diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/__init__.py b/custom_components/my_music_library/__init__.py
index 686e8611..6b922ddd 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
 from homeassistant.core import Event, HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
 from homeassistant.helpers import issue_registry as ir
 from homeassistant.loader import async_get_integration
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ from .api import ImageProxyView, MAThumbnailView, MAQueueView, MusicAssistantBro
 from .const import CARD_JS_FILENAME, CARD_URL, CONF_DEBUG_MODE, CONF_DEFAULT_PLAYER, CONF_DEFAULT_TAB, CONF_EXCLUDED_PLAYERS, CONF_MA_URL, CONFIG_ENTRY_VERSION, DEFAULT_TAB, DOMAIN, ICON_URL, WS_CONFIG_COMMAND, WS_SUBSCRIBE_QUEUE_COMMAND
 from .duplicates import ISSUE_DUPLICATE_ENTITIES, async_track_duplicates, async_update_issue
 from .mass_connection import MyMusicLibraryConfigEntry, async_connect, async_disconnect
+from .missing_players import async_track_missing
 from .queue_push import async_relay_queue_events, ws_subscribe_queue
 from .queue_watchdog import QueueWatchdog
 
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: MyMusicLibraryConfigEntr
     # every media_player registry change.
     async_update_issue(hass)
     entry.async_on_unload(async_track_duplicates(hass))
+    # Our media_players whose MA player is gone (missing_players.py).
+    entry.async_on_unload(async_track_missing(hass, entry))
 
     return True
 
@@ -237,6 +241,25 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: MyMusicLibraryConfigEnt
     return unload_ok
 
 
+async def async_remove_config_entry_device(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, entry: MyMusicLibraryConfigEntry, device_entry: dr.DeviceEntry
+) -> bool:
+    """Allow deleting a device from the UI once its Music Assistant player is gone.
+
+    A player MA still knows would come straight back: it has to be removed in
+    Music Assistant first.
+    """
+    if entry.state is not ConfigEntryState.LOADED:
+        return False
+    mass = entry.runtime_data.mass
+    if not mass.connection.connected:
+        return False
+    return not any(
+        domain == DOMAIN and mass.players.get(player_id) is not None
+        for domain, player_id in device_entry.identifiers
+    )
+
+
 def _register_websocket_commands(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Register WebSocket commands exposed to the frontend card."""
 
diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/manifest.json b/custom_components/my_music_library/manifest.json
index 81892e28..f726cc63 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/manifest.json
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
   "iot_class": "local_push",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/Patafoin/ha-my-music-library/issues",
   "requirements": ["music-assistant-client>=1.3.3,<2"],
-  "version": "4.8.4"
+  "version": "4.8.5"
 }
diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/strings.json b/custom_components/my_music_library/strings.json
index 99da3a8c..87b6fbd2 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/strings.json
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/strings.json
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
           "no_duplicates": "No duplicate left: nothing to rename."
         }
       }
+    },
+    "missing_players": {
+      "title": "Music Assistant players that no longer exist",
+      "fix_flow": {
+        "step": {
+          "confirm": {
+            "title": "Delete the media players of vanished players",
+            "description": "Music Assistant no longer knows these players, but their media players are still in Home Assistant (unavailable):\n\n{players}\n\nThis usually happens when a device comes back under another identifier: Music Assistant then sees a new player (for Squeezelite, a different MAC address — set a fixed MAC address in the player's settings to avoid it), or for browser web players.\n\nTick the media players to delete. Untick a speaker that is only switched off: it will come back by itself when it reconnects.",
+            "data": {
+              "players": "Media players to delete"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "abort": {
+          "no_missing_players": "Every player is back: nothing to delete.",
+          "not_connected": "My Music Library is not connected to Music Assistant."
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "services": {
diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/de.json b/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/de.json
index bc8d1e70..d80bc21b 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/de.json
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/de.json
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
           "no_duplicates": "Keine Duplikate mehr: nichts umzubenennen."
         }
       }
+    },
+    "missing_players": {
+      "title": "Music-Assistant-Player, die nicht mehr existieren",
+      "fix_flow": {
+        "step": {
+          "confirm": {
+            "title": "Media Player verschwundener Player löschen",
+            "description": "Music Assistant kennt diese Player nicht mehr, ihre Media Player sind aber noch in Home Assistant (nicht verfügbar):\n\n{players}\n\nDas passiert meist, wenn ein Gerät unter einer anderen Kennung zurückkommt: Music Assistant sieht dann einen neuen Player (bei Squeezelite eine andere MAC-Adresse — eine feste MAC-Adresse in den Player-Einstellungen verhindert das) oder bei Webplayern von Browsern.\n\nWähle die zu löschenden Media Player aus. Einen nur ausgeschalteten Lautsprecher abwählen: Er kommt beim erneuten Verbinden von selbst zurück.",
+            "data": {
+              "players": "Zu löschende Media Player"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "abort": {
+          "no_missing_players": "Alle Player sind zurück: nichts zu löschen.",
+          "not_connected": "My Music Library ist nicht mit Music Assistant verbunden."
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "services": {
diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/en.json b/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/en.json
index 99da3a8c..87b6fbd2 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/en.json
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/en.json
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
           "no_duplicates": "No duplicate left: nothing to rename."
         }
       }
+    },
+    "missing_players": {
+      "title": "Music Assistant players that no longer exist",
+      "fix_flow": {
+        "step": {
+          "confirm": {
+            "title": "Delete the media players of vanished players",
+            "description": "Music Assistant no longer knows these players, but their media players are still in Home Assistant (unavailable):\n\n{players}\n\nThis usually happens when a device comes back under another identifier: Music Assistant then sees a new player (for Squeezelite, a different MAC address — set a fixed MAC address in the player's settings to avoid it), or for browser web players.\n\nTick the media players to delete. Untick a speaker that is only switched off: it will come back by itself when it reconnects.",
+            "data": {
+              "players": "Media players to delete"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "abort": {
+          "no_missing_players": "Every player is back: nothing to delete.",
+          "not_connected": "My Music Library is not connected to Music Assistant."
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "services": {
diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/fr.json b/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/fr.json
index 819f4c66..09163fe2 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/fr.json
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/translations/fr.json
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
           "no_duplicates": "Plus aucun doublon : rien à renommer."
         }
       }
+    },
+    "missing_players": {
+      "title": "Lecteurs Music Assistant qui n'existent plus",
+      "fix_flow": {
+        "step": {
+          "confirm": {
+            "title": "Supprimer les media players des lecteurs disparus",
+            "description": "Music Assistant ne connaît plus ces lecteurs, mais leurs media players sont restés dans Home Assistant (indisponibles) :\n\n{players}\n\nCela arrive le plus souvent quand un appareil revient sous un autre identifiant : Music Assistant y voit alors un nouveau lecteur (pour Squeezelite, une autre adresse MAC — fixez l'adresse MAC dans les réglages du lecteur pour l'éviter), ou avec les lecteurs web des navigateurs.\n\nCochez les media players à supprimer. Décochez une enceinte simplement éteinte : elle reviendra d'elle-même à sa reconnexion.",
+            "data": {
+              "players": "Media players à supprimer"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "abort": {
+          "no_missing_players": "Tous les lecteurs sont revenus : rien à supprimer.",
+          "not_connected": "My Music Library n'est pas connectée à Music Assistant."
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "services": {
diff --git a/custom_components/my_music_library/www/my-music-library-card.js b/custom_components/my_music_library/www/my-music-library-card.js
index 8de70a19..e84a431e 100644
--- a/custom_components/my_music_library/www/my-music-library-card.js
+++ b/custom_components/my_music_library/www/my-music-library-card.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * @version 1.0.0
  */
 
-const CARD_VERSION = "4.8.4";
+const CARD_VERSION = "4.8.5";
 
 /* ─── Icons (inline SVG strings) ─────────────────────────── */
 const ICONS = {