diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/VideoPlayback.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/VideoPlayback.tsx
index edab1ff2..e0f064bd 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/VideoPlayback.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/VideoPlayback.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ import { clampFocusToStage as clampFocusToStageUtil } from "./videoPlayback/focu
 import { layoutVideoContent as layoutVideoContentUtil } from "./videoPlayback/layoutUtils";
 import { updateOverlayIndicator } from "./videoPlayback/overlayUtils";
 import { createVideoEventHandlers } from "./videoPlayback/videoEventHandlers";
-import { getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds } from "./videoPlayback/webcamSync";
+import { getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds } from "./videoPlayback/webcamSync";
 import { findDominantRegion } from "./videoPlayback/zoomRegionUtils";
 import {
 	applyZoomTransform,
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ const VideoPlayback = forwardRef<VideoPlaybackRef, VideoPlaybackProps>(
 				return;
 			}
 
-			const targetTime = getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds({
+			const targetTime = getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds({
 				currentTime,
 				webcamDuration: Number.isFinite(webcamVideo.duration) ? webcamVideo.duration : null,
 				timeOffsetMs: webcam.timeOffsetMs,
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.test.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.test.ts
index dc8543b0..d8d1f5ac 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.test.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds } from "./webcamSync";
+import {
+	getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds,
+	getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds,
+} from "./webcamSync";
 
 describe("getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds", () => {
-	it("applies positive webcam offsets", () => {
+	it("subtracts positive webcam offsets when the webcam started after the main capture", () => {
 		expect(
 			getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds({
 				currentTime: 10,
 				webcamDuration: 20,
 				timeOffsetMs: 250,
 			}),
-		).toBe(10.25);
+		).toBe(9.75);
 	});
 
-	it("clamps negative webcam offsets to zero", () => {
+	it("adds negative webcam offsets when the webcam started before the main capture", () => {
 		expect(
 			getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds({
 				currentTime: 0.1,
 				webcamDuration: 20,
 				timeOffsetMs: -250,
 			}),
-		).toBe(0);
+		).toBe(0.35);
 	});
 
 	it("falls back to the unshifted time when the offset is invalid", () => {
@@ -37,8 +40,20 @@ describe("getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds", () => {
 			getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds({
 				currentTime: 8.9,
 				webcamDuration: 9,
-				timeOffsetMs: 500,
+				timeOffsetMs: -500,
 			}),
 		).toBe(9);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds", () => {
+	it("clamps positive offsets at zero when the main timeline is earlier than the webcam start", () => {
+		expect(
+			getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds({
+				currentTime: 0.1,
+				webcamDuration: 20,
+				timeOffsetMs: 250,
+			}),
+		).toBe(0);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.ts
index b9125a69..cdcd9df4 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { clampMediaTimeToDuration } from "@/lib/mediaTiming";
 
-export function getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds({
+export function getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds({
 	currentTime,
 	webcamDuration,
 	timeOffsetMs,
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export function getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds({
 	timeOffsetMs?: number | null;
 }): number {
 	const safeOffsetMs = Number.isFinite(timeOffsetMs) ? (timeOffsetMs ?? 0) : 0;
-	const shiftedTime = currentTime + safeOffsetMs / 1000;
+	const shiftedTime = currentTime - safeOffsetMs / 1000;
 	return clampMediaTimeToDuration(shiftedTime, webcamDuration);
 }
+
+export const getWebcamPreviewTargetTimeSeconds = getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds;
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.test.ts b/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.test.ts
index 3d6629d7..caf807d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.test.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,24 @@ describe("FrameRenderer webcam export path", () => {
 		expect(renderer.webcamSeekPromise).toBeNull();
 	});
 
+	it("subtracts stored webcam offsets during export sync", async () => {
+		const renderer = createRenderer() as unknown as FrameRendererTestAccess & {
+			config: { webcam?: { timeOffsetMs?: number } };
+		};
+		const webcamVideo = new FakeVideoElement({ duration: 10, currentTime: 0.25 });
+		renderer.webcamVideoElement = webcamVideo;
+		renderer.config.webcam = {
+			...(renderer.config.webcam ?? {}),
+			timeOffsetMs: 250,
+		};
+
+		await renderer.syncWebcamFrame(2);
+
+		expect(webcamVideo.currentTime).toBe(1.75);
+		expect(renderer.lastSyncedWebcamTime).toBe(1.75);
+		expect(renderer.webcamSeekPromise).toBeNull();
+	});
+
 	it("falls back to animation frame when requestVideoFrameCallback does not fire", async () => {
 		const renderer = createRenderer() as unknown as FrameRendererTestAccess;
 		const webcamVideo = new FakeVideoElement({
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts b/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts
index f3609e1a..aa388d0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {
 	getWebcamOverlayPosition,
 	getWebcamOverlaySizePx,
 } from "@/components/video-editor/webcamOverlay";
+import { getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds } from "@/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync";
 import { getAssetPath, getRenderableAssetUrl } from "@/lib/assetPath";
 import { extensionHost } from "@/lib/extensions";
 import {
@@ -693,8 +694,16 @@ export class FrameRenderer {
 	}
 
 	private async syncWebcamFrame(targetTime: number): Promise<void> {
+		const webcamTargetTime = getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds({
+			currentTime: targetTime,
+			webcamDuration: Number.isFinite(this.webcamVideoElement?.duration)
+				? this.webcamVideoElement?.duration
+				: null,
+			timeOffsetMs: this.config.webcam?.timeOffsetMs,
+		});
+
 		if (this.webcamForwardFrameSource) {
-			const clampedTime = clampMediaTimeToDuration(targetTime, null);
+			const clampedTime = clampMediaTimeToDuration(webcamTargetTime, null);
 			const decodedFrame = await this.webcamForwardFrameSource.getFrameAtTime(clampedTime);
 			this.closeWebcamDecodedFrame();
 			this.webcamDecodedFrame = decodedFrame;
@@ -710,7 +719,7 @@ export class FrameRenderer {
 		}
 
 		const clampedTime = clampMediaTimeToDuration(
-			targetTime,
+			webcamTargetTime,
 			Number.isFinite(webcamVideo.duration) ? webcamVideo.duration : null,
 		);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameRenderer.ts b/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameRenderer.ts
index bdf4df30..2db3c645 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameRenderer.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import {
 	getWebcamOverlayPosition,
 	getWebcamOverlaySizePx,
 } from "@/components/video-editor/webcamOverlay";
+import { getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds } from "@/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync";
 import { getAssetPath, getRenderableAssetUrl } from "@/lib/assetPath";
 import { extensionHost } from "@/lib/extensions";
 import {
@@ -1850,8 +1851,13 @@ export class FrameRenderer {
 	}
 
 	private async syncWebcamFrame(targetTime: number): Promise<void> {
-		const webcamTimeOffsetSec = (this.config.webcam?.timeOffsetMs ?? 0) / 1000;
-		const webcamTargetTime = Math.max(0, targetTime + webcamTimeOffsetSec);
+		const webcamTargetTime = getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds({
+			currentTime: targetTime,
+			webcamDuration: Number.isFinite(this.webcamVideoElement?.duration)
+				? this.webcamVideoElement?.duration
+				: null,
+			timeOffsetMs: this.config.webcam?.timeOffsetMs,
+		});
 
 		if (this.webcamForwardFrameSource) {
 			const clampedTime = clampMediaTimeToDuration(webcamTargetTime, null);