diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
index 4860787e8..0d77e3c7f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -4174,7 +4174,11 @@ impl App {
             AppEvent::UpdateRecordingMeter { id, text } => {
                 // Update in place to preserve the element id for subsequent frames.
                 let updated = self.chat_widget.update_transcription_in_place(&id, &text);
-                if updated {
+                if updated
+                    || self
+                        .chat_widget
+                        .stop_realtime_conversation_for_deleted_meter(&id)
+                {
                     tui.frame_requester().schedule_frame();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 3f548fc23..b6ccf7118 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -4569,7 +4569,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
                     return;
                 }
                 if self.realtime_conversation.is_live() {
-                    self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
+                    self.stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui();
                 } else {
                     self.start_realtime_conversation();
                 }
@@ -8718,7 +8718,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             self.bottom_pane.clear_quit_shortcut_hint();
             self.quit_shortcut_expires_at = None;
             self.quit_shortcut_key = None;
-            self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
+            self.stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui();
             return;
         }
         let modal_or_popup_active = !self.bottom_pane.no_modal_or_popup_active();
@@ -9394,13 +9394,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn remove_transcription_placeholder(&mut self, id: &str) {
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
-        if self.realtime_conversation.is_live()
-            && self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id.as_deref() == Some(id)
-        {
-            self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id = None;
-            self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
-        }
         self.bottom_pane.remove_transcription_placeholder(id);
         // Ensure the UI redraws to reflect placeholder removal.
         self.request_redraw();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs
index 2e4ab70e7..df51a7231 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ pub(super) struct PendingSteerCompareKey {
 }
 
 impl ChatWidget {
+    pub(super) fn stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui(&mut self) {
+        self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    pub(crate) fn stop_realtime_conversation_for_deleted_meter(&mut self, id: &str) -> bool {
+        if self.realtime_conversation.is_live()
+            && self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id.as_deref() == Some(id)
+        {
+            self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id = None;
+            self.stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        false
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn rendered_user_message_event_from_parts(
         message: String,
         text_elements: Vec<TextElement>,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 8e9ccb040..806050569 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -5208,13 +5208,13 @@ async fn realtime_error_closes_without_followup_closed_info() {
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn removing_active_realtime_placeholder_closes_realtime_conversation() {
+async fn deleted_realtime_meter_uses_shared_stop_path() {
     let (mut chat, _rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
     chat.realtime_conversation.phase = RealtimeConversationPhase::Active;
     let placeholder_id = chat.bottom_pane.insert_transcription_placeholder("⠤⠤⠤⠤");
     chat.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id = Some(placeholder_id.clone());
 
-    chat.remove_transcription_placeholder(&placeholder_id);
+    assert!(chat.stop_realtime_conversation_for_deleted_meter(&placeholder_id));
 
     next_realtime_close_op(&mut op_rx);
     assert_eq!(chat.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id, None);
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/app.rs
index 97c1e549f..6de3a2a34 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/app.rs
@@ -4699,7 +4699,11 @@ impl App {
             AppEvent::UpdateRecordingMeter { id, text } => {
                 // Update in place to preserve the element id for subsequent frames.
                 let updated = self.chat_widget.update_transcription_in_place(&id, &text);
-                if updated {
+                if updated
+                    || self
+                        .chat_widget
+                        .stop_realtime_conversation_for_deleted_meter(&id)
+                {
                     tui.frame_requester().schedule_frame();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs
index 3242046bf..4796401cc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -4725,7 +4725,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
                     return;
                 }
                 if self.realtime_conversation.is_live() {
-                    self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
+                    self.stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui();
                 } else {
                     self.start_realtime_conversation();
                 }
@@ -9952,7 +9952,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             self.bottom_pane.clear_quit_shortcut_hint();
             self.quit_shortcut_expires_at = None;
             self.quit_shortcut_key = None;
-            self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
+            self.stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui();
             return;
         }
         let modal_or_popup_active = !self.bottom_pane.no_modal_or_popup_active();
@@ -10565,13 +10565,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn remove_transcription_placeholder(&mut self, id: &str) {
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
-        if self.realtime_conversation.is_live()
-            && self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id.as_deref() == Some(id)
-        {
-            self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id = None;
-            self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
-        }
         self.bottom_pane.remove_transcription_placeholder(id);
         // Ensure the UI redraws to reflect placeholder removal.
         self.request_redraw();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs
index 0d5363daa..6860a7ca0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/realtime.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,23 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         vec![("/realtime".to_string(), "stop live voice".to_string())]
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui(&mut self) {
+        self.request_realtime_conversation_close(/*info_message*/ None);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    pub(crate) fn stop_realtime_conversation_for_deleted_meter(&mut self, id: &str) -> bool {
+        if self.realtime_conversation.is_live()
+            && self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id.as_deref() == Some(id)
+        {
+            self.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id = None;
+            self.stop_realtime_conversation_from_ui();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        false
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn start_realtime_conversation(&mut self) {
         self.realtime_conversation.phase = RealtimeConversationPhase::Starting;
         self.realtime_conversation.requested_close = false;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 2da8ff77a..97ce07f37 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -5833,13 +5833,13 @@ async fn realtime_error_closes_without_followup_closed_info() {
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn removing_active_realtime_placeholder_closes_realtime_conversation() {
+async fn deleted_realtime_meter_uses_shared_stop_path() {
     let (mut chat, _rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
     chat.realtime_conversation.phase = RealtimeConversationPhase::Active;
     let placeholder_id = chat.bottom_pane.insert_transcription_placeholder("⠤⠤⠤⠤");
     chat.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id = Some(placeholder_id.clone());
 
-    chat.remove_transcription_placeholder(&placeholder_id);
+    assert!(chat.stop_realtime_conversation_for_deleted_meter(&placeholder_id));
 
     next_realtime_close_op(&mut op_rx);
     assert_eq!(chat.realtime_conversation.meter_placeholder_id, None);