..3af4d59 100644
--- a/client/src/input/microphone.rs
+++ b/client/src/input/microphone.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ impl MicrophoneCapture {
                     packet_duration_us,
                     crate::live_capture_clock::upstream_source_lag_cap(),
                 );
+                if timing.lag_clamped {
+                    log_microphone_stale_source_drop(timing, map.len());
+                    return None;
+                }
                 let pts = timing.packet_pts_us;
                 let target_bytes = mic_packet_target_bytes();
                 let mut packets = split_audio_sample(pts, map.as_slice(), target_bytes);
@@ -377,6 +381,32 @@ fn pcm_payload_duration_us(bytes: usize) -> u64 {
     ((frames as u128 * 1_000_000u128) / MIC_SAMPLE_RATE as u128).min(u64::MAX as u128) as u64
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(coverage))]
+fn log_microphone_stale_source_drop(
+    timing: crate::live_capture_clock::RebasedSourcePts,
+    bytes: usize,
+) {
+    static MIC_STALE_SOURCE_DROPS: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+    let drop_index = MIC_STALE_SOURCE_DROPS.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    if drop_index < 10 || drop_index.is_multiple_of(300) {
+        warn!(
+            drop_index,
+            bytes,
+            source_pts_us = timing.source_pts_us.unwrap_or_default(),
+            capture_now_us = timing.capture_now_us,
+            packet_pts_us = timing.packet_pts_us,
+            "🎤 dropping stale microphone source buffer before bundled uplink"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(coverage)]
+fn log_microphone_stale_source_drop(
+    _timing: crate::live_capture_clock::RebasedSourcePts,
+    _bytes: usize,
+) {
+}
+
 fn split_audio_sample(base_pts_us: u64, data: &[u8], target_bytes: usize) -> VecDeque<AudioPacket> {
     let frame_bytes = (MIC_CHANNELS * MIC_SAMPLE_BYTES).max(1);
     let target_bytes = frame_aligned_packet_bytes(target_bytes.max(frame_bytes));
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index 6024b64..4a6fd50 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name                    = "lesavka_common"
-version                 = "0.18.2"
+version                 = "0.18.3"
 edition                 = "2024"
 build                   = "build.rs"
 
diff --git a/docs/operational-env.md b/docs/operational-env.md
index 3f09295..3205025 100644
--- a/docs/operational-env.md
+++ b/docs/operational-env.md
@@ -247,15 +247,17 @@ from `LESAVKA_CLIENT_PKI_SSH_SOURCE` over SSH. Runtime clients require the insta
 | `LESAVKA_TOUCHPAD_SCALE` | input routing/clipboard override |
 | `LESAVKA_UAC_DEV` | server hardware/device override |
 | `LESAVKA_UAC_SESSION_CLOCK_ALIGN` | server audio sink clock-alignment override; `0` is the host-validated default |
-| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US` | server upstream playout override; shifts gadget-audio presentation relative to the shared playout epoch |
+| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US` | legacy/split server upstream playout override; shifts gadget-audio presentation relative to the shared playout epoch |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_AUDIO_MASTER_WAIT_GRACE_MS` | server upstream sync override; how long video may wait past its nominal due time for UAC audio to reach the matching timestamp, defaults to `350` |
-| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_MAX_LIVE_LAG_MS` | server upstream planner freshness ceiling; planner-approved audio/video should not exceed this live lag budget, defaults to `1000` |
+| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US` | bundled webcam server playout override; defaults to `0` because bundled client capture owns A/V sync |
+| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US` | bundled webcam server playout override; defaults to `0` because bundled client capture owns A/V sync |
+| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_MAX_LIVE_LAG_MS` | server upstream planner freshness ceiling; planner-approved audio/video should not exceed this live lag budget, defaults to `1000` and is capped at `1000` |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_PAIR_SLACK_US` | server upstream pairing override; how far video may diverge from the planned audio-master capture moment before the frame is held or dropped, defaults to `80000` |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_PLAYOUT_DELAY_MS` | server upstream pairing/synchronization target buffer; the server uses this shared buffer to pair webcam frames with matching gadget-mic audio before remote presentation, defaults to `350` |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS` | server upstream startup guard; paired startup must converge before this timeout or fail visibly, defaults to `60000` |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_STALE_DROP_MS` | server upstream freshness override; late audio/video that miss this budget are dropped instead of silently extending lag, defaults to `80` |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_TIMING_TRACE` | upstream capture/rebase trace override for sync debugging |
-| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US` | server upstream playout override; shifts webcam-video presentation relative to the shared playout epoch, defaults to `1090000` for measured MJPEG/UVC browser-visible sync compensation |
+| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US` | legacy/split server upstream playout override; shifts webcam-video presentation relative to the shared playout epoch, defaults to `1090000` for measured MJPEG/UVC browser-visible sync compensation |
 | `LESAVKA_UPLINK_CAMERA_PREVIEW` | client media capture/playback override |
 | `LESAVKA_UPLINK_MIC_LEVEL` | client media capture/playback override |
 | `LESAVKA_INSTALL_UVC_CODEC` | installer override; sets the persisted default UVC webcam codec in `/etc/lesavka/server.env` and `/etc/lesavka/uvc.env` |
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ from `LESAVKA_CLIENT_PKI_SSH_SOURCE` over SSH. Runtime clients require the insta
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_CAMERA_STARTUP_GRACE_MS` | upstream A/V timing override |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_CAMERA_STARTUP_GRACE_US` | upstream A/V timing override used by test contracts and server startup grace handling |
 | `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_REANCHOR_LATE_MS` | upstream A/V timing override |
-| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_SOURCE_LAG_CAP_MS` | upstream A/V timing override |
+| `LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_SOURCE_LAG_CAP_MS` | client upstream source freshness cap before camera/mic buffers are treated as stale; defaults to `250` |
 | `LESAVKA_UVC_CONTROL_READ_ONLY` | UVC helper runtime override |
 | `LESAVKA_UVC_FRAME_PATH` | UVC helper MJPEG frame spool path |
 | `LESAVKA_UVC_LOCK_PATH` | UVC helper singleton lock path |
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 351c7d1..232a289 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ bench                   = false
 
 [package]
 name                    = "lesavka_server"
-version                 = "0.18.2"
+version                 = "0.18.3"
 edition                 = "2024"
 autobins                = false
 
diff --git a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime.rs b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime.rs
index b967bb5..adae95d 100644
--- a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime.rs
+++ b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ mod state;
 mod types;
 
 use config::{
-    apply_playout_offset, upstream_audio_master_wait_grace, upstream_camera_startup_grace_us,
-    upstream_max_live_lag, upstream_pairing_master_slack, upstream_playout_delay,
-    upstream_playout_offset_us, upstream_reanchor_late_threshold, upstream_require_paired_startup,
-    upstream_startup_timeout, upstream_timing_trace_enabled,
+    apply_playout_offset, upstream_audio_master_wait_grace, upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us,
+    upstream_camera_startup_grace_us, upstream_max_live_lag, upstream_pairing_master_slack,
+    upstream_playout_delay, upstream_playout_offset_us, upstream_reanchor_late_threshold,
+    upstream_require_paired_startup, upstream_startup_timeout, upstream_timing_trace_enabled,
 };
 use state::{UpstreamClockState, UpstreamSyncPhase};
 pub use types::{
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ impl UpstreamMediaRuntime {
         }
         *last_slot = Some(local_pts_us);
 
-        let sink_offset_us = self.playout_offset_us(kind);
+        let sink_offset_us = upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us(kind);
         let epoch = state.playout_epoch.unwrap_or(bundle_epoch);
         let mut due_at =
             apply_playout_offset(epoch + Duration::from_micros(local_pts_us), sink_offset_us);
@@ -390,8 +390,11 @@ impl UpstreamMediaRuntime {
         let mut late_by = now.checked_duration_since(due_at).unwrap_or_default();
         let playout_delay = upstream_playout_delay().min(max_live_lag);
         let reanchor_threshold = upstream_reanchor_late_threshold(playout_delay);
-        if late_by > reanchor_threshold {
-            let desired_due_at = now + playout_delay;
+        let max_future_wait = max_live_lag.saturating_sub(source_lag);
+        let due_future_wait = due_at.saturating_duration_since(now);
+        if late_by > reanchor_threshold || due_future_wait > max_future_wait {
+            let desired_delay = playout_delay.min(max_future_wait);
+            let desired_due_at = now + desired_delay;
             let unoffset_due_at = apply_playout_offset(desired_due_at, -sink_offset_us);
             let recovered_epoch = unoffset_due_at
                 .checked_sub(Duration::from_micros(local_pts_us))
@@ -412,10 +415,35 @@ impl UpstreamMediaRuntime {
                 ?kind,
                 local_pts_us,
                 remote_pts_us,
-                recovery_buffer_ms = playout_delay.as_millis(),
+                recovery_buffer_ms = desired_delay.as_millis(),
+                max_live_lag_ms = max_live_lag.as_millis(),
+                source_lag_ms = source_lag.as_millis(),
                 "bundled upstream media playhead reanchored to preserve freshness"
             );
         }
+        let predicted_lag_at_playout =
+            source_lag.saturating_add(due_at.saturating_duration_since(now));
+        if predicted_lag_at_playout > max_live_lag {
+            match kind {
+                UpstreamMediaKind::Camera => {
+                    state.stale_video_drops = state.stale_video_drops.saturating_add(1);
+                    state.video_freezes = state.video_freezes.saturating_add(1);
+                    state.last_reason =
+                        "dropped bundled video that would exceed max live lag at playout"
+                            .to_string();
+                }
+                UpstreamMediaKind::Microphone => {
+                    state.stale_audio_drops = state.stale_audio_drops.saturating_add(1);
+                    state.last_reason =
+                        "dropped bundled audio that would exceed max live lag at playout"
+                            .to_string();
+                }
+            }
+            state.phase = UpstreamSyncPhase::Healing;
+            return UpstreamPlanDecision::DropStale(
+                "bundled packet would exceed max live lag at playout",
+            );
+        }
 
         if kind == UpstreamMediaKind::Microphone {
             self.audio_progress_notify.notify_waiters();
diff --git a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/config.rs b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/config.rs
index 80694e5..d2a3f00 100644
--- a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/config.rs
+++ b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/config.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(super) fn upstream_max_live_lag() -> Duration {
         .ok()
         .and_then(|value| value.trim().parse::<u64>().ok())
         .unwrap_or(1_000);
-    Duration::from_millis(lag_ms.max(1))
+    Duration::from_millis(lag_ms.clamp(1, 1_000))
 }
 
 pub(super) fn upstream_startup_timeout() -> Duration {
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ pub(super) fn upstream_playout_offset_us(kind: UpstreamMediaKind) -> i64 {
         .unwrap_or(default_offset_us)
 }
 
+pub(super) fn upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us(kind: UpstreamMediaKind) -> i64 {
+    let name = match kind {
+        UpstreamMediaKind::Camera => "LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US",
+        UpstreamMediaKind::Microphone => "LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US",
+    };
+    std::env::var(name)
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|value| value.trim().parse::<i64>().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
 pub(super) fn upstream_pairing_master_slack() -> Duration {
     let slack_us = std::env::var("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_PAIR_SLACK_US")
         .ok()
diff --git a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/config.rs b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/config.rs
index 3e9f515..c3db808 100644
--- a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/config.rs
+++ b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/config.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ fn upstream_max_live_lag_defaults_to_one_second_and_accepts_overrides() {
     temp_env::with_var("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_MAX_LIVE_LAG_MS", Some("750"), || {
         assert_eq!(super::upstream_max_live_lag(), Duration::from_millis(750));
     });
+
+    temp_env::with_var("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_MAX_LIVE_LAG_MS", Some("5000"), || {
+        assert_eq!(super::upstream_max_live_lag(), Duration::from_secs(1));
+    });
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -102,6 +106,44 @@ fn upstream_playout_offsets_default_to_mjpeg_calibration_and_accept_overrides()
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[serial(upstream_media_runtime)]
+fn bundled_playout_offsets_default_to_zero_and_accept_explicit_overrides() {
+    temp_env::with_var_unset("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US", || {
+        temp_env::with_var_unset("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US", || {
+            assert_eq!(
+                super::upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us(UpstreamMediaKind::Microphone),
+                0
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                super::upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us(UpstreamMediaKind::Camera),
+                0
+            );
+        });
+    });
+
+    temp_env::with_var(
+        "LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US",
+        Some("12000"),
+        || {
+            temp_env::with_var(
+                "LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US",
+                Some("-3000"),
+                || {
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        super::upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us(UpstreamMediaKind::Microphone),
+                        12_000
+                    );
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        super::upstream_bundled_playout_offset_us(UpstreamMediaKind::Camera),
+                        -3_000
+                    );
+                },
+            );
+        },
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[serial(upstream_media_runtime)]
 fn upstream_pairing_master_slack_defaults_to_eighty_ms_and_accepts_overrides() {
diff --git a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/planning.rs b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/planning.rs
index 456a493..2415e01 100644
--- a/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/planning.rs
+++ b/server/src/upstream_media_runtime/tests/planning.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,71 @@ fn bundled_media_uses_client_epoch_without_pairing_wait() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[serial(upstream_media_runtime)]
+fn bundled_media_ignores_legacy_static_calibration_offsets_by_default() {
+    temp_env::with_var("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_PLAYOUT_DELAY_MS", Some("0"), || {
+        temp_env::with_var_unset("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_AUDIO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US", || {
+            temp_env::with_var_unset("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_BUNDLED_VIDEO_PLAYOUT_OFFSET_US", || {
+                let runtime = UpstreamMediaRuntime::new();
+                runtime.set_playout_offsets(1_090_000, 0);
+                let _camera = runtime.activate_camera();
+                let _microphone = runtime.activate_microphone();
+                let epoch = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+
+                let audio = play(runtime.plan_bundled_pts(
+                    super::UpstreamMediaKind::Microphone,
+                    1_000_000,
+                    1,
+                    1_000_000,
+                    epoch,
+                ));
+                let video = play(runtime.plan_bundled_pts(
+                    super::UpstreamMediaKind::Camera,
+                    1_000_000,
+                    16_666,
+                    1_000_000,
+                    epoch,
+                ));
+
+                assert_eq!(audio.due_at, video.due_at);
+                assert_eq!(audio.local_pts_us, video.local_pts_us);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial(upstream_media_runtime)]
+fn bundled_media_reanchors_future_wait_inside_one_second_freshness_budget() {
+    temp_env::with_var("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_PLAYOUT_DELAY_MS", Some("350"), || {
+        temp_env::with_var("LESAVKA_UPSTREAM_MAX_LIVE_LAG_MS", Some("1000"), || {
+            let runtime = runtime_without_offsets();
+            let _camera = runtime.activate_camera();
+            let _microphone = runtime.activate_microphone();
+            let now = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+            let stale_epoch = now + Duration::from_secs(20);
+
+            let video = play(runtime.plan_bundled_pts(
+                super::UpstreamMediaKind::Camera,
+                1_000_000,
+                16_666,
+                1_000_000,
+                stale_epoch,
+            ));
+
+            assert!(
+                video
+                    .due_at
+                    .saturating_duration_since(tokio::time::Instant::now())
+                    <= Duration::from_secs(1),
+                "bundled playout must not preserve a many-second future wait"
+            );
+            assert!(runtime.snapshot().freshness_reanchors >= 1);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[serial(upstream_media_runtime)]
 fn pairing_window_holds_one_sided_playout_by_default() {