diff --git a/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx b/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx
index 01fb778a..f100ad92 100644
--- a/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ interface ContinueWatchingItem extends StreamingContent {
   addonPoster?: string;
   addonName?: string;
   addonDescription?: string;
+  traktPlaybackId?: number; // Trakt playback ID for removal
 }
 
 // Define the ref interface
@@ -652,6 +653,7 @@ const ContinueWatchingSection = React.forwardRef<ContinueWatchingRef>((props, re
                   progress: item.progress,
                   lastUpdated: pausedAt,
                   addonId: undefined,
+                  traktPlaybackId: item.id, // Store playback ID for removal
                 } as ContinueWatchingItem);
 
                 logger.log(`📺 [TraktPlayback] Adding movie ${item.movie.title} with ${item.progress.toFixed(1)}% progress`);
@@ -680,6 +682,7 @@ const ContinueWatchingSection = React.forwardRef<ContinueWatchingRef>((props, re
                   episode: item.episode.number,
                   episodeTitle: item.episode.title || `Episode ${item.episode.number}`,
                   addonId: undefined,
+                  traktPlaybackId: item.id, // Store playback ID for removal
                 } as ContinueWatchingItem);
 
                 logger.log(`📺 [TraktPlayback] Adding ${item.show.title} S${item.episode.season}E${item.episode.number} with ${item.progress.toFixed(1)}% progress`);
@@ -934,7 +937,7 @@ const ContinueWatchingSection = React.forwardRef<ContinueWatchingRef>((props, re
   }, [navigation, settings.useCachedStreams, settings.openMetadataScreenWhenCacheDisabled]);
 
   // Handle long press to delete (moved before renderContinueWatchingItem)
-  const handleLongPress = useCallback((item: ContinueWatchingItem) => {
+  const handleLongPress = useCallback(async (item: ContinueWatchingItem) => {
     try {
       // Trigger haptic feedback
       Haptics.impactAsync(Haptics.ImpactFeedbackStyle.Medium);
@@ -942,8 +945,17 @@ const ContinueWatchingSection = React.forwardRef<ContinueWatchingRef>((props, re
       // Ignore haptic errors
     }
 
+    const traktService = TraktService.getInstance();
+    const isAuthed = await traktService.isAuthenticated();
+
     setAlertTitle('Remove from Continue Watching');
-    setAlertMessage(`Remove "${item.name}" from your continue watching list?`);
+
+    if (isAuthed) {
+      setAlertMessage(`Remove "${item.name}" from your continue watching list?\n\nThis will also remove it from your Trakt Continue Watching.`);
+    } else {
+      setAlertMessage(`Remove "${item.name}" from your continue watching list?`);
+    }
+
     setAlertActions([
       {
         label: 'Cancel',
@@ -958,11 +970,13 @@ const ContinueWatchingSection = React.forwardRef<ContinueWatchingRef>((props, re
           try {
             Haptics.notificationAsync(Haptics.NotificationFeedbackType.Success);
             await storageService.removeAllWatchProgressForContent(item.id, item.type, { addBaseTombstone: true });
-            const traktService = TraktService.getInstance();
-            const isAuthed = await traktService.isAuthenticated();
+
             if (isAuthed) {
               let traktResult = false;
-              if (item.type === 'movie') {
+              // If we have a playback ID (from sync/playback), use that to remove from Continue Watching
+              if (item.traktPlaybackId) {
+                traktResult = await traktService.removePlaybackItem(item.traktPlaybackId);
+              } else if (item.type === 'movie') {
                 traktResult = await traktService.removeMovieFromHistory(item.id);
               } else if (item.type === 'series' && item.season !== undefined && item.episode !== undefined) {
                 traktResult = await traktService.removeEpisodeFromHistory(item.id, item.season, item.episode);
diff --git a/src/screens/TraktSettingsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/TraktSettingsScreen.tsx
index dff96880..06d70890 100644
--- a/src/screens/TraktSettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/TraktSettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ const TraktSettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
                   styles.infoText,
                   { color: currentTheme.colors.mediumEmphasis }
                 ]}>
-                  When connected to Trakt, Continue Watching is sourced from Trakt. Account sync for watch progress is disabled to avoid conflicts.
+                  When connected to Trakt, full history is synced directly from the API and is not written to local storage. Your Continue Watching list reflects your global Trakt progress.
                 </Text>
               </View>
               <View style={styles.settingItem}>
diff --git a/src/services/traktService.ts b/src/services/traktService.ts
index ae97e2ec..fee8183d 100644
--- a/src/services/traktService.ts
+++ b/src/services/traktService.ts
@@ -2722,6 +2722,26 @@ export class TraktService {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Remove a playback item from Trakt (Continue Watching) by Playback ID
+   */
+  public async removePlaybackItem(playbackId: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      logger.log(`🔍 [TraktService] removePlaybackItem called for playback ID: ${playbackId}`);
+      if (!playbackId) return false;
+
+      // Use DELETE /sync/playback/{id}
+      // Note: The ID here is the playback ID, not the movie/episode ID
+      await this.apiRequest<any>(`/sync/playback/${playbackId}`, 'DELETE');
+
+      logger.log(`✅ [TraktService] Successfully removed playback item ${playbackId}. Response: 204 No Content (Standard for DELETE)`);
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`[TraktService] Failed to remove playback item ${playbackId}:`, error);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Remove entire show from watched history by IMDB ID
    */