diff --git a/src/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback.ts b/src/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback.ts
index 0cb9e3214f..2c4054a825 100644
--- a/src/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback.ts
+++ b/src/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
     EventType,
     MatrixClient,
     MatrixEvent,
+    MatrixEventEvent,
     MsgType,
     RelationType,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export class VoiceBroadcastPlayback
     ) {
         super();
         this.addInfoEvent(this.infoEvent);
+        this.infoEvent.on(MatrixEventEvent.BeforeRedaction, this.onBeforeRedaction);
         this.setUpRelationsHelper();
     }
 
@@ -169,6 +171,14 @@ export class VoiceBroadcastPlayback
         this.setInfoState(state);
     };
 
+    private onBeforeRedaction = () => {
+        if (this.getState() !== VoiceBroadcastPlaybackState.Stopped) {
+            this.stop();
+            // destroy cleans up everything
+            this.destroy();
+        }
+    };
+
     private async enqueueChunks(): Promise<void> {
         const promises = this.chunkEvents.getEvents().reduce((promises, event: MatrixEvent) => {
             if (!this.playbacks.has(event.getId() || "")) {
diff --git a/test/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback-test.ts b/test/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback-test.ts
index c93b81628c..64fb2f095f 100644
--- a/test/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback-test.ts
+++ b/test/voice-broadcast/models/VoiceBroadcastPlayback-test.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ describe("VoiceBroadcastPlayback", () => {
     const mkPlayback = async () => {
         const playback = new VoiceBroadcastPlayback(infoEvent, client);
         jest.spyOn(playback, "removeAllListeners");
+        jest.spyOn(playback, "destroy");
         playback.on(VoiceBroadcastPlaybackEvent.StateChanged, onStateChanged);
         await flushPromises();
         return playback;
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ describe("VoiceBroadcastPlayback", () => {
             startPlayback();
 
             it("should play the last chunk", () => {
+                expect(playback.getState()).toBe(VoiceBroadcastPlaybackState.Playing);
                 // assert that the last chunk is played first
                 expect(chunk2Playback.play).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(chunk1Playback.play).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -299,6 +301,17 @@ describe("VoiceBroadcastPlayback", () => {
                     });
                 });
             });
+
+            describe("and the info event is deleted", () => {
+                beforeEach(() => {
+                    infoEvent.makeRedacted(new MatrixEvent({}));
+                });
+
+                it("should stop and destroy the playback", () => {
+                    expect(playback.getState()).toBe(VoiceBroadcastPlaybackState.Stopped);
+                    expect(playback.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+                });
+            });
         });
     });