fix: Fix users unable to see or hear each other in voice channels due to

stale server sockets, passive non-initiators, and race conditions
during peer connection setup.

Fix users unable to see or hear each other in voice channels due to
stale server sockets, passive non-initiators, and race conditions
during peer connection setup.

Server:
- Close stale WebSocket connections sharing the same oderId in
  handleIdentify instead of letting them linger up to 45s
- Make user_joined/user_left broadcasts identity-aware so duplicate
  sockets don't produce phantom join/leave events
- Include serverIds in user_left payload for multi-room presence
- Simplify findUserByOderId now that stale sockets are cleaned up

Client - signaling:
- Add fallback offer system with 1s timer for missed user_joined races
- Add non-initiator takeover after 5s when the initiator fails to send
  an offer (NON_INITIATOR_GIVE_UP_MS)
- Scope peerServerMap per signaling URL to prevent cross-server
  collisions
- Add socket identity guards on all signaling event handlers
- Replace canReusePeerConnection with hasActivePeerConnection and
  isPeerConnectionNegotiating with extended grace periods

Client - peer connections:
- Extract replaceUnusablePeer helper to deduplicate stale peer
  replacement in offer and ICE handlers
- Add stale connectionstatechange guard to ignore events from replaced
  RTCPeerConnection instances
- Use deterministic initiator election in peer recovery reconnects
- Track createdAt on PeerData for staleness detection

Client - presence:
- Add multi-room presence tracking via presenceServerIds on User
- Replace clearUsers + individual userJoined with syncServerPresence
  for atomic server roster updates
- Make userLeft handle partial server removal instead of full eviction

Documentation:
- Add server-side connection hygiene, non-initiator takeover, and stale
  peer replacement sections to the realtime README

server/src/websocket/broadcast.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import { WebSocket } from 'ws';
 import { connectedUsers } from './state';
+import { ConnectedUser } from './types';
 
 interface WsMessage {
   [key: string]: unknown;
@@ -24,6 +26,43 @@ export function notifyServerOwner(ownerId: string, message: WsMessage): void {
   }
 }
 
+export function getUniqueUsersInServer(serverId: string, excludeOderId?: string): ConnectedUser[] {
+  const usersByOderId = new Map<string, ConnectedUser>();
+
+  connectedUsers.forEach((user) => {
+    if (user.oderId === excludeOderId || !user.serverIds.has(serverId) || user.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    usersByOderId.set(user.oderId, user);
+  });
+
+  return Array.from(usersByOderId.values());
+}
+
+export function isOderIdConnectedToServer(oderId: string, serverId: string, excludeConnectionId?: string): boolean {
+  return Array.from(connectedUsers.entries()).some(([connectionId, user]) =>
+    connectionId !== excludeConnectionId
+    && user.oderId === oderId
+    && user.serverIds.has(serverId)
+    && user.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN
+  );
+}
+
+export function getServerIdsForOderId(oderId: string, excludeConnectionId?: string): string[] {
+  const serverIds = new Set<string>();
+
+  connectedUsers.forEach((user, connectionId) => {
+    if (connectionId === excludeConnectionId || user.oderId !== oderId || user.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    user.serverIds.forEach((serverId) => serverIds.add(serverId));
+  });
+
+  return Array.from(serverIds);
+}
+
 export function notifyUser(oderId: string, message: WsMessage): void {
   const user = findUserByOderId(oderId);
 
@@ -33,5 +72,13 @@ export function notifyUser(oderId: string, message: WsMessage): void {
 }
 
 export function findUserByOderId(oderId: string) {
-  return Array.from(connectedUsers.values()).find(user => user.oderId === oderId);
+  let match: ConnectedUser | undefined;
+
+  connectedUsers.forEach((user) => {
+    if (user.oderId === oderId && user.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      match = user;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return match;
 }

server/src/websocket/handler.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { connectedUsers } from './state';
 import { ConnectedUser } from './types';
-import { broadcastToServer, findUserByOderId } from './broadcast';
+import {
+  broadcastToServer,
+  findUserByOderId,
+  getServerIdsForOderId,
+  getUniqueUsersInServer,
+  isOderIdConnectedToServer
+} from './broadcast';
 import { authorizeWebSocketJoin } from '../services/server-access.service';
 
 interface WsMessage {
@@ -14,24 +20,53 @@ function normalizeDisplayName(value: unknown, fallback = 'User'): string {
   return normalized || fallback;
 }
 
+function readMessageId(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = value.trim();
+
+  if (!normalized || normalized === 'undefined' || normalized === 'null') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return normalized;
+}
+
 /** Sends the current user list for a given server to a single connected user. */
 function sendServerUsers(user: ConnectedUser, serverId: string): void {
-  const users = Array.from(connectedUsers.values())
+  const users = getUniqueUsersInServer(serverId, user.oderId)
-    .filter(cu => cu.serverIds.has(serverId) && cu.oderId !== user.oderId)
     .map(cu => ({ oderId: cu.oderId, displayName: normalizeDisplayName(cu.displayName) }));
 
   user.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'server_users', serverId, users }));
 }
 
 function handleIdentify(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: string): void {
-  user.oderId = String(message['oderId'] || connectionId);
+  const newOderId = readMessageId(message['oderId']) ?? connectionId;
+
+  // Close stale connections from the same identity so offer routing
+  // always targets the freshest socket (e.g. after page refresh).
+  connectedUsers.forEach((existing, existingId) => {
+    if (existingId !== connectionId && existing.oderId === newOderId) {
+      console.log(`Closing stale connection for ${newOderId} (old=${existingId}, new=${connectionId})`);
+
+      try {
+        existing.ws.close();
+      } catch { /* already closing */ }
+
+      connectedUsers.delete(existingId);
+    }
+  });
+
+  user.oderId = newOderId;
   user.displayName = normalizeDisplayName(message['displayName'], normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName));
   connectedUsers.set(connectionId, user);
   console.log(`User identified: ${user.displayName} (${user.oderId})`);
 }
 
 async function handleJoinServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: string): Promise<void> {
-  const sid = String(message['serverId']);
+  const sid = readMessageId(message['serverId']);
 
   if (!sid)
     return;
@@ -48,16 +83,20 @@ async function handleJoinServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connect
     return;
   }
 
-  const isNew = !user.serverIds.has(sid);
+  const isNewConnectionMembership = !user.serverIds.has(sid);
+  const isNewIdentityMembership = isNewConnectionMembership && !isOderIdConnectedToServer(user.oderId, sid, connectionId);
 
   user.serverIds.add(sid);
   user.viewedServerId = sid;
   connectedUsers.set(connectionId, user);
-  console.log(`User ${normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName)} (${user.oderId}) joined server ${sid} (new=${isNew})`);
+  console.log(
+    `User ${normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName)} (${user.oderId}) joined server ${sid} `
+    + `(newConnection=${isNewConnectionMembership}, newIdentity=${isNewIdentityMembership})`
+  );
 
   sendServerUsers(user, sid);
 
-  if (isNew) {
+  if (isNewIdentityMembership) {
     broadcastToServer(sid, {
       type: 'user_joined',
       oderId: user.oderId,
@@ -68,7 +107,10 @@ async function handleJoinServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connect
 }
 
 function handleViewServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: string): void {
-  const viewSid = String(message['serverId']);
+  const viewSid = readMessageId(message['serverId']);
+
+  if (!viewSid)
+    return;
 
   user.viewedServerId = viewSid;
   connectedUsers.set(connectionId, user);
@@ -78,7 +120,7 @@ function handleViewServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId:
 }
 
 function handleLeaveServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: string): void {
-  const leaveSid = (message['serverId'] as string | undefined) ?? user.viewedServerId;
+  const leaveSid = readMessageId(message['serverId']) ?? user.viewedServerId;
 
   if (!leaveSid)
     return;
@@ -90,17 +132,23 @@ function handleLeaveServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId
 
   connectedUsers.set(connectionId, user);
 
+  const remainingServerIds = getServerIdsForOderId(user.oderId, connectionId);
+
+  if (remainingServerIds.includes(leaveSid)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   broadcastToServer(leaveSid, {
     type: 'user_left',
     oderId: user.oderId,
     displayName: normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName),
     serverId: leaveSid,
-    serverIds: Array.from(user.serverIds)
+    serverIds: remainingServerIds
   }, user.oderId);
 }
 
 function forwardRtcMessage(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage): void {
-  const targetUserId = String(message['targetUserId'] || '');
+  const targetUserId = readMessageId(message['targetUserId']) ?? '';
 
   console.log(`Forwarding ${message.type} from ${user.oderId} to ${targetUserId}`);
 

server/src/websocket/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import {
 import { WebSocketServer, WebSocket } from 'ws';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { connectedUsers } from './state';
-import { broadcastToServer } from './broadcast';
+import {
+  broadcastToServer,
+  getServerIdsForOderId,
+  isOderIdConnectedToServer
+} from './broadcast';
 import { handleWebSocketMessage } from './handler';
 
 /** How often to ping all connected clients (ms). */
@@ -20,13 +24,19 @@ function removeDeadConnection(connectionId: string): void {
   if (user) {
     console.log(`Removing dead connection: ${user.displayName ?? 'Unknown'} (${user.oderId})`);
 
+    const remainingServerIds = getServerIdsForOderId(user.oderId, connectionId);
+
     user.serverIds.forEach((sid) => {
+      if (isOderIdConnectedToServer(user.oderId, sid, connectionId)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       broadcastToServer(sid, {
         type: 'user_left',
         oderId: user.oderId,
         displayName: user.displayName,
         serverId: sid,
-        serverIds: []
+        serverIds: remainingServerIds
       }, user.oderId);
     });
 

toju-app/src/app/core/constants.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const STORAGE_KEY_THEME_DRAFT = 'metoyou_theme_draft';
 export const STORAGE_KEY_USER_VOLUMES = 'metoyou_user_volumes';
 export const ROOM_URL_PATTERN = /\/room\/([^/]+)/;
 export const STORE_DEVTOOLS_MAX_AGE = 25;
-export const DEBUG_LOG_MAX_ENTRIES = 500;
+export const DEBUG_LOG_MAX_ENTRIES = 5000;
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_USERS = 50;
 export const DEFAULT_AUDIO_BITRATE_KBPS = 96;
 export const DEFAULT_VOLUME = 100;

toju-app/src/app/core/services/debugging/debugging-network-snapshot.builder.ts

@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ class DebugNetworkSnapshotBuilder {
       case 'offer':
       case 'answer':
       case 'ice_candidate': {
-        const peerId = this.getPayloadString(payload, 'targetPeerId') ?? this.getPayloadString(payload, 'fromUserId');
+        const peerId = direction === 'outbound'
+          ? (this.getPayloadString(payload, 'targetPeerId') ?? this.getPayloadString(payload, 'fromUserId'))
+          : (this.getPayloadString(payload, 'fromUserId') ?? this.getPayloadString(payload, 'targetPeerId'));
         const displayName = this.getPayloadString(payload, 'displayName');
 
         if (!peerId)
@@ -1295,7 +1297,7 @@ class DebugNetworkSnapshotBuilder {
   private getPayloadString(payload: Record<string, unknown> | null, key: string): string | null {
     const value = this.getPayloadField(payload, key);
 
-    return typeof value === 'string' ? value : null;
+    return this.normalizeStringValue(value);
   }
 
   private getPayloadNumber(payload: Record<string, unknown> | null, key: string): number | null {
@@ -1323,7 +1325,7 @@ class DebugNetworkSnapshotBuilder {
   private getStringProperty(record: Record<string, unknown> | null, key: string): string | null {
     const value = record?.[key];
 
-    return typeof value === 'string' ? value : null;
+    return this.normalizeStringValue(value);
   }
 
   private getBooleanProperty(record: Record<string, unknown> | null, key: string): boolean | null {
@@ -1344,4 +1346,16 @@ class DebugNetworkSnapshotBuilder {
 
     return value as Record<string, unknown>;
   }
+
+  private normalizeStringValue(value: unknown): string | null {
+    if (typeof value !== 'string')
+      return null;
+
+    const normalized = value.trim();
+
+    if (!normalized || normalized === 'undefined' || normalized === 'null')
+      return null;
+
+    return normalized;
+  }
 }

toju-app/src/app/features/room/rooms-side-panel/rooms-side-panel.component.ts

@@ -125,8 +125,13 @@ export class RoomsSidePanelComponent {
   });
   onlineRoomUsers = computed(() => {
     const memberIdentifiers = this.roomMemberIdentifiers();
+    const roomId = this.currentRoom()?.id;
 
-    return this.onlineUsers().filter((user) => !this.isCurrentUserIdentity(user) && this.matchesIdentifiers(memberIdentifiers, user));
+    return this.onlineUsers().filter((user) =>
+      !this.isCurrentUserIdentity(user)
+      && this.matchesIdentifiers(memberIdentifiers, user)
+      && this.isUserPresentInRoom(user, roomId)
+    );
   });
   offlineRoomMembers = computed(() => {
     const onlineIdentifiers = new Set<string>();
@@ -200,6 +205,14 @@ export class RoomsSidePanelComponent {
     return !!((entity.id && identifiers.has(entity.id)) || (entity.oderId && identifiers.has(entity.oderId)));
   }
 
+  private isUserPresentInRoom(entity: { presenceServerIds?: string[] }, roomId: string | undefined): boolean {
+    if (!roomId || !Array.isArray(entity.presenceServerIds) || entity.presenceServerIds.length === 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return entity.presenceServerIds.includes(roomId);
+  }
+
   private isCurrentUserIdentity(entity: { id?: string; oderId?: string }): boolean {
     const current = this.currentUser();
 

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/README.md

@@ -144,13 +144,25 @@ sequenceDiagram
 
 When the WebSocket drops, `SignalingManager` schedules reconnection with exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s, ... up to 30s). On reconnect it replays the cached `identify` and `join_server` messages so presence is restored without the UI doing anything.
 
+### Server-side connection hygiene
+
+Browsers do not reliably fire WebSocket close events during page refresh or navigation (especially Chromium). The server's `handleIdentify` now closes any existing connection that shares the same `oderId` but a different `connectionId`. This guarantees `findUserByOderId` always routes offers and presence events to the freshest socket, eliminating a class of bugs where signaling messages landed on a dead tab's socket and were silently lost.
+
+Join and leave broadcasts are also identity-aware: `handleJoinServer` only broadcasts `user_joined` when the identity is genuinely new to that server (not just a second WebSocket connection for the same user), and `handleLeaveServer` / dead-connection cleanup only broadcast `user_left` when no other open connection for that identity remains in the server. The `user_left` payload includes `serverIds` listing the rooms the identity still belongs to, so the client can subtract correctly without over-removing.
+
+### Multi-room presence
+
+`server_users`, `user_joined`, and `user_left` are room-scoped presence messages, but the renderer must treat them as updates into a global multi-room presence view. The users store tracks `presenceServerIds` per user instead of clearing the whole slice when a new `server_users` snapshot arrives, so startup/search background rooms keep their server-rail voice badges and active voice peers do not disappear when the user views a different server.
+
+Peer routing also has to stay scoped to the signaling server that reported the membership. A `user_left` from one signaling cluster must only subtract that cluster's shared servers; otherwise a leave on `signal.toju.app` can incorrectly tear down a peer that is still shared through `signal-sweden.toju.app` or a local signaling server. Route metadata is therefore kept across peer recreation and only cleared once the renderer no longer shares any servers with that peer.
+
 ## Peer connection lifecycle
 
-Peers connect to each other directly with `RTCPeerConnection`. The "initiator" (whoever was already in the room) creates the data channel and audio/video transceivers, then sends an offer. The other side creates an answer.
+Peers connect to each other directly with `RTCPeerConnection`. The initiator is chosen deterministically from the identified logical peer IDs so only one side creates the offer and primary data channel for a given pair. The other side creates an answer. If identity or negotiation is still settling, the retry timer defers instead of comparing against the ephemeral local transport ID or reusing a half-open peer forever.
 
 ```mermaid
 sequenceDiagram
-    participant A as Peer A (initiator)
+    participant A as Peer A (elected initiator)
     participant Sig as Signaling Server
     participant B as Peer B
 
@@ -180,6 +192,16 @@ sequenceDiagram
 
 Both peers might send offers at the same time ("glare"). The negotiation module implements the "polite peer" pattern: one side is designated polite (the non-initiator) and will roll back its local offer if it detects a collision, then accept the remote offer instead. The impolite side ignores the incoming offer.
 
+Existing members also schedule a short `user_joined` fallback offer, and the `server_users` path now re-arms the same retry when an initial attempt stalls. The joiner still tries first via its `server_users` snapshot, but the fallback heals late-join races or half-open peers where that initial offer never arrives or never finishes. The retry uses the same deterministic initiator election as the main `server_users` path so the pair cannot regress into dual initiators.
+
+### Non-initiator takeover
+
+If the elected initiator's offer never arrives (stale socket, network issue, page still loading), the non-initiator does not wait forever. It tracks the start of each waiting period in `nonInitiatorWaitStart`. For the first `NON_INITIATOR_GIVE_UP_MS` (5 s) it reschedules and logs. Once that window expires it takes over: removes any stale peer, creates a fresh `RTCPeerConnection` as initiator, and sends its own offer. This ensures every peer pair eventually establishes a connection regardless of which side was originally elected.
+
+### Stale peer replacement
+
+Offers or ICE candidates can arrive while the existing `RTCPeerConnection` for that peer is in `failed` or `closed` state (the browser's `connectionstatechange` event hasn't fired yet to clean it up). `replaceUnusablePeer()` in `negotiation.ts` detects this, closes the dead connection, removes it from the active map, and lets the caller proceed with a fresh peer. The `connectionstatechange` handler in `create-peer-connection.ts` also guards against stale events: if the connection object no longer matches the current map entry for that peer, the event is ignored so it cannot accidentally remove a replacement peer.
+
 ### Disconnect recovery
 
 ```mermaid
@@ -196,7 +218,7 @@ stateDiagram-v2
     Closed --> [*]
 ```
 
-When a peer connection enters `disconnected`, a 10-second grace period starts. If it recovers on its own (network blip), nothing happens. If it reaches `failed`, the connection is torn down and a reconnect loop starts: a fresh `RTCPeerConnection` is created and a new offer is sent every 5 seconds, up to 12 attempts.
+When a peer connection enters `disconnected`, a 10-second grace period starts. If it recovers on its own (network blip), nothing happens. If it reaches `failed`, the connection is torn down and a reconnect loop starts. A fresh `RTCPeerConnection` is created every 5 seconds, up to 12 attempts; only the deterministically elected initiator sends a reconnect offer, while the other side waits for that offer.
 
 ## Data channel
 

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/peer-connection-manager/connection/create-peer-connection.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,35 @@ export function createPeerConnection(
   const connection = new RTCPeerConnection({ iceServers: ICE_SERVERS });
 
   let dataChannel: RTCDataChannel | null = null;
+  let peerData: PeerData | null = null;
+
+  const adoptDataChannel = (channel: RTCDataChannel): void => {
+    const primaryChannel = dataChannel;
+    const shouldAdoptAsPrimary = !primaryChannel || primaryChannel.readyState === 'closed';
+
+    if (shouldAdoptAsPrimary) {
+      dataChannel = channel;
+
+      if (peerData) {
+        peerData.dataChannel = channel;
+      }
+
+      const existing = state.activePeerConnections.get(remotePeerId);
+
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.dataChannel = channel;
+      }
+    } else if (primaryChannel !== channel) {
+      logger.info('Received secondary data channel while primary channel is still active', {
+        channelLabel: channel.label,
+        primaryChannelLabel: primaryChannel.label,
+        primaryReadyState: primaryChannel.readyState,
+        remotePeerId
+      });
+    }
+
+    handlers.setupDataChannel(channel, remotePeerId);
+  };
 
   connection.onicecandidate = (event) => {
     if (event.candidate) {
@@ -53,6 +82,19 @@ export function createPeerConnection(
       state: connection.connectionState
     });
 
+    // Ignore events from a connection that was already replaced in the Map
+    // (e.g. handleOffer recreated the peer while this handler was still queued).
+    const currentPeer = state.activePeerConnections.get(remotePeerId);
+
+    if (currentPeer && currentPeer.connection !== connection) {
+      logger.info('Ignoring stale connectionstatechange', {
+        remotePeerId,
+        state: connection.connectionState
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     recordDebugNetworkConnectionState(remotePeerId, connection.connectionState);
 
     switch (connection.connectionState) {
@@ -103,27 +145,20 @@ export function createPeerConnection(
     handlers.handleRemoteTrack(event, remotePeerId);
   };
 
+  connection.ondatachannel = (event) => {
+    logger.info('Received data channel', { remotePeerId });
+    adoptDataChannel(event.channel);
+  };
+
   if (isInitiator) {
     dataChannel = connection.createDataChannel(DATA_CHANNEL_LABEL, { ordered: true });
     handlers.setupDataChannel(dataChannel, remotePeerId);
-  } else {
-    connection.ondatachannel = (event) => {
-      logger.info('Received data channel', { remotePeerId });
-      dataChannel = event.channel;
-
-      const existing = state.activePeerConnections.get(remotePeerId);
-
-      if (existing) {
-        existing.dataChannel = dataChannel;
-      }
-
-      handlers.setupDataChannel(dataChannel, remotePeerId);
-    };
   }
 
-  const peerData: PeerData = {
+  peerData = {
     connection,
     dataChannel,
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
     isInitiator,
     pendingIceCandidates: [],
     audioSender: undefined,

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/peer-connection-manager/connection/negotiation.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,41 @@ export async function doCreateAndSendOffer(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Replace a peer whose underlying connection is `failed` or `closed`.
+ * Returns the existing peer if still usable, or `undefined` after cleanup.
+ */
+function replaceUnusablePeer(
+  context: PeerConnectionManagerContext,
+  peerId: string,
+  reason: string
+): void {
+  const { logger, state } = context;
+  const peerData = state.activePeerConnections.get(peerId);
+
+  if (!peerData)
+    return;
+
+  const cs = peerData.connection.connectionState;
+
+  if (cs !== 'failed' && cs !== 'closed')
+    return;
+
+  logger.info('Replacing unusable peer', {
+    connectionState: cs,
+    peerId,
+    reason,
+    signalingState: peerData.connection.signalingState
+  });
+
+  try {
+    peerData.connection.close();
+  } catch { /* already closing */ }
+
+  state.activePeerConnections.delete(peerId);
+  state.peerNegotiationQueue.delete(peerId);
+}
+
 export async function doHandleOffer(
   context: PeerConnectionManagerContext,
   fromUserId: string,
@@ -70,6 +105,8 @@ export async function doHandleOffer(
 
   logger.info('Handling offer', { fromUserId });
 
+  replaceUnusablePeer(context, fromUserId, 'incoming offer');
+
   let peerData = state.activePeerConnections.get(fromUserId);
 
   if (!peerData) {
@@ -82,16 +119,15 @@ export async function doHandleOffer(
       signalingState === 'have-local-offer' || signalingState === 'have-local-pranswer';
 
     if (hasCollision) {
-      const localId =
+      const localOderId = callbacks.getIdentifyCredentials()?.oderId ?? null;
-        callbacks.getIdentifyCredentials()?.oderId || callbacks.getLocalPeerId();
+      const isPolite = !localOderId || localOderId > fromUserId;
-      const isPolite = localId > fromUserId;
 
       if (!isPolite) {
-        logger.info('Ignoring colliding offer (impolite side)', { fromUserId, localId });
+        logger.info('Ignoring colliding offer (impolite side)', { fromUserId, localOderId });
         return;
       }
 
-      logger.info('Rolling back local offer (polite side)', { fromUserId, localId });
+      logger.info('Rolling back local offer (polite side)', { fromUserId, localOderId });
 
       await peerData.connection.setLocalDescription({
         type: 'rollback'
@@ -211,6 +247,8 @@ export async function doHandleIceCandidate(
 ): Promise<void> {
   const { logger, state } = context;
 
+  replaceUnusablePeer(context, fromUserId, 'early ICE');
+
   let peerData = state.activePeerConnections.get(fromUserId);
 
   if (!peerData) {

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/peer-connection-manager/messaging/data-channel.ts

@@ -484,15 +484,23 @@ function summarizePeerMessage(payload: PeerMessage, base?: Record<string, unknow
   }
 
   if (voiceState) {
-    summary['voiceState'] = {
+    const voiceStateSummary: Record<string, unknown> = {
       isConnected: voiceState['isConnected'] === true,
       isMuted: voiceState['isMuted'] === true,
       isDeafened: voiceState['isDeafened'] === true,
-      isSpeaking: voiceState['isSpeaking'] === true,
+      isSpeaking: voiceState['isSpeaking'] === true
-      roomId: typeof voiceState['roomId'] === 'string' ? voiceState['roomId'] : undefined,
-      serverId: typeof voiceState['serverId'] === 'string' ? voiceState['serverId'] : undefined,
-      volume: typeof voiceState['volume'] === 'number' ? voiceState['volume'] : undefined
     };
+
+    if (typeof voiceState['roomId'] === 'string')
+      voiceStateSummary['roomId'] = voiceState['roomId'];
+
+    if (typeof voiceState['serverId'] === 'string')
+      voiceStateSummary['serverId'] = voiceState['serverId'];
+
+    if (typeof voiceState['volume'] === 'number')
+      voiceStateSummary['volume'] = voiceState['volume'];
+
+    summary['voiceState'] = voiceStateSummary;
   }
 
   return summary;

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/peer-connection-manager/recovery/peer-recovery.ts

@@ -200,23 +200,44 @@ export function schedulePeerReconnect(
       return;
     }
 
-    attemptPeerReconnect(state, peerId, handlers);
+    attemptPeerReconnect(context, peerId, handlers);
   }, PEER_RECONNECT_INTERVAL_MS);
 
   state.peerReconnectTimers.set(peerId, timer);
 }
 
 export function attemptPeerReconnect(
-  state: PeerConnectionManagerState,
+  context: PeerConnectionManagerContext,
   peerId: string,
   handlers: RecoveryHandlers
 ): void {
+  const { callbacks, logger, state } = context;
+
   if (state.activePeerConnections.has(peerId)) {
     handlers.removePeer(peerId, { preserveReconnectState: true });
   }
 
-  handlers.createPeerConnection(peerId, true);
+  const localOderId = callbacks.getIdentifyCredentials()?.oderId ?? null;
-  void handlers.createAndSendOffer(peerId);
+
+  if (!localOderId) {
+    logger.info('Skipping reconnect offer until logical identity is ready', { peerId });
+    handlers.createPeerConnection(peerId, false);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const shouldInitiate = peerId !== localOderId && localOderId < peerId;
+
+  handlers.createPeerConnection(peerId, shouldInitiate);
+
+  if (shouldInitiate) {
+    void handlers.createAndSendOffer(peerId);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  logger.info('Waiting for remote reconnect offer based on deterministic initiator selection', {
+    localOderId,
+    peerId
+  });
 }
 
 export function requestVoiceStateFromPeer(

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime-session.service.ts

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export class WebRTCService implements OnDestroy {
     });
 
     this.signalingMessageHandler = new IncomingSignalingMessageHandler({
+      getLocalOderId: () => this.signalingTransportHandler.getIdentifyCredentials()?.oderId ?? null,
       getEffectiveServerId: () => this.voiceSessionController.getEffectiveServerId(this.state.currentServerId),
       peerManager: this.peerManager,
       setServerTime: (serverTime) => this.timeSync.setFromServerTime(serverTime),
@@ -229,7 +230,6 @@ export class WebRTCService implements OnDestroy {
 
     this.peerManager.peerDisconnected$.subscribe((peerId) => {
       this.remoteScreenShareRequestController.handlePeerDisconnected(peerId);
-      this.signalingCoordinator.deletePeerTracking(peerId);
     });
 
     // Media manager → voice connected signal

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime.types.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export interface PeerData {
   connection: RTCPeerConnection;
   /** The negotiated data channel, or `null` before the channel is established. */
   dataChannel: RTCDataChannel | null;
+  /** Timestamp (ms since epoch) when this peer attempt was created. */
+  createdAt: number;
   /** `true` when this side created the offer (and data channel). */
   isInitiator: boolean;
   /** ICE candidates received before the remote description was set. */

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/server-signaling-coordinator.ts

@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ export class ServerSignalingCoordinator<TMessage> {
   private readonly memberServerIdsBySignalUrl = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
   private readonly serverSignalingUrlMap = new Map<string, string>();
   private readonly peerSignalingUrlMap = new Map<string, string>();
+  private readonly peerKnownSignalUrls = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
   private readonly signalingManagers = new Map<string, SignalingManager>();
   private readonly signalingSubscriptions = new Map<string, Subscription[]>();
-  private readonly peerServerMap = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
+  private readonly peerServerMap = new Map<string, Map<string, Set<string>>>();
 
   constructor(
     private readonly callbacks: ServerSignalingCoordinatorCallbacks<TMessage>
@@ -126,15 +127,28 @@ export class ServerSignalingCoordinator<TMessage> {
   }
 
   setPeerSignalUrl(peerId: string, signalUrl: string): void {
+    const knownSignalUrls = this.peerKnownSignalUrls.get(peerId) ?? new Set<string>();
+
+    knownSignalUrls.add(signalUrl);
+    this.peerKnownSignalUrls.set(peerId, knownSignalUrls);
     this.peerSignalingUrlMap.set(peerId, signalUrl);
   }
 
   getPeerSignalUrl(peerId: string): string | undefined {
-    return this.peerSignalingUrlMap.get(peerId);
+    const preferredSignalUrl = this.peerSignalingUrlMap.get(peerId);
+
+    if (preferredSignalUrl) {
+      return preferredSignalUrl;
+    }
+
+    const knownSignalUrls = this.peerKnownSignalUrls.get(peerId);
+
+    return knownSignalUrls?.values().next().value;
   }
 
   deletePeerSignalUrl(peerId: string): void {
     this.peerSignalingUrlMap.delete(peerId);
+    this.peerKnownSignalUrls.delete(peerId);
   }
 
   addJoinedServer(signalUrl: string, serverId: string): void {
@@ -197,64 +211,86 @@ export class ServerSignalingCoordinator<TMessage> {
     return joinedServerIds;
   }
 
-  trackPeerInServer(peerId: string, serverId: string): void {
+  trackPeerInServer(peerId: string, serverId: string, signalUrl: string): void {
-    if (!peerId || !serverId)
+    if (!peerId || !serverId || !signalUrl)
       return;
 
-    const trackedServers = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId) ?? new Set<string>();
+    const trackedSignalUrls = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId) ?? new Map<string, Set<string>>();
+    const trackedServers = trackedSignalUrls.get(signalUrl) ?? new Set<string>();
 
     trackedServers.add(serverId);
-    this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, trackedServers);
+    trackedSignalUrls.set(signalUrl, trackedServers);
+    this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, trackedSignalUrls);
+    this.setPeerSignalUrl(peerId, signalUrl);
   }
 
   hasTrackedPeerServers(peerId: string): boolean {
-    return this.peerServerMap.has(peerId);
+    return this.getTrackedServerIds(peerId).size > 0;
   }
 
-  replacePeerSharedServers(peerId: string, serverIds: string[]): boolean {
+  replacePeerSharedServers(peerId: string, signalUrl: string, serverIds: string[]): boolean {
     const sharedServerIds = serverIds.filter((serverId) => this.hasJoinedServer(serverId));
 
     if (sharedServerIds.length === 0) {
-      this.peerServerMap.delete(peerId);
+      this.removePeerSignalScope(peerId, signalUrl);
-      return false;
+      return this.hasTrackedPeerServers(peerId);
     }
 
-    this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, new Set(sharedServerIds));
+    const trackedSignalUrls = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId) ?? new Map<string, Set<string>>();
+
+    trackedSignalUrls.set(signalUrl, new Set(sharedServerIds));
+    this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, trackedSignalUrls);
+    this.setPeerSignalUrl(peerId, signalUrl);
+
     return true;
   }
 
-  untrackPeerFromServer(peerId: string, serverId: string): boolean {
+  untrackPeerFromServer(peerId: string, signalUrl: string, serverId: string): boolean {
-    const trackedServers = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId);
+    const trackedSignalUrls = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId);
+
+    if (!trackedSignalUrls)
+      return false;
+
+    const trackedServers = trackedSignalUrls.get(signalUrl);
 
     if (!trackedServers)
-      return false;
+      return this.hasTrackedPeerServers(peerId);
 
     trackedServers.delete(serverId);
 
     if (trackedServers.size === 0) {
+      trackedSignalUrls.delete(signalUrl);
+      this.untrackPeerSignalUrl(peerId, signalUrl);
+    } else {
+      trackedSignalUrls.set(signalUrl, trackedServers);
+    }
+
+    if (trackedSignalUrls.size === 0) {
       this.peerServerMap.delete(peerId);
       return false;
     }
 
-    this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, trackedServers);
+    this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, trackedSignalUrls);
     return true;
   }
 
   deletePeerTracking(peerId: string): void {
     this.peerServerMap.delete(peerId);
     this.peerSignalingUrlMap.delete(peerId);
+    this.peerKnownSignalUrls.delete(peerId);
   }
 
   clearPeerTracking(): void {
     this.peerServerMap.clear();
     this.peerSignalingUrlMap.clear();
+    this.peerKnownSignalUrls.clear();
   }
 
   getPeersOutsideServer(serverId: string): string[] {
     const peersToClose: string[] = [];
 
-    this.peerServerMap.forEach((peerServerIds, peerId) => {
+    this.peerServerMap.forEach((_peerServerIdsBySignalUrl, peerId) => {
-      if (!peerServerIds.has(serverId)) {
+      if (!this.getTrackedServerIds(peerId).has(serverId)) {
         peersToClose.push(peerId);
       }
     });
@@ -292,4 +328,64 @@ export class ServerSignalingCoordinator<TMessage> {
     this.memberServerIdsBySignalUrl.set(signalUrl, createdSet);
     return createdSet;
   }
+
+  private getTrackedServerIds(peerId: string): Set<string> {
+    const trackedServerIds = new Set<string>();
+    const trackedSignalUrls = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId);
+
+    if (!trackedSignalUrls) {
+      return trackedServerIds;
+    }
+
+    trackedSignalUrls.forEach((serverIds) => {
+      serverIds.forEach((serverId) => trackedServerIds.add(serverId));
+    });
+
+    return trackedServerIds;
+  }
+
+  private removePeerSignalScope(peerId: string, signalUrl: string): void {
+    const trackedSignalUrls = this.peerServerMap.get(peerId);
+
+    if (!trackedSignalUrls) {
+      this.untrackPeerSignalUrl(peerId, signalUrl);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    trackedSignalUrls.delete(signalUrl);
+
+    if (trackedSignalUrls.size === 0) {
+      this.peerServerMap.delete(peerId);
+    } else {
+      this.peerServerMap.set(peerId, trackedSignalUrls);
+    }
+
+    this.untrackPeerSignalUrl(peerId, signalUrl);
+  }
+
+  private untrackPeerSignalUrl(peerId: string, signalUrl: string): void {
+    const knownSignalUrls = this.peerKnownSignalUrls.get(peerId);
+
+    if (!knownSignalUrls) {
+      if (this.peerSignalingUrlMap.get(peerId) === signalUrl) {
+        this.peerSignalingUrlMap.delete(peerId);
+      }
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    knownSignalUrls.delete(signalUrl);
+
+    if (knownSignalUrls.size === 0) {
+      this.peerKnownSignalUrls.delete(peerId);
+      this.peerSignalingUrlMap.delete(peerId);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.peerKnownSignalUrls.set(peerId, knownSignalUrls);
+
+    if (this.peerSignalingUrlMap.get(peerId) === signalUrl) {
+      this.peerSignalingUrlMap.set(peerId, knownSignalUrls.values().next().value as string);
+    }
+  }
 }

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling-message-handler.ts

@@ -39,11 +39,26 @@ interface IncomingSignalingMessageHandlerDependencies {
   peerManager: PeerConnectionManager;
   signalingCoordinator: ServerSignalingCoordinator<IncomingSignalingMessage>;
   logger: WebRTCLogger;
+  getLocalOderId(): string | null;
   getEffectiveServerId(): string | null;
   setServerTime(serverTime: number): void;
 }
 
+const USER_JOINED_FALLBACK_OFFER_DELAY_MS = 1_000;
+const PEER_NEGOTIATION_GRACE_MS = 3_000;
+// Once a local offer has been sent, the peer is actively in negotiation - wait much
+// longer before treating it as stale, so a slow answer path doesn't cause an
+// unnecessary teardown/re-offer cycle.
+const PEER_NEGOTIATION_OFFER_SENT_GRACE_MS = 20_000;
+// How long the non-initiator waits for the elected initiator's offer before
+// giving up and creating the connection itself.
+const NON_INITIATOR_GIVE_UP_MS = 5_000;
+
 export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
+  private readonly userJoinedFallbackTimers = new Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>();
+  /** Tracks when we first started waiting for a remote-initiated offer from each peer. */
+  private readonly nonInitiatorWaitStart = new Map<string, number>();
+
   constructor(
     private readonly dependencies: IncomingSignalingMessageHandlerDependencies
   ) {}
@@ -105,6 +120,7 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
 
   private handleServerUsersSignalingMessage(message: IncomingSignalingMessage, signalUrl: string): void {
     const users = Array.isArray(message.users) ? message.users : [];
+    const localOderId = this.dependencies.getLocalOderId();
 
     this.dependencies.logger.info('Server users', {
       count: users.length,
@@ -120,15 +136,22 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
       if (!user.oderId)
         continue;
 
+      if (localOderId && user.oderId === localOderId)
+        continue;
+
+      this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(user.oderId);
+
       this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.setPeerSignalUrl(user.oderId, signalUrl);
 
       if (message.serverId) {
-        this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.trackPeerInServer(user.oderId, message.serverId);
+        this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.trackPeerInServer(user.oderId, message.serverId, signalUrl);
       }
 
       const existing = this.dependencies.peerManager.activePeerConnections.get(user.oderId);
 
-      if (this.canReusePeerConnection(existing)) {
+      if (this.hasActivePeerConnection(existing)) {
+        // Peer is already up - move on (timer already cleared above).
+        this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.delete(user.oderId);
         this.dependencies.logger.info('Reusing active peer connection', {
           connectionState: existing?.connection.connectionState ?? 'unknown',
           dataChannelState: existing?.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
@@ -140,6 +163,56 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
         continue;
       }
 
+      this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(user.oderId, signalUrl, message.serverId);
+
+      if (this.isPeerConnectionNegotiating(existing)) {
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Awaiting existing peer negotiation from server_users snapshot', {
+          ageMs: existing ? Date.now() - existing.createdAt : undefined,
+          connectionState: existing?.connection.connectionState ?? 'unknown',
+          dataChannelState: existing?.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
+          oderId: user.oderId,
+          serverId: message.serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!localOderId) {
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Deferring server_users peer initiation until logical identity is ready', {
+          oderId: user.oderId,
+          serverId: message.serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const shouldInitiate = this.shouldInitiatePeer(user.oderId, localOderId);
+
+      if (!shouldInitiate) {
+        if (existing) {
+          this.dependencies.logger.info('Removing stale peer while waiting for remote offer', {
+            connectionState: existing.connection.connectionState,
+            dataChannelState: existing.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
+            oderId: user.oderId,
+            serverId: message.serverId,
+            signalUrl
+          });
+
+          this.dependencies.peerManager.removePeer(user.oderId);
+        }
+
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Waiting for remote offer based on deterministic initiator selection', {
+          localOderId,
+          oderId: user.oderId,
+          serverId: message.serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        continue;
+      }
+
       if (existing) {
         this.dependencies.logger.info('Removing failed peer before recreate', {
           connectionState: existing.connection.connectionState,
@@ -164,6 +237,10 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
   }
 
   private handleUserJoinedSignalingMessage(message: IncomingSignalingMessage, signalUrl: string): void {
+    if (message.oderId && message.oderId === this.dependencies.getLocalOderId()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.dependencies.logger.info('User joined', {
       displayName: message.displayName,
       oderId: message.oderId,
@@ -179,11 +256,27 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
     }
 
     if (message.oderId && message.serverId) {
-      this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.trackPeerInServer(message.oderId, message.serverId);
+      this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.trackPeerInServer(message.oderId, message.serverId, signalUrl);
+    }
+
+    if (message.oderId) {
+      const existing = this.dependencies.peerManager.activePeerConnections.get(message.oderId);
+
+      if (this.hasActivePeerConnection(existing)) {
+        // Already connected - cancel any stale timer and move on.
+        this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(message.oderId);
+        this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.delete(message.oderId);
+      } else {
+        this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(message.oderId, signalUrl, message.serverId);
+      }
     }
   }
 
   private handleUserLeftSignalingMessage(message: IncomingSignalingMessage, signalUrl: string): void {
+    if (message.oderId && message.oderId === this.dependencies.getLocalOderId()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.dependencies.logger.info('User left', {
       displayName: message.displayName,
       oderId: message.oderId,
@@ -192,10 +285,13 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
     });
 
     if (message.oderId) {
+      this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(message.oderId);
+      this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.delete(message.oderId);
+
       const hasRemainingSharedServers = Array.isArray(message.serverIds)
-        ? this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.replacePeerSharedServers(message.oderId, message.serverIds)
+        ? this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.replacePeerSharedServers(message.oderId, signalUrl, message.serverIds)
         : (message.serverId
-          ? this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.untrackPeerFromServer(message.oderId, message.serverId)
+          ? this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.untrackPeerFromServer(message.oderId, signalUrl, message.serverId)
           : false);
 
       if (!hasRemainingSharedServers) {
@@ -212,12 +308,18 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
     if (!fromUserId || !sdp)
       return;
 
+    if (fromUserId === this.dependencies.getLocalOderId())
+      return;
+
+    this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(fromUserId);
+    this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.delete(fromUserId);
+
     this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.setPeerSignalUrl(fromUserId, signalUrl);
 
     const effectiveServerId = this.dependencies.getEffectiveServerId();
 
     if (effectiveServerId && !this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.hasTrackedPeerServers(fromUserId)) {
-      this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.trackPeerInServer(fromUserId, effectiveServerId);
+      this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.trackPeerInServer(fromUserId, effectiveServerId, signalUrl);
     }
 
     this.dependencies.peerManager.handleOffer(fromUserId, sdp);
@@ -230,6 +332,11 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
     if (!fromUserId || !sdp)
       return;
 
+    if (fromUserId === this.dependencies.getLocalOderId())
+      return;
+
+    this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(fromUserId);
+
     this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.setPeerSignalUrl(fromUserId, signalUrl);
     this.dependencies.peerManager.handleAnswer(fromUserId, sdp);
   }
@@ -241,16 +348,197 @@ export class IncomingSignalingMessageHandler {
     if (!fromUserId || !candidate)
       return;
 
+    if (fromUserId === this.dependencies.getLocalOderId())
+      return;
+
+    this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(fromUserId);
+
     this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.setPeerSignalUrl(fromUserId, signalUrl);
     this.dependencies.peerManager.handleIceCandidate(fromUserId, candidate);
   }
 
-  private canReusePeerConnection(peer: PeerData | undefined): boolean {
+  private scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId: string, signalUrl: string, serverId?: string): void {
+    this.clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId);
+
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.userJoinedFallbackTimers.delete(peerId);
+      const localOderId = this.dependencies.getLocalOderId();
+      const existing = this.dependencies.peerManager.activePeerConnections.get(peerId);
+
+      if (this.hasActivePeerConnection(existing)) {
+        this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.delete(peerId);
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Skip user_joined fallback offer - peer already active', {
+          connectionState: existing?.connection.connectionState ?? 'unknown',
+          dataChannelState: existing?.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
+          oderId: peerId,
+          serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!localOderId) {
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Retrying peer initiation once logical identity is ready', {
+          oderId: peerId,
+          serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId, signalUrl, serverId);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (this.isPeerConnectionNegotiating(existing)) {
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Delaying fallback offer while peer negotiation is still in progress', {
+          ageMs: existing ? Date.now() - existing.createdAt : undefined,
+          connectionState: existing?.connection.connectionState ?? 'unknown',
+          dataChannelState: existing?.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
+          localOderId,
+          oderId: peerId,
+          serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId, signalUrl, serverId);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const shouldInitiate = this.shouldInitiatePeer(peerId, localOderId);
+
+      if (!shouldInitiate) {
+        // Track how long we've been waiting for the remote initiator's offer.
+        if (!this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.has(peerId)) {
+          this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.set(peerId, Date.now());
+        }
+
+        const waitStart = this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.get(peerId) ?? Date.now();
+        const waitMs = Date.now() - waitStart;
+
+        if (waitMs < NON_INITIATOR_GIVE_UP_MS) {
+          this.dependencies.logger.info('Waiting for remote initiator offer', {
+            localOderId,
+            oderId: peerId,
+            serverId,
+            signalUrl,
+            waitMs
+          });
+
+          this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId, signalUrl, serverId);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // The elected initiator never sent an offer - take over.
+        this.nonInitiatorWaitStart.delete(peerId);
+
+        if (existing) {
+          this.dependencies.logger.info('Removing stale peer before non-initiator takeover offer', {
+            connectionState: existing.connection.connectionState,
+            dataChannelState: existing.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
+            localOderId,
+            oderId: peerId,
+            serverId,
+            signalUrl,
+            waitMs
+          });
+
+          this.dependencies.peerManager.removePeer(peerId);
+        }
+
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Non-initiator takeover - creating peer connection after remote initiator timeout', {
+          localOderId,
+          oderId: peerId,
+          serverId,
+          signalUrl,
+          waitMs
+        });
+
+        this.dependencies.peerManager.createPeerConnection(peerId, true);
+        void this.dependencies.peerManager.createAndSendOffer(peerId);
+        this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId, signalUrl, serverId);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (existing) {
+        this.dependencies.logger.info('Removing stale peer before user_joined fallback offer', {
+          connectionState: existing.connection.connectionState,
+          dataChannelState: existing.dataChannel?.readyState ?? 'missing',
+          oderId: peerId,
+          serverId,
+          signalUrl
+        });
+
+        this.dependencies.peerManager.removePeer(peerId);
+      }
+
+      this.dependencies.logger.info('Create peer connection from user_joined fallback offer', {
+        oderId: peerId,
+        serverId,
+        signalUrl
+      });
+
+      this.dependencies.peerManager.createPeerConnection(peerId, true);
+      void this.dependencies.peerManager.createAndSendOffer(peerId);
+
+      this.scheduleUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId, signalUrl, serverId);
+    }, USER_JOINED_FALLBACK_OFFER_DELAY_MS);
+
+    this.userJoinedFallbackTimers.set(peerId, timer);
+  }
+
+  private clearUserJoinedFallbackOffer(peerId: string): void {
+    const timer = this.userJoinedFallbackTimers.get(peerId);
+
+    if (!timer) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    this.userJoinedFallbackTimers.delete(peerId);
+  }
+
+  private shouldInitiatePeer(peerId: string, localOderId: string | null = this.dependencies.getLocalOderId()): boolean {
+    if (!localOderId)
+      return false;
+
+    if (peerId === localOderId)
+      return false;
+
+    return localOderId < peerId;
+  }
+
+  private hasActivePeerConnection(peer: PeerData | undefined): boolean {
     if (!peer)
       return false;
 
     const connectionState = peer.connection?.connectionState;
 
-    return connectionState !== 'closed' && connectionState !== 'failed';
+    return connectionState === 'connected' || peer.dataChannel?.readyState === 'open';
+  }
+
+  private isPeerConnectionNegotiating(peer: PeerData | undefined): boolean {
+    if (!peer || this.hasActivePeerConnection(peer))
+      return false;
+
+    const connectionState = peer.connection?.connectionState;
+
+    if (connectionState === 'closed' || connectionState === 'failed')
+      return false;
+
+    const signalingState = peer.connection?.signalingState;
+    const ageMs = Date.now() - peer.createdAt;
+
+    // If a local offer (or pranswer) has already been sent, the peer is actively
+    // negotiating with the remote side.  Use a much longer grace period so that
+    // a slow signaling round-trip does not trigger a premature teardown.
+    if (signalingState === 'have-local-offer' || signalingState === 'have-local-pranswer')
+      return ageMs < PEER_NEGOTIATION_OFFER_SENT_GRACE_MS;
+
+    // ICE negotiation in progress (offer/answer exchange already complete, candidates being checked).
+    // TURN relay can take 5-15 s on high-latency networks, so use the same extended grace.
+    if (connectionState === 'connecting')
+      return ageMs < PEER_NEGOTIATION_OFFER_SENT_GRACE_MS;
+
+    return ageMs < PEER_NEGOTIATION_GRACE_MS;
   }
 }

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling-transport-handler.ts

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
 
   sendRawMessage(message: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     const targetPeerId = typeof message['targetUserId'] === 'string' ? message['targetUserId'] : null;
+    const messageType = typeof message['type'] === 'string' ? message['type'] : 'unknown';
 
     if (targetPeerId) {
       const targetSignalUrl = this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.getPeerSignalUrl(targetPeerId);
@@ -102,6 +103,11 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
       if (targetSignalUrl && this.sendRawMessageToSignalUrl(targetSignalUrl, message)) {
         return;
       }
+
+      this.dependencies.logger.warn('[signaling] Missing peer signal route for outbound raw message', {
+        targetPeerId,
+        type: messageType
+      });
     }
 
     const serverId = typeof message['serverId'] === 'string' ? message['serverId'] : null;
@@ -118,12 +124,19 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
 
     if (connectedManagers.length === 0) {
       this.dependencies.logger.error('[signaling] No active signaling connection for outbound message', new Error('No signaling manager available'), {
-        type: typeof message['type'] === 'string' ? message['type'] : 'unknown'
+        type: messageType
       });
 
       return;
     }
 
+    this.dependencies.logger.warn('[signaling] Broadcasting raw message to all signaling managers due to unresolved route', {
+      connectedSignalUrls: connectedManagers.map(({ signalUrl }) => signalUrl),
+      serverId,
+      targetPeerId,
+      type: messageType
+    });
+
     for (const { manager } of connectedManagers) {
       manager.sendRawMessage(message);
     }

toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling.manager.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
  * Manages the WebSocket connection to the signaling server,
  * including automatic reconnection and heartbeats.
  */
-import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  Observable,
+  Subject,
+  of
+} from 'rxjs';
 import type { SignalingMessage } from '../../../shared-kernel';
 import { recordDebugNetworkSignalingPayload } from '../logging/debug-network-metrics';
 import { IdentifyCredentials, JoinedServerInfo } from '../realtime.types';
@@ -54,19 +58,42 @@ export class SignalingManager {
 
   /** Open (or re-open) a WebSocket to the signaling server. */
   connect(serverUrl: string): Observable<boolean> {
+    if (this.lastSignalingUrl === serverUrl) {
+      if (this.isSocketOpen()) {
+        return of(true);
+      }
+
+      if (this.isSocketConnecting()) {
+        return this.waitForOpen();
+      }
+    }
+
     this.lastSignalingUrl = serverUrl;
     return new Observable<boolean>((observer) => {
       try {
         this.logger.info('[signaling] Connecting to signaling server', { serverUrl });
 
-        if (this.signalingWebSocket) {
+        const previousSocket = this.signalingWebSocket;
-          this.signalingWebSocket.close();
-        }
 
         this.lastSignalingUrl = serverUrl;
-        this.signalingWebSocket = new WebSocket(serverUrl);
+        const socket = new WebSocket(serverUrl);
+
+        this.signalingWebSocket = socket;
+
+        if (previousSocket && previousSocket !== socket) {
+          try {
+            previousSocket.close();
+          } catch {
+            this.logger.warn('[signaling] Failed to close previous signaling socket', {
+              url: serverUrl
+            });
+          }
+        }
+
+        socket.onopen = () => {
+          if (socket !== this.signalingWebSocket)
+            return;
 
-        this.signalingWebSocket.onopen = () => {
           this.logger.info('[signaling] Connected to signaling server', {
             serverUrl,
             readyState: this.getSocketReadyStateLabel()
@@ -77,9 +104,13 @@ export class SignalingManager {
           this.connectionStatus$.next({ connected: true });
           this.reIdentifyAndRejoin();
           observer.next(true);
+          observer.complete();
         };
 
-        this.signalingWebSocket.onmessage = (event) => {
+        socket.onmessage = (event) => {
+          if (socket !== this.signalingWebSocket)
+            return;
+
           const rawPayload = this.stringifySocketPayload(event.data);
           const payloadBytes = rawPayload ? this.measurePayloadBytes(rawPayload) : null;
 
@@ -109,7 +140,10 @@ export class SignalingManager {
           }
         };
 
-        this.signalingWebSocket.onerror = (error) => {
+        socket.onerror = (error) => {
+          if (socket !== this.signalingWebSocket)
+            return;
+
           this.logger.error('[signaling] Signaling socket error', error, {
             readyState: this.getSocketReadyStateLabel(),
             url: serverUrl
@@ -121,7 +155,10 @@ export class SignalingManager {
           observer.error(error);
         };
 
-        this.signalingWebSocket.onclose = (event) => {
+        socket.onclose = (event) => {
+          if (socket !== this.signalingWebSocket)
+            return;
+
           this.logger.warn('[signaling] Disconnected from signaling server', {
             attempts: this.signalingReconnectAttempts,
             code: event.code,
@@ -216,9 +253,12 @@ export class SignalingManager {
     this.stopHeartbeat();
     this.clearReconnect();
 
-    if (this.signalingWebSocket) {
+    const socket = this.signalingWebSocket;
-      this.signalingWebSocket.close();
+
-      this.signalingWebSocket = null;
+    this.signalingWebSocket = null;
+
+    if (socket) {
+      socket.close();
     }
   }
 
@@ -227,6 +267,10 @@ export class SignalingManager {
     return this.signalingWebSocket !== null && this.signalingWebSocket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN;
   }
 
+  isSocketConnecting(): boolean {
+    return this.signalingWebSocket !== null && this.signalingWebSocket.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING;
+  }
+
   /** The URL last used to connect (needed for reconnection). */
   getLastUrl(): string | null {
     return this.lastSignalingUrl;
@@ -273,7 +317,7 @@ export class SignalingManager {
    * No-ops if a timer is already pending or no URL is stored.
    */
   private scheduleReconnect(): void {
-    if (this.signalingReconnectTimer || !this.lastSignalingUrl)
+    if (this.signalingReconnectTimer || !this.lastSignalingUrl || this.isSocketOpen() || this.isSocketConnecting())
       return;
 
     const delay = Math.min(
@@ -283,6 +327,11 @@ export class SignalingManager {
 
     this.signalingReconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.signalingReconnectTimer = null;
+
+      if (this.isSocketOpen() || this.isSocketConnecting()) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.signalingReconnectAttempts++;
       this.logger.info('[signaling] Attempting reconnect', {
         attempt: this.signalingReconnectAttempts,
@@ -297,6 +346,44 @@ export class SignalingManager {
     }, delay);
   }
 
+  private waitForOpen(timeoutMs: number = SIGNALING_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS): Observable<boolean> {
+    if (this.isSocketOpen()) {
+      return of(true);
+    }
+
+    return new Observable<boolean>((observer) => {
+      let settled = false;
+
+      const subscription = this.connectionStatus$.subscribe(({ connected }) => {
+        if (!connected || settled) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        settled = true;
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        subscription.unsubscribe();
+        observer.next(true);
+        observer.complete();
+      });
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (settled) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        settled = true;
+        subscription.unsubscribe();
+        observer.next(this.isSocketOpen());
+        observer.complete();
+      }, timeoutMs);
+
+      return () => {
+        settled = true;
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        subscription.unsubscribe();
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
   /** Cancel any pending reconnect timer and reset the attempt counter. */
   private clearReconnect(): void {
     if (this.signalingReconnectTimer) {
@@ -415,21 +502,23 @@ export class SignalingManager {
     const record = payload as Record<string, unknown>;
     const voiceState = this.summarizeVoiceState(record['voiceState']);
     const users = this.summarizeUsers(record['users']);
-
+    const preview: Record<string, unknown> = {
-    return {
-      displayName: typeof record['displayName'] === 'string' ? record['displayName'] : undefined,
-      fromUserId: typeof record['fromUserId'] === 'string' ? record['fromUserId'] : undefined,
-      isScreenSharing: typeof record['isScreenSharing'] === 'boolean' ? record['isScreenSharing'] : undefined,
       keys: Object.keys(record).slice(0, 10),
-      oderId: typeof record['oderId'] === 'string' ? record['oderId'] : undefined,
+      type: typeof record['type'] === 'string' ? record['type'] : 'unknown'
-      roomId: typeof record['serverId'] === 'string' ? record['serverId'] : undefined,
-      serverId: typeof record['serverId'] === 'string' ? record['serverId'] : undefined,
-      targetPeerId: typeof record['targetUserId'] === 'string' ? record['targetUserId'] : undefined,
-      type: typeof record['type'] === 'string' ? record['type'] : 'unknown',
-      userCount: Array.isArray(record['users']) ? record['users'].length : undefined,
-      users,
-      voiceState
     };
+
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'displayName', typeof record['displayName'] === 'string' ? record['displayName'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'fromUserId', typeof record['fromUserId'] === 'string' ? record['fromUserId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'isScreenSharing', typeof record['isScreenSharing'] === 'boolean' ? record['isScreenSharing'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'oderId', typeof record['oderId'] === 'string' ? record['oderId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'roomId', typeof record['roomId'] === 'string' ? record['roomId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'serverId', typeof record['serverId'] === 'string' ? record['serverId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'targetPeerId', typeof record['targetUserId'] === 'string' ? record['targetUserId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'userCount', Array.isArray(record['users']) ? record['users'].length : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'users', users);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(preview, 'voiceState', voiceState);
+
+    return preview;
   }
 
   private summarizeVoiceState(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | undefined {
@@ -438,15 +527,18 @@ export class SignalingManager {
     if (!voiceState)
       return undefined;
 
-    return {
+    const summary: Record<string, unknown> = {
       isConnected: voiceState['isConnected'] === true,
       isMuted: voiceState['isMuted'] === true,
       isDeafened: voiceState['isDeafened'] === true,
-      isSpeaking: voiceState['isSpeaking'] === true,
+      isSpeaking: voiceState['isSpeaking'] === true
-      roomId: typeof voiceState['roomId'] === 'string' ? voiceState['roomId'] : undefined,
-      serverId: typeof voiceState['serverId'] === 'string' ? voiceState['serverId'] : undefined,
-      volume: typeof voiceState['volume'] === 'number' ? voiceState['volume'] : undefined
     };
+
+    this.assignPreviewValue(summary, 'roomId', typeof voiceState['roomId'] === 'string' ? voiceState['roomId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(summary, 'serverId', typeof voiceState['serverId'] === 'string' ? voiceState['serverId'] : undefined);
+    this.assignPreviewValue(summary, 'volume', typeof voiceState['volume'] === 'number' ? voiceState['volume'] : undefined);
+
+    return summary;
   }
 
   private summarizeUsers(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown>[] | undefined {
@@ -461,15 +553,22 @@ export class SignalingManager {
       if (!user)
         continue;
 
-      users.push({
+      const summary: Record<string, unknown> = {};
-        displayName: typeof user['displayName'] === 'string' ? user['displayName'] : undefined,
+
-        oderId: typeof user['oderId'] === 'string' ? user['oderId'] : undefined
+      this.assignPreviewValue(summary, 'displayName', typeof user['displayName'] === 'string' ? user['displayName'] : undefined);
-      });
+      this.assignPreviewValue(summary, 'oderId', typeof user['oderId'] === 'string' ? user['oderId'] : undefined);
+
+      users.push(summary);
     }
 
     return users;
   }
 
+  private assignPreviewValue(target: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, value: unknown): void {
+    if (value !== undefined)
+      target[key] = value;
+  }
+
   private asRecord(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | null {
     if (!value || typeof value !== 'object' || Array.isArray(value))
       return null;

toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/user.models.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface User {
   isOnline?: boolean;
   isAdmin?: boolean;
   isRoomOwner?: boolean;
+  presenceServerIds?: string[];
   voiceState?: VoiceState;
   screenShareState?: ScreenShareState;
   cameraState?: CameraState;

toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members-sync.effects.ts

@@ -416,7 +416,10 @@ export class RoomMembersSyncEffects {
 
     if (currentRoom?.id === room.id && departedUserId) {
       actions.push(
-        UsersActions.userLeft({ userId: departedUserId })
+        UsersActions.userLeft({
+          userId: departedUserId,
+          serverId: room.id
+        })
       );
     }
 

toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/rooms.effects.ts

@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ interface RoomPresenceSignalingMessage {
   type: string;
   reason?: string;
   serverId?: string;
+  serverIds?: string[];
   users?: { oderId: string; displayName: string }[];
   oderId?: string;
   displayName?: string;
@@ -185,8 +186,8 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
 
   /**
    * Tracks user IDs we already know are in voice.  Lives outside the
-   * NgRx store so it survives `clearUsers()` dispatched on server switches
+    * NgRx store so it survives room switches and presence re-syncs,
-   * and prevents false join/leave sounds during state re-syncs.
+    * preventing false join/leave sounds during state refreshes.
    */
   private knownVoiceUsers = new Set<string>();
   private roomNavigationRequestVersion = 0;
@@ -696,15 +697,11 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
     )
   );
 
-  /** Reloads messages and users when the viewed server changes. */
+  /** Reloads messages and bans when the viewed server changes. */
   onViewServerSuccess$ = createEffect(() =>
     this.actions$.pipe(
       ofType(RoomsActions.viewServerSuccess),
-      mergeMap(({ room }) => [
+      mergeMap(({ room }) => [MessagesActions.loadMessages({ roomId: room.id }), UsersActions.loadBans()])
-        UsersActions.clearUsers(),
-        MessagesActions.loadMessages({ roomId: room.id }),
-        UsersActions.loadBans()
-      ])
     )
   );
 
@@ -1199,52 +1196,63 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
     )
   );
 
-  /** Clears messages and users from the store when leaving a room. */
+  /** Clears viewed messages when leaving a room. */
   onLeaveRoom$ = createEffect(() =>
     this.actions$.pipe(
       ofType(RoomsActions.leaveRoomSuccess),
-      mergeMap(() => {
+      mergeMap(() => [MessagesActions.clearMessages()])
-        this.knownVoiceUsers.clear();
-        return [MessagesActions.clearMessages(), UsersActions.clearUsers()];
-      })
     )
   );
 
   /** Handles WebRTC signaling events for user presence (join, leave, server_users). */
   signalingMessages$ = createEffect(() =>
     this.webrtc.onSignalingMessage.pipe(
-      withLatestFrom(this.store.select(selectCurrentUser), this.store.select(selectCurrentRoom)),
+      withLatestFrom(
+        this.store.select(selectCurrentUser),
+        this.store.select(selectCurrentRoom),
+        this.store.select(selectSavedRooms)
+      ),
       mergeMap(([
         message,
         currentUser,
-        currentRoom
+        currentRoom,
+        savedRooms
       ]) => {
         const signalingMessage: RoomPresenceSignalingMessage = message;
         const myId = currentUser?.oderId || currentUser?.id;
         const viewedServerId = currentRoom?.id;
+        const room = this.resolveRoom(signalingMessage.serverId, currentRoom, savedRooms);
+        const shouldClearReconnectFlag = !isWrongServer(signalingMessage.serverId, viewedServerId);
 
         switch (signalingMessage.type) {
           case 'server_users': {
-            if (!signalingMessage.users || isWrongServer(signalingMessage.serverId, viewedServerId))
+            if (!Array.isArray(signalingMessage.users) || !signalingMessage.serverId)
               return EMPTY;
 
-            const joinActions = signalingMessage.users
+            const syncedUsers = signalingMessage.users
               .filter((u) => u.oderId !== myId)
               .map((u) =>
-                UsersActions.userJoined({
+                buildSignalingUser(u, {
-                  user: buildSignalingUser(u, buildKnownUserExtras(currentRoom, u.oderId))
+                  ...buildKnownUserExtras(room, u.oderId),
+                  presenceServerIds: [signalingMessage.serverId]
                 })
               );
-
+            const actions: Action[] = [
-            return [
+              UsersActions.syncServerPresence({
-              RoomsActions.setSignalServerReconnecting({ isReconnecting: false }),
+                roomId: signalingMessage.serverId,
-              UsersActions.clearUsers(),
+                users: syncedUsers
-              ...joinActions
+              })
             ];
+
+            if (shouldClearReconnectFlag) {
+              actions.unshift(RoomsActions.setSignalServerReconnecting({ isReconnecting: false }));
+            }
+
+            return actions;
           }
 
           case 'user_joined': {
-            if (isWrongServer(signalingMessage.serverId, viewedServerId) || signalingMessage.oderId === myId)
+            if (!signalingMessage.serverId || signalingMessage.oderId === myId)
               return EMPTY;
 
             if (!signalingMessage.oderId)
@@ -1254,24 +1262,47 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
               oderId: signalingMessage.oderId,
               displayName: signalingMessage.displayName
             };
-
+            const actions: Action[] = [
-            return [
-              RoomsActions.setSignalServerReconnecting({ isReconnecting: false }),
               UsersActions.userJoined({
-                user: buildSignalingUser(joinedUser, buildKnownUserExtras(currentRoom, joinedUser.oderId))
+                user: buildSignalingUser(joinedUser, {
+                  ...buildKnownUserExtras(room, joinedUser.oderId),
+                  presenceServerIds: [signalingMessage.serverId]
+                })
               })
             ];
+
+            if (shouldClearReconnectFlag) {
+              actions.unshift(RoomsActions.setSignalServerReconnecting({ isReconnecting: false }));
+            }
+
+            return actions;
           }
 
           case 'user_left': {
-            if (isWrongServer(signalingMessage.serverId, viewedServerId))
-              return EMPTY;
-
             if (!signalingMessage.oderId)
               return EMPTY;
 
-            this.knownVoiceUsers.delete(signalingMessage.oderId);
+            const remainingServerIds = Array.isArray(signalingMessage.serverIds)
-            return [RoomsActions.setSignalServerReconnecting({ isReconnecting: false }), UsersActions.userLeft({ userId: signalingMessage.oderId })];
+              ? signalingMessage.serverIds
+              : undefined;
+
+            if (!remainingServerIds || remainingServerIds.length === 0) {
+              this.knownVoiceUsers.delete(signalingMessage.oderId);
+            }
+
+            const actions: Action[] = [
+              UsersActions.userLeft({
+                userId: signalingMessage.oderId,
+                serverId: signalingMessage.serverId,
+                serverIds: remainingServerIds
+              })
+            ];
+
+            if (shouldClearReconnectFlag) {
+              actions.unshift(RoomsActions.setSignalServerReconnecting({ isReconnecting: false }));
+            }
+
+            return actions;
           }
 
           case 'access_denied': {
@@ -1354,13 +1385,13 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
       ]) => {
         switch (event.type) {
           case 'voice-state':
-            return currentRoom ? this.handleVoiceOrScreenState(event, allUsers, currentUser ?? null, 'voice') : EMPTY;
+            return this.handleVoiceOrScreenState(event, allUsers, currentUser ?? null, 'voice');
           case 'voice-channel-move':
             return this.handleVoiceChannelMove(event, currentRoom, savedRooms, currentUser ?? null);
           case 'screen-state':
-            return currentRoom ? this.handleVoiceOrScreenState(event, allUsers, currentUser ?? null, 'screen') : EMPTY;
+            return this.handleVoiceOrScreenState(event, allUsers, currentUser ?? null, 'screen');
           case 'camera-state':
-            return currentRoom ? this.handleVoiceOrScreenState(event, allUsers, currentUser ?? null, 'camera') : EMPTY;
+            return this.handleVoiceOrScreenState(event, allUsers, currentUser ?? null, 'camera');
           case 'server-state-request':
             return this.handleServerStateRequest(event, currentRoom, savedRooms);
           case 'server-state-full':
@@ -1405,9 +1436,18 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
       if (!vs)
         return EMPTY;
 
+      const presenceRefreshAction = vs.serverId && !existingUser?.presenceServerIds?.includes(vs.serverId)
+        ? UsersActions.userJoined({
+          user: buildSignalingUser(
+            { oderId: userId,
+              displayName: event.displayName || existingUser?.displayName || 'User' },
+            { presenceServerIds: [vs.serverId] }
+          )
+        })
+        : null;
       // Detect voice-connection transitions to play join/leave sounds.
-      // Use the local knownVoiceUsers set (not the store) so that
+      // Use the local knownVoiceUsers set (not the store) so presence
-      // clearUsers() from server-switching doesn't create false transitions.
+      // re-syncs and room switches do not create false transitions.
       const weAreInVoice = this.webrtc.isVoiceConnected();
       const nowConnected = vs.isConnected ?? false;
       const wasKnown = this.knownVoiceUsers.has(userId);
@@ -1436,6 +1476,7 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
               { oderId: userId,
                 displayName: event.displayName || 'User' },
               {
+                presenceServerIds: vs.serverId ? [vs.serverId] : undefined,
                 voiceState: {
                   isConnected: vs.isConnected ?? false,
                   isMuted: vs.isMuted ?? false,
@@ -1452,8 +1493,16 @@ export class RoomsEffects {
         );
       }
 
-      return of(UsersActions.updateVoiceState({ userId,
+      const actions: Action[] = [];
+
+      if (presenceRefreshAction) {
+        actions.push(presenceRefreshAction);
+      }
+
+      actions.push(UsersActions.updateVoiceState({ userId,
         voiceState: vs }));
+
+      return actions;
     }
 
     if (kind === 'screen') {

toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.actions.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export const UsersActions = createActionGroup({
     'Load Room Users Failure': props<{ error: string }>(),
 
     'User Joined': props<{ user: User }>(),
-    'User Left': props<{ userId: string }>(),
+    'User Left': props<{ userId: string; serverId?: string; serverIds?: string[] }>(),
+    'Sync Server Presence': props<{ roomId: string; users: User[] }>(),
 
     'Update User': props<{ userId: string; updates: Partial<User> }>(),
     'Update User Role': props<{ userId: string; role: User['role'] }>(),

toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.reducer.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,105 @@ import {
 import { User, BanEntry } from '../../shared-kernel';
 import { UsersActions } from './users.actions';
 
+function normalizePresenceServerIds(serverIds: readonly string[] | undefined): string[] | undefined {
+  if (!Array.isArray(serverIds)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = Array.from(new Set(
+    serverIds.filter((serverId): serverId is string => typeof serverId === 'string' && serverId.trim().length > 0)
+  ));
+
+  return normalized.length > 0 ? normalized : undefined;
+}
+
+function mergePresenceServerIds(
+  existingServerIds: readonly string[] | undefined,
+  incomingServerIds: readonly string[] | undefined
+): string[] | undefined {
+  return normalizePresenceServerIds([...(existingServerIds ?? []), ...(incomingServerIds ?? [])]);
+}
+
+function buildDisconnectedVoiceState(user: User): User['voiceState'] {
+  if (!user.voiceState) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...user.voiceState,
+    isConnected: false,
+    isMuted: false,
+    isDeafened: false,
+    isSpeaking: false,
+    roomId: undefined,
+    serverId: undefined
+  };
+}
+
+function buildInactiveScreenShareState(user: User): User['screenShareState'] {
+  if (!user.screenShareState) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...user.screenShareState,
+    isSharing: false,
+    streamId: undefined,
+    sourceId: undefined,
+    sourceName: undefined
+  };
+}
+
+function buildInactiveCameraState(user: User): User['cameraState'] {
+  if (!user.cameraState) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...user.cameraState,
+    isEnabled: false
+  };
+}
+
+function buildPresenceAwareUser(existingUser: User | undefined, incomingUser: User): User {
+  const presenceServerIds = mergePresenceServerIds(existingUser?.presenceServerIds, incomingUser.presenceServerIds);
+  const isOnline = (presenceServerIds?.length ?? 0) > 0 || incomingUser.isOnline === true;
+  const status = isOnline
+    ? (incomingUser.status !== 'offline'
+      ? incomingUser.status
+      : (existingUser?.status && existingUser.status !== 'offline' ? existingUser.status : 'online'))
+    : 'offline';
+
+  return {
+    ...existingUser,
+    ...incomingUser,
+    presenceServerIds,
+    isOnline,
+    status
+  };
+}
+
+function buildPresenceRemovalChanges(
+  user: User,
+  update: { serverId?: string; serverIds?: readonly string[] }
+): Partial<User> {
+  const nextPresenceServerIds = update.serverIds !== undefined
+    ? normalizePresenceServerIds(update.serverIds)
+    : normalizePresenceServerIds((user.presenceServerIds ?? []).filter((serverId) => serverId !== update.serverId));
+  const isOnline = (nextPresenceServerIds?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+  const shouldClearLiveState = !isOnline
+    || (!!user.voiceState?.serverId && !nextPresenceServerIds?.includes(user.voiceState.serverId));
+
+  return {
+    presenceServerIds: nextPresenceServerIds,
+    isOnline,
+    status: isOnline ? (user.status !== 'offline' ? user.status : 'online') : 'offline',
+    voiceState: shouldClearLiveState ? buildDisconnectedVoiceState(user) : user.voiceState,
+    screenShareState: shouldClearLiveState ? buildInactiveScreenShareState(user) : user.screenShareState,
+    cameraState: shouldClearLiveState ? buildInactiveCameraState(user) : user.cameraState
+  };
+}
+
 export interface UsersState extends EntityState<User> {
   currentUserId: string | null;
   hostId: string | null;
@@ -86,11 +185,61 @@ export const usersReducer = createReducer(
     error
   })),
   on(UsersActions.userJoined, (state, { user }) =>
-    usersAdapter.upsertOne(user, state)
+    usersAdapter.upsertOne(buildPresenceAwareUser(state.entities[user.id], user), state)
-  ),
-  on(UsersActions.userLeft, (state, { userId }) =>
-    usersAdapter.removeOne(userId, state)
   ),
+  on(UsersActions.syncServerPresence, (state, { roomId, users }) => {
+    let nextState = state;
+
+    const seenUserIds = new Set<string>();
+
+    for (const user of users) {
+      seenUserIds.add(user.id);
+      nextState = usersAdapter.upsertOne(
+        buildPresenceAwareUser(nextState.entities[user.id], user),
+        nextState
+      );
+    }
+
+    const stalePresenceUpdates = Object.values(nextState.entities)
+      .filter((user): user is User =>
+        !!user
+        && user.id !== nextState.currentUserId
+        && user.presenceServerIds?.includes(roomId) === true
+        && !seenUserIds.has(user.id)
+      )
+      .map((user) => ({
+        id: user.id,
+        changes: buildPresenceRemovalChanges(user, { serverId: roomId })
+      }));
+
+    return stalePresenceUpdates.length > 0
+      ? usersAdapter.updateMany(stalePresenceUpdates, nextState)
+      : nextState;
+  }),
+  on(UsersActions.userLeft, (state, { userId, serverId, serverIds }) => {
+    const existingUser = state.entities[userId];
+
+    if (!existingUser) {
+      return (!serverId && !serverIds)
+        ? usersAdapter.removeOne(userId, state)
+        : state;
+    }
+
+    if (!serverId && !serverIds) {
+      return usersAdapter.removeOne(userId, state);
+    }
+
+    return usersAdapter.updateOne(
+      {
+        id: userId,
+        changes: buildPresenceRemovalChanges(existingUser, {
+          serverId,
+          serverIds
+        })
+      },
+      state
+    );
+  }),
   on(UsersActions.updateUser, (state, { userId, updates }) =>
     usersAdapter.updateOne(
       {
@@ -171,6 +320,8 @@ export const usersReducer = createReducer(
       isDeafened: false,
       isSpeaking: false
     };
+    const hasRoomId = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(voiceState, 'roomId');
+    const hasServerId = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(voiceState, 'serverId');
 
     return usersAdapter.updateOne(
       {
@@ -183,9 +334,8 @@ export const usersReducer = createReducer(
             isSpeaking: voiceState.isSpeaking ?? prev.isSpeaking,
             isMutedByAdmin: voiceState.isMutedByAdmin ?? prev.isMutedByAdmin,
             volume: voiceState.volume ?? prev.volume,
-            // Use explicit undefined check - if undefined is passed, clear the value
+            roomId: hasRoomId ? voiceState.roomId : prev.roomId,
-            roomId: voiceState.roomId !== undefined ? voiceState.roomId : prev.roomId,
+            serverId: hasServerId ? voiceState.serverId : prev.serverId
-            serverId: voiceState.serverId !== undefined ? voiceState.serverId : prev.serverId
           }
         }
       },

toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.selectors.ts

@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ export const selectIsCurrentUserAdmin = createSelector(
 /** Selects users who are currently online (not offline). */
 export const selectOnlineUsers = createSelector(
   selectAllUsers,
-  (users) => users.filter((user) => user.status !== 'offline' || user.isOnline === true)
+  (users) => users.filter((user) => {
+    if (Array.isArray(user.presenceServerIds)) {
+      return user.presenceServerIds.length > 0 || user.isOnline === true || user.status !== 'offline';
+    }
+
+    return user.status !== 'offline' || user.isOnline === true;
+  })
 );
 
 /** Creates a selector that returns users with a specific role. */