diff --git a/.changeset/release-deleted-sync-keys.md b/.changeset/release-deleted-sync-keys.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01c5f368b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/release-deleted-sync-keys.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/db': patch
+---
+
+Release synced key tracking when rows are deleted.
diff --git a/packages/db/src/collection/state.ts b/packages/db/src/collection/state.ts
index 3783422013..338479750b 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/collection/state.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/collection/state.ts
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ export class CollectionStateManager<
               break
             }
             case `delete`:
+              this.syncedKeys.delete(key)
               this.syncedData.delete(key)
               this.syncedMetadata.delete(key)
               // Clean up origin and pending tracking for deleted rows
diff --git a/packages/db/tests/collection.test.ts b/packages/db/tests/collection.test.ts
index 3ff8ede815..511f6b161a 100644
--- a/packages/db/tests/collection.test.ts
+++ b/packages/db/tests/collection.test.ts
@@ -1656,6 +1656,40 @@ describe(`Collection`, () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it(`should remove deleted keys from synced key tracking`, async () => {
+    const collection = createCollection(
+      mockSyncCollectionOptionsNoInitialState<{
+        id: number
+        value: string
+      }>({
+        id: `sync-key-delete-test`,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+        startSync: true,
+      }),
+    )
+
+    collection.utils.begin()
+    collection.utils.write({
+      type: `insert`,
+      value: { id: 1, value: `one` },
+    })
+    collection.utils.write({
+      type: `insert`,
+      value: { id: 2, value: `two` },
+    })
+    collection.utils.commit()
+    collection.utils.markReady()
+
+    await collection.stateWhenReady()
+    expect(collection._state.syncedKeys).toEqual(new Set([1, 2]))
+
+    collection.utils.begin()
+    collection.utils.write({ type: `delete`, key: 1 })
+    collection.utils.commit()
+
+    expect(collection._state.syncedKeys).toEqual(new Set([2]))
+  })
+
   it(`should delete row metadata when sync deletes the row`, async () => {
     let testSyncFunctions: any = null