diff --git a/backend/wireguard/user_partial_sync.go b/backend/wireguard/user_partial_sync.go
index 656c406a..db41182a 100644
--- a/backend/wireguard/user_partial_sync.go
+++ b/backend/wireguard/user_partial_sync.go
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ func (wg *WireGuard) buildExistingPeersSubsetForTouched(touchedEmails map[string
 
 func (wg *WireGuard) syncUsersPartialReconcile(users []*common.User) error {
 	normalizedUsers := normalizeUsers(users)
-	touchedEmails := make(map[string]struct{}, len(normalizedUsers))
-	for _, user := range normalizedUsers {
-		touchedEmails[user.GetEmail()] = struct{}{}
+	// Every user in the request is touched, including ones normalizeUsers drops (empty
+	// peer_ips or no WireGuard credentials): the panel sends those when a user loses
+	// WireGuard access, and their existing peer must be removed.
+	touchedEmails := make(map[string]struct{}, len(users))
+	for _, user := range users {
+		if email := user.GetEmail(); email != "" {
+			touchedEmails[email] = struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 
 	existingSubset := wg.buildExistingPeersSubsetForTouched(touchedEmails)
diff --git a/backend/wireguard/user_sync_test.go b/backend/wireguard/user_sync_test.go
index 69b29507..4c8d9133 100644
--- a/backend/wireguard/user_sync_test.go
+++ b/backend/wireguard/user_sync_test.go
@@ -900,3 +900,125 @@ func mustPeerInfo(email, pubStr string, ips []string) *PeerInfo {
 		AllowedIPs: parsedIPs,
 	}
 }
+
+// The panel releases a user's WireGuard IPs (e.g. the user left every WG group) and then
+// pushes the user with empty peer_ips or without WireGuard credentials. The stored peer must
+// be removed even though the user no longer qualifies as a desired peer.
+func TestUpdateUsersRemovesPeerWhenUserLosesWireguardAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := map[string]*common.Proxy{
+		"empty peer_ips": {Wireguard: &common.Wireguard{PeerIps: []string{}}},
+		"no wireguard":   {},
+	}
+	for name, proxies := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg, err := NewConfig(`{
+				"interface_name":"wg-test",
+				"listen_port":51820,
+				"address":["10.72.0.1/24"]
+			}`)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to create config: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			_, key, err := GenerateKeyPair()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to generate key: %v", err)
+			}
+			if proxies.Wireguard != nil {
+				proxies.Wireguard.PublicKey = key
+			}
+
+			ps := NewPeerStore()
+			ps.ReplaceAll([]*PeerInfo{mustPeerInfo("gone@example.com", key, []string{"10.72.0.2/32"})})
+
+			var applied []wgtypes.PeerConfig
+			wg := &WireGuard{
+				config:       cfg,
+				peerStore:    ps,
+				statsTracker: stats.New(),
+				manager: &Manager{
+					iFaceName: "wg-test",
+					client: &fakeWGClient{
+						configureDeviceFn: func(interfaceName string, cfg wgtypes.Config) error {
+							applied = append(applied, cfg.Peers...)
+							return nil
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				state: lifecycleRunning,
+			}
+
+			wg.statsTracker.UpdateStatsBatch([]stats.Sample{{PublicKey: key, Email: "gone@example.com", Rx: 10, Tx: 5}})
+
+			users := []*common.User{{Email: "gone@example.com", Inbounds: []string{}, Proxies: proxies}}
+			if err := wg.UpdateUsers(context.Background(), users); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("UpdateUsers failed: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if len(applied) != 1 || !applied[0].Remove || applied[0].PublicKey.String() != key {
+				t.Fatalf("expected exactly one Remove for the stale peer, got %+v", applied)
+			}
+			if ps.GetByEmail("gone@example.com") != nil {
+				t.Fatal("expected the stale peer to be dropped from the peer store")
+			}
+			if entry := wg.statsTracker.GetStatsEntries([]string{key})[key]; entry == nil || !entry.IsDeleted {
+				t.Fatalf("expected the stale peer's stats entry to be marked deleted, got %+v", entry)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// A key moves from a user who lost WireGuard access (sent with empty peer_ips) to another user in the
+// same batch. The former owner is touched, so the handover is allowed instead of failing the batch.
+func TestUpdateUsersAllowsKeyHandoverFromUserWhoLostAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := NewConfig(`{
+		"interface_name":"wg-test",
+		"listen_port":51820,
+		"address":["10.73.0.1/24"]
+	}`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, key, err := GenerateKeyPair()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to generate key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ps := NewPeerStore()
+	ps.ReplaceAll([]*PeerInfo{mustPeerInfo("old@example.com", key, []string{"10.73.0.2/32"})})
+
+	wg := &WireGuard{
+		config:       cfg,
+		peerStore:    ps,
+		statsTracker: stats.New(),
+		manager: &Manager{
+			iFaceName: "wg-test",
+			client: &fakeWGClient{
+				configureDeviceFn: func(interfaceName string, cfg wgtypes.Config) error { return nil },
+			},
+		},
+		state: lifecycleRunning,
+	}
+
+	users := []*common.User{
+		{Email: "old@example.com", Proxies: &common.Proxy{Wireguard: &common.Wireguard{PublicKey: key}}},
+		{
+			Email:    "new@example.com",
+			Inbounds: []string{"wg-test"},
+			Proxies: &common.Proxy{
+				Wireguard: &common.Wireguard{PublicKey: key, PeerIps: []string{"10.73.0.3/32"}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	if err := wg.UpdateUsers(context.Background(), users); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateUsers failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if peer := ps.GetByKey(key); peer == nil || peer.Email != "new@example.com" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected the key to belong to new@example.com, got %+v", peer)
+	}
+	if ps.GetByEmail("old@example.com") != nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected the former owner to have no peer")
+	}
+}