diff --git a/jsr.json b/jsr.json
index 7524b35..69cfbcd 100644
--- a/jsr.json
+++ b/jsr.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://jsr.io/schema/config-file.v1.json",
   "name": "@typetype/mse",
-  "version": "0.1.30",
+  "version": "0.1.31",
   "exports": "./src/index.ts",
   "publish": {
     "include": ["LICENSE", "README.md", "src/**/*.ts"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07d2e8e..3ccd3e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@typetype/mse",
-  "version": "0.1.30",
+  "version": "0.1.31",
   "description": "MSE playback engine for TypeType",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/append-queue.ts b/src/append-queue.ts
index f62746d..d3dd4c9 100644
--- a/src/append-queue.ts
+++ b/src/append-queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 type QueueItem = {
+  kind: "append" | "remove";
   action: () => void;
   resolve: () => void;
   reject: (error: Error) => void;
@@ -17,7 +18,12 @@ export class AppendQueue {
   append(data: ArrayBuffer): Promise<void> {
     if (this.disposed) return Promise.reject(new Error("Append queue is disposed"));
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.queue.push({ action: () => this.sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(data), resolve, reject });
+      this.queue.push({
+        kind: "append",
+        action: () => this.sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(data),
+        resolve,
+        reject,
+      });
       this.drain();
     });
   }
@@ -27,6 +33,7 @@ export class AppendQueue {
     if (endSeconds <= startSeconds) return Promise.resolve();
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.queue.push({
+        kind: "remove",
         action: () => this.sourceBuffer.remove(startSeconds, endSeconds),
         resolve,
         reject,
@@ -51,19 +58,21 @@ export class AppendQueue {
 
   clear(): void {
     const error = new DOMException("Operation aborted", "AbortError");
-    this.current?.reject(error);
+    const current = this.current;
+    current?.reject(error);
     for (const item of this.queue.splice(0)) item.reject(error);
     this.current = null;
-    if (this.sourceBuffer.updating) this.sourceBuffer.abort();
+    if (this.sourceBuffer.updating && current?.kind === "append") this.sourceBuffer.abort();
   }
 
   destroy(): void {
     this.disposed = true;
     const error = new DOMException("Operation aborted", "AbortError");
-    this.current?.reject(error);
+    const current = this.current;
+    current?.reject(error);
     for (const item of this.queue.splice(0)) item.reject(error);
     this.current = null;
-    if (this.sourceBuffer.updating) this.sourceBuffer.abort();
+    if (this.sourceBuffer.updating && current?.kind === "append") this.sourceBuffer.abort();
     this.sourceBuffer.removeEventListener("updateend", this.handleUpdateEnd);
     this.sourceBuffer.removeEventListener("error", this.handleError);
   }
diff --git a/tests/append-queue.test.ts b/tests/append-queue.test.ts
index 8f6e09d..57d370c 100644
--- a/tests/append-queue.test.ts
+++ b/tests/append-queue.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { AppendQueue } from "../src/append-queue";
 
 class FakeSourceBuffer extends EventTarget {
   updating = false;
+  operation: "append" | "remove" | null = null;
+  abortCalls = 0;
   readonly removed: Array<[number, number]> = [];
 
   constructor(private readonly ranges: Array<[number, number]> = []) {
@@ -18,15 +20,25 @@ class FakeSourceBuffer extends EventTarget {
   }
 
   appendBuffer(): void {
+    this.operation = "append";
     this.updating = true;
   }
 
   abort(): void {
+    if (this.operation === "remove") {
+      throw new DOMException(
+        "Aborting asynchronous remove() operation is disallowed",
+        "InvalidStateError",
+      );
+    }
+    this.abortCalls += 1;
+    this.operation = null;
     this.updating = false;
   }
 
   remove(start: number, end: number): void {
     this.removed.push([start, end]);
+    this.operation = "remove";
     this.updating = true;
   }
 }
@@ -41,9 +53,34 @@ test("clear rejects active and queued appends", async () => {
 
   await expect(active).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: "AbortError" });
   await expect(pending).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: "AbortError" });
+  expect(source.abortCalls).toBe(1);
   expect(source.updating).toBe(false);
 });
 
+test("clear does not abort an active remove", async () => {
+  const source = new FakeSourceBuffer([[0, 10]]);
+  const queue = new AppendQueue(source as unknown as SourceBuffer);
+  const active = queue.remove(0, 5);
+
+  queue.clear();
+
+  await expect(active).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: "AbortError" });
+  expect(source.abortCalls).toBe(0);
+  expect(source.updating).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("destroy does not abort an active remove", async () => {
+  const source = new FakeSourceBuffer([[0, 10]]);
+  const queue = new AppendQueue(source as unknown as SourceBuffer);
+  const active = queue.remove(0, 5);
+
+  queue.destroy();
+
+  await expect(active).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: "AbortError" });
+  expect(source.abortCalls).toBe(0);
+  expect(source.updating).toBe(true);
+});
+
 test("reset removes every buffered range without replacing the source buffer", async () => {
   const source = new FakeSourceBuffer([
     [4, 8],
@@ -53,6 +90,7 @@ test("reset removes every buffered range without replacing the source buffer", a
 
   const reset = queue.reset();
   expect(source.removed).toEqual([[4, 20]]);
+  source.operation = null;
   source.updating = false;
   source.dispatchEvent(new Event("updateend"));