diff --git a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json
index dcc4ca13..3061bf01 100644
--- a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json
+++ b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 	"helpers": {
 		"wgc-capture": {
 			"binaryName": "wgc-capture.exe",
-			"binarySha256": "b016da7435ba68b9c235e85818b5f4e8c1647f2386b4f2205e9a690cd057f908",
+			"binarySha256": "a0e2f0b98a903f89ab4706a56623f141604c3a311102e8914c2780745e94c635",
 			"sourceDir": "electron/native/wgc-capture",
-			"sourceFingerprint": "7ef55b0d4bb9674de2b263e9dad2de2a593d0cb6aa09aea9ab3dc1832010a9d0",
-			"updatedAt": "2026-05-06T11:48:48.808Z"
+			"sourceFingerprint": "820d13741c659a0357d4d7944f3dbf4ce778b9716725b47ec088f573db0e7311",
+			"updatedAt": "2026-05-06T13:15:19.804Z"
 		},
 		"cursor-monitor": {
 			"binaryName": "cursor-monitor.exe",
diff --git a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe
index 54477a6c..c99ebf22 100644
Binary files a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe and b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe differ
diff --git a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/main.cpp b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/main.cpp
index 80e94c74..65c2ec33 100644
--- a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/main.cpp
+++ b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/main.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static void writeCompanionAudioTimingMetadata(
     metadataFile << ",\"channels\":" << capture.channelCount();
     metadataFile << ",\"gapFillCount\":" << capture.gapFillCount();
     metadataFile << ",\"insertedSilenceFrames\":" << capture.insertedSilenceFrames();
+    metadataFile << ",\"compactedDiscontinuityCount\":" << capture.compactedDiscontinuityCount();
+    metadataFile << ",\"compactedDiscontinuityFrames\":" << capture.compactedDiscontinuityFrames();
     const uint32_t discontinuityCount = capture.dataDiscontinuityCount();
     if (discontinuityCount > 0) {
         metadataFile << ",\"dataDiscontinuityCount\":" << discontinuityCount;
@@ -445,13 +447,16 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         if (
             loopback.dataDiscontinuityCount() > 0 ||
             loopback.timestampErrorCount() > 0 ||
-            loopback.gapFillCount() > 0
+            loopback.gapFillCount() > 0 ||
+            loopback.compactedDiscontinuityCount() > 0
         ) {
             std::cerr << "WARNING: System audio timing metadata includes discontinuities="
                       << loopback.dataDiscontinuityCount()
                       << " timestampErrors=" << loopback.timestampErrorCount()
                       << " gapFills=" << loopback.gapFillCount()
                       << " insertedSilenceFrames=" << loopback.insertedSilenceFrames()
+                      << " compactedDiscontinuities=" << loopback.compactedDiscontinuityCount()
+                      << " compactedDiscontinuityFrames=" << loopback.compactedDiscontinuityFrames()
                       << std::endl;
         }
         std::cout << "Audio path: " << config.audioOutputPath << std::endl;
@@ -460,13 +465,16 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         if (
             micCapture.dataDiscontinuityCount() > 0 ||
             micCapture.timestampErrorCount() > 0 ||
-            micCapture.gapFillCount() > 0
+            micCapture.gapFillCount() > 0 ||
+            micCapture.compactedDiscontinuityCount() > 0
         ) {
             std::cerr << "WARNING: Microphone timing metadata includes discontinuities="
                       << micCapture.dataDiscontinuityCount()
                       << " timestampErrors=" << micCapture.timestampErrorCount()
                       << " gapFills=" << micCapture.gapFillCount()
                       << " insertedSilenceFrames=" << micCapture.insertedSilenceFrames()
+                      << " compactedDiscontinuities=" << micCapture.compactedDiscontinuityCount()
+                      << " compactedDiscontinuityFrames=" << micCapture.compactedDiscontinuityFrames()
                       << std::endl;
         }
         std::cout << "Mic path: " << config.micOutputPath << std::endl;
diff --git a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.cpp b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.cpp
index f7565ec7..80fa4dcc 100644
--- a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.cpp
+++ b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ namespace {
 constexpr int64_t kHundredNanosecondsPerSecond = 10000000;
 constexpr uint64_t kSilenceWriteChunkFrames = 4096;
 constexpr uint32_t kMinimumGapFillThresholdMs = 50;
-constexpr uint32_t kDiscontinuityGapFillThresholdMs = 10;
+// Wireless headsets can flag short WASAPI discontinuities that are less audible
+// when compacted and later duration-corrected than when rendered as hard silence.
+constexpr uint32_t kDiscontinuityGapFillThresholdMs = 140;
 constexpr uint32_t kBoundaryFadeInMs = 5;
 
 int64_t queryPerformanceCounterHns() {
@@ -193,6 +195,8 @@ bool WasapiCapture::start() {
     timestampErrorCount_ = 0;
     gapFillCount_ = 0;
     insertedSilenceFrames_ = 0;
+    compactedDiscontinuityCount_ = 0;
+    compactedDiscontinuityFrames_ = 0;
     fadeInFramesRemaining_ = 0;
     writeWavHeader(outputFile_, 0);
 
@@ -461,8 +465,14 @@ void WasapiCapture::captureThread() {
                     const uint64_t gapThresholdFrames =
                         gapThresholdFrameCount > 0 ? gapThresholdFrameCount : 1;
 
-                    if (expectedStartFrame > writtenFrames + gapThresholdFrames) {
-                        writeSilenceFrames(expectedStartFrame - writtenFrames, channels);
+                    if (expectedStartFrame > writtenFrames) {
+                        const uint64_t missingFrames = expectedStartFrame - writtenFrames;
+                        if (missingFrames > gapThresholdFrames) {
+                            writeSilenceFrames(missingFrames, channels);
+                        } else if (hasDataDiscontinuity) {
+                            compactedDiscontinuityCount_.fetch_add(1);
+                            compactedDiscontinuityFrames_.fetch_add(missingFrames);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.h b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.h
index 1a513446..01b6a01f 100644
--- a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.h
+++ b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wasapi_loopback.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
     uint32_t timestampErrorCount() const { return timestampErrorCount_.load(); }
     uint32_t gapFillCount() const { return gapFillCount_.load(); }
     uint64_t insertedSilenceFrames() const { return insertedSilenceFrames_.load(); }
+    uint32_t compactedDiscontinuityCount() const { return compactedDiscontinuityCount_.load(); }
+    uint64_t compactedDiscontinuityFrames() const { return compactedDiscontinuityFrames_.load(); }
 
 private:
     bool initializeCommon();
@@ -61,5 +63,7 @@ private:
     std::atomic<uint32_t> timestampErrorCount_{0};
     std::atomic<uint32_t> gapFillCount_{0};
     std::atomic<uint64_t> insertedSilenceFrames_{0};
+    std::atomic<uint32_t> compactedDiscontinuityCount_{0};
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> compactedDiscontinuityFrames_{0};
     std::atomic<uint32_t> fadeInFramesRemaining_{0};
 };