diff --git a/services/capture/src/capture-manager.js b/services/capture/src/capture-manager.js
index e12b2a2..01ada3b 100644
--- a/services/capture/src/capture-manager.js
+++ b/services/capture/src/capture-manager.js
@@ -197,6 +197,21 @@ const CAPTURE_GPU_INDEX = (() => {
 // as an encoder option right after -c:v. Returns [] when no pin is configured.
 const nvencGpuSel = () => (CAPTURE_GPU_INDEX != null ? ['-gpu', String(CAPTURE_GPU_INDEX)] : []);
 
+// Optional fixed A/V alignment trim for the SDI/Deltacast audio input. The
+// deltacast bridge captures audio and video on separate VHD streams; any
+// constant capture-path latency difference between them shows as a fixed A/V
+// offset (e.g. audio slightly ahead of video) even though stream LENGTHS stay
+// locked (no drift). AUDIO_OFFSET_MS lets an operator dial that out without a
+// rebuild: POSITIVE value DELAYS audio (use when audio is AHEAD of video),
+// NEGATIVE advances it. Applied as ffmpeg `-itsoffset` on the audio input only.
+// Default 0 = no change (fully non-destructive). Range-clamped to ±1000 ms.
+const audioOffsetArgs = () => {
+  const raw = parseFloat(process.env.AUDIO_OFFSET_MS || '0');
+  if (!Number.isFinite(raw) || raw === 0) return [];
+  const ms = Math.max(-1000, Math.min(1000, raw));
+  return ['-itsoffset', (ms / 1000).toFixed(4)];
+};
+
 function hevcNvencArgs(framerate, growing) {
   const base = ['-c:v', 'hevc_nvenc', ...nvencGpuSel(), '-preset', 'p4', '-rc', 'vbr', '-profile:v', 'main10'];
   if (growing) {
@@ -821,6 +836,8 @@ class CaptureManager {
           '-f', 's16le',
           '-ar', '48000',
           '-ac', '2',
+          // Optional fixed A/V trim (env AUDIO_OFFSET_MS); default empty = no shift.
+          ...audioOffsetArgs(),
           '-i', audioFifoPath,
         ],
         isNetwork:      false,