diff --git a/internal/audit/audit.go b/internal/audit/audit.go
index c88b2048..07b37ba2 100644
--- a/internal/audit/audit.go
+++ b/internal/audit/audit.go
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
 )
 
-// Action is the discriminator stored in audit_log.action. New values
-// added in U2/U3 + future tasks; declare them here so callers don't
-// stringly-type and so a future audit-search UI has a single source
-// of truth for the vocabulary.
+// Action is the discriminator stored in audit_log.action. Every value is
+// declared here, so callers never stringly-type an action and the vocabulary
+// has one source.
 type Action string
 
 const (
-	// U1
+	// Accounts and invites.
 	ActionRegister     Action = "register"
 	ActionPromoteAdmin Action = "promote_admin"
 	ActionDemoteAdmin  Action = "demote_admin"
@@ -35,15 +34,13 @@ const (
 	ActionInviteRedeem Action = "invite_redeem"
 	ActionInviteRevoke Action = "invite_revoke"
 
-	// U2 (declared early; callers in U1 don't use them yet, but
-	// having them here means U2's diff is purely additive on the
-	// caller side, not also touching this file).
+	// Admin user management.
 	ActionCreateUserAdmin    Action = "create_user_admin"
 	ActionDeleteUser         Action = "delete_user"
 	ActionPasswordResetAdmin Action = "password_reset_admin"
 	ActionAutoApproveToggle  Action = "auto_approve_toggle"
 
-	// U3
+	// Credentials.
 	ActionPasswordChangeSelf   Action = "password_change_self"
 	ActionTokenRegenerate      Action = "token_regenerate"
 	ActionForgotPasswordInit   Action = "forgot_password_initiated"
@@ -65,6 +62,12 @@ const (
 	ActionDuplicateDismiss   Action = "duplicate_dismiss"
 	ActionDuplicateWrongFile Action = "duplicate_wrong_file"
 
+	// An admin removing a track: its file and row are deleted, with every
+	// like, play and playlist entry that hung off the row. The metadata names
+	// the track and its file, so the log can say what went after the row is
+	// gone.
+	ActionTrackRemove Action = "track_remove"
+
 	// Subsonic password: generated in Settings for t/s-only clients.
 	ActionSubsonicPasswordSet   Action = "subsonic_password_set"
 	ActionSubsonicPasswordClear Action = "subsonic_password_clear"
diff --git a/internal/tracks/service.go b/internal/tracks/service.go
index 63b76aa0..f1cafd71 100644
--- a/internal/tracks/service.go
+++ b/internal/tracks/service.go
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/audit"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/library"
 	syncpkg "git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/sync"
 )
@@ -57,11 +59,32 @@ func NewService(pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, dataDir string) *Servic
 //     file cannot be removed it is a *library.FileRemoveError and NOTHING was
 //     deleted — see library.DeleteTrackFile for why that order is the contract.
 //
-// adminID is accepted for the audit log but not yet written to it.
+// A removal is written to the audit log with adminID as the actor. The
+// track's names are read before the delete, since the row, and perhaps its
+// album and artist, are gone after it.
 func (s *Service) RemoveTrack(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	trackID, adminID pgtype.UUID, //nolint:revive // adminID reserved for audit-log wiring in a follow-up
+	ctx context.Context, trackID, adminID pgtype.UUID,
 ) (deletedAlbumID *pgtype.UUID, deletedArtistID *pgtype.UUID, err error) {
+	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
+	track, err := q.GetTrackByID(ctx, trackID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, nil, ErrNotFound
+		}
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("get track: %w", err)
+	}
+	meta := map[string]any{
+		"track_id":  syncpkg.FormatUUID(track.ID),
+		"title":     track.Title,
+		"file_path": track.FilePath,
+	}
+	if artist, err := q.GetArtistByID(ctx, track.ArtistID); err == nil {
+		meta["artist"] = artist.Name
+	}
+	if album, err := q.GetAlbumByID(ctx, track.AlbumID); err == nil {
+		meta["album"] = album.Title
+	}
+
 	deleted, err := library.DeleteTrackFile(ctx, s.pool, s.logger, s.dataDir, trackID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, library.ErrTrackNotFound) {
@@ -69,6 +92,9 @@ func (s *Service) RemoveTrack(
 		}
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("delete track: %w", err)
 	}
+	meta["album_deleted"] = deleted.AlbumID != nil
+	meta["artist_deleted"] = deleted.ArtistID != nil
+	audit.WriteOrLog(ctx, s.pool, s.logger, adminID, pgtype.UUID{}, audit.ActionTrackRemove, meta)
 	return deleted.AlbumID, deleted.ArtistID, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/tracks/service_test.go b/internal/tracks/service_test.go
index 0bd229b7..06a354f4 100644
--- a/internal/tracks/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/tracks/service_test.go
@@ -137,6 +137,47 @@ func TestRemoveTrack_LocalFile_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRemoveTrack_WritesAuditRow(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := newPool(t)
+	admin := seedAdmin(t, pool, "alice")
+	if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(), `DELETE FROM audit_log`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reset audit_log: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "track.mp3")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("x"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, _, track := seedArtistAlbumTrack(t, pool, "Audited", "", path)
+
+	svc := NewService(pool, nil, "")
+	if _, _, err := svc.RemoveTrack(context.Background(), track.ID, admin.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RemoveTrack: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var actor pgtype.UUID
+	var title, artist, album, filePath string
+	var albumDeleted bool
+	err := pool.QueryRow(context.Background(), `
+		SELECT actor_id, metadata->>'title', metadata->>'artist', metadata->>'album',
+		       metadata->>'file_path', (metadata->>'album_deleted')::boolean
+		FROM audit_log WHERE action = 'track_remove'`).
+		Scan(&actor, &title, &artist, &album, &filePath, &albumDeleted)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read audit row: %v", err)
+	}
+	if actor != admin.ID {
+		t.Errorf("actor = %v, want the admin %v", actor, admin.ID)
+	}
+	if title != "Audited Track" || artist != "Audited Artist" || album != "Audited Album" || filePath != path {
+		t.Errorf("metadata = %q / %q / %q / %q", title, artist, album, filePath)
+	}
+	if !albumDeleted {
+		t.Errorf("album_deleted = false, want true: the track was its album's only one")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRemoveTrack_FileAlreadyMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	pool := newPool(t)
 	admin := seedAdmin(t, pool, "alice")