diff --git a/.changeset/unpublish_from_remote_track_before_closing.md b/.changeset/unpublish_from_remote_track_before_closing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1d1e1dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/unpublish_from_remote_track_before_closing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+livekit: patch
+livekit-ffi: patch
+---
+
+Unpublish from remote track participants before shutting down the RTC Engine to avoid leaking memory.
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diff --git a/livekit/src/room/mod.rs b/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
index 100f02e26..899a33045 100644
--- a/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
+++ b/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
@@ -1172,6 +1172,13 @@ impl RoomSession {
             let _ = self.local_participant.unpublish_track(sid).await;
         }
 
+        // remove published remote tracks as well
+        for (_, participant) in self.remote_participants.read().clone() {
+            for (sid, _) in participant.track_publications() {
+                participant.unpublish_track(&sid);
+            }
+        }
+
         self.rtc_engine.close(reason).await;
         self.e2ee_manager.cleanup();