diff --git a/trunk/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/trunk/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index c23f61892..8cb3dd64b 100644
--- a/trunk/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/trunk/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The changelog for SRS.
 <a name="v7-changes"></a>
 
 ## SRS 7.0 Changelog
+* v7.0, 2025-12-07, Merge [#4602](https://github.com/ossrs/srs/pull/4602): HLS: Fix audio-only fMP4 playback skipping. v7.0.136 (#4602)
 * v7.0, 2025-12-06, Merge [#4604](https://github.com/ossrs/srs/pull/4604): DVR: Fix HEVC mp4 recording error. v7.0.135 (#4604)
 * v7.0, 2025-12-06, SRT: Fix peer_idle_timeout not applied to publishers and players. v7.0.134 (#4600)
 * v7.0, 2025-12-04, SRT: Enable tlpktdrop by default to prevent 100% CPU usage. v7.0.133 (#4587)
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.cpp
index 6819006e0..7f3af4be3 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifdef SRS_GB28181
 #include <srs_app_gb28181.hpp>
 #endif
+#include <srs_app_hls.hpp>
 #include <srs_app_ingest.hpp>
 #include <srs_app_listener.hpp>
 #include <srs_app_rtc_conn.hpp>
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ ISrsFragmentedMp4 *SrsAppFactory::create_fragmented_mp4()
     return new SrsFragmentedMp4();
 }
 
+SrsHlsM4sSegment *SrsAppFactory::create_hls_m4s_segment(ISrsFileWriter *fw)
+{
+    return new SrsHlsM4sSegment(fw);
+}
+
 ISrsIpListener *SrsAppFactory::create_tcp_listener(ISrsTcpHandler *handler)
 {
     return new SrsTcpListener(handler);
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.hpp
index 4bd7c44c7..7129dae42 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_factory.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ISrsFragment;
 class ISrsInitMp4;
 class ISrsFragmentWindow;
 class ISrsFragmentedMp4;
+class SrsHlsM4sSegment;
 class SrsFinalFactory;
 class ISrsIpListener;
 class ISrsTcpHandler;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public:
     virtual ISrsInitMp4 *create_init_mp4() = 0;
     virtual ISrsFragmentWindow *create_fragment_window() = 0;
     virtual ISrsFragmentedMp4 *create_fragmented_mp4() = 0;
+    virtual SrsHlsM4sSegment *create_hls_m4s_segment(ISrsFileWriter *fw) = 0;
     virtual ISrsIpListener *create_tcp_listener(ISrsTcpHandler *handler) = 0;
     virtual ISrsRtcConnection *create_rtc_connection(ISrsExecRtcAsyncTask *exec, const SrsContextId &cid) = 0;
     virtual ISrsFFMPEG *create_ffmpeg(std::string ffmpeg_bin) = 0;
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ public:
     virtual ISrsInitMp4 *create_init_mp4();
     virtual ISrsFragmentWindow *create_fragment_window();
     virtual ISrsFragmentedMp4 *create_fragmented_mp4();
+    virtual SrsHlsM4sSegment *create_hls_m4s_segment(ISrsFileWriter *fw);
     virtual ISrsIpListener *create_tcp_listener(ISrsTcpHandler *handler);
     virtual ISrsRtcConnection *create_rtc_connection(ISrsExecRtcAsyncTask *exec, const SrsContextId &cid);
     virtual ISrsFFMPEG *create_ffmpeg(std::string ffmpeg_bin);
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp
index 6c5572697..8efe091d6 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ srs_error_t SrsInitMp4Segment::init_encoder()
 SrsHlsM4sSegment::SrsHlsM4sSegment(ISrsFileWriter *fw)
 {
     fw_ = fw;
+    sequence_no_ = 0;
 }
 
 SrsHlsM4sSegment::~SrsHlsM4sSegment()
@@ -428,7 +429,6 @@ SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::SrsHlsFmp4Muxer()
     video_track_id_ = 0;
     audio_track_id_ = 0;
     init_mp4_ready_ = false;
-    video_dts_ = 0;
 
     memset(key_, 0, 16);
     memset(iv_, 0, 16);
@@ -645,8 +645,16 @@ srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::write_audio(SrsMediaPacket *shared_audio, SrsFormat
         }
     }
 
-    if (current_->duration() >= hls_fragment_) {
-        if ((err = segment_close()) != srs_success) {
+    // For pure audio, we use a larger threshold to reap segment.
+    bool pure_audio_stream = (latest_vcodec_ == SrsVideoCodecIdForbidden || latest_vcodec_ == SrsVideoCodecIdDisabled);
+
+    bool reap = false;
+    if (pure_audio_stream) {
+        reap = is_segment_absolutely_overflow();
+    }
+
+    if (reap) {
+        if ((err = segment_close(shared_audio->timestamp_)) != srs_success) {
             return srs_error_wrap(err, "segment close");
         }
 
@@ -663,17 +671,22 @@ srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::write_video(SrsMediaPacket *shared_video, SrsFormat
 {
     srs_error_t err = srs_success;
 
-    video_dts_ = shared_video->timestamp_;
-
     if (!current_) {
         if ((err = segment_open(shared_video->timestamp_ * SRS_UTIME_MILLISECONDS)) != srs_success) {
             return srs_error_wrap(err, "open segment");
         }
     }
 
-    bool reopen = current_->duration() >= hls_fragment_;
+    bool reopen = false;
+    if (is_segment_overflow()) {
+        // wait for keyframe to reap segment.
+        if (!wait_keyframe() || format->video_->frame_type_ == SrsVideoAvcFrameTypeKeyFrame) {
+            reopen = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (reopen) {
-        if ((err = segment_close()) != srs_success) {
+        if ((err = segment_close(shared_video->timestamp_)) != srs_success) {
             return srs_error_wrap(err, "segment close");
         }
 
@@ -782,7 +795,7 @@ srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::segment_open(srs_utime_t basetime)
     }
 
     // new segment.
-    current_ = new SrsHlsM4sSegment(writer_);
+    current_ = app_factory_->create_hls_m4s_segment(writer_);
     current_->sequence_no_ = sequence_no_++;
 
     if ((err = write_hls_key()) != srs_success) {
@@ -936,14 +949,14 @@ void SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::update_duration(uint64_t dts)
     current_->append(dts / 90);
 }
 
-srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::segment_close()
+srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::segment_close(uint64_t dts)
 {
-    srs_error_t err = do_segment_close();
+    srs_error_t err = do_segment_close(dts);
 
     return err;
 }
 
-srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::do_segment_close()
+srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::do_segment_close(uint64_t dts)
 {
     srs_error_t err = srs_success;
 
@@ -952,7 +965,8 @@ srs_error_t SrsHlsFmp4Muxer::do_segment_close()
         return err;
     }
 
-    if ((err = current_->reap(video_dts_)) != srs_success) {
+    if ((err = current_->reap(dts)) != srs_success) {
+
         return srs_error_wrap(err, "reap segment");
     }
 
@@ -2503,8 +2517,9 @@ srs_error_t SrsHlsMp4Controller::on_unpublish()
     srs_error_t err = srs_success;
     req_ = NULL;
 
-    if ((err = muxer_->segment_close()) != srs_success) {
-        return srs_error_wrap(err, "hls: segment close");
+    uint64_t last_dts = srs_max(audio_dts_, video_dts_);
+    if ((err = muxer_->segment_close(last_dts)) != srs_success) {
+         return srs_error_wrap(err, "hls: segment close");
     }
 
     if ((err = muxer_->on_unpublish()) != srs_success) {
@@ -2586,6 +2601,10 @@ srs_error_t SrsHlsMp4Controller::on_sequence_header(SrsMediaPacket *msg, SrsForm
         return srs_error_wrap(err, "write init mp4");
     }
 
+    if ((err = muxer_->on_sequence_header()) != srs_success) {
+        return srs_error_wrap(err, "on sequence header");
+    }
+
     return err;
 }
 
@@ -2967,3 +2986,4 @@ void SrsHls::hls_show_mux_log()
               srsu2msi(controller_->duration()), controller_->deviation());
 }
 // LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.hpp
index df66a8d2f..9883217f3 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_hls.hpp
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ SRS_DECLARE_PRIVATE: // clang-format on
     std::string init_mp4_uri_; // URI for init.mp4 in m3u8 playlist
     int video_track_id_;
     int audio_track_id_;
-    uint64_t video_dts_;
 
 // clang-format off
 SRS_DECLARE_PRIVATE: // clang-format on
@@ -559,13 +558,14 @@ public:
     // When flushing video or audio, we update the duration. But, we should also update the
     // duration before closing the segment. Keep in mind that it's fine to update the duration
     // several times using the same dts timestamp.
-    void update_duration(uint64_t dts);
-    // Close segment(ts).
-    virtual srs_error_t segment_close();
+    virtual void update_duration(uint64_t dts);
+    // Close segment.
+    virtual srs_error_t segment_close(uint64_t dts);
+
 
 // clang-format off
 SRS_DECLARE_PRIVATE: // clang-format on
-    virtual srs_error_t do_segment_close();
+    virtual srs_error_t do_segment_close(uint64_t dts);
     virtual srs_error_t write_hls_key();
     virtual srs_error_t refresh_m3u8();
     virtual srs_error_t do_refresh_m3u8(std::string m3u8_file);
diff --git a/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version7.hpp b/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version7.hpp
index 48a1d2fc3..c24bdbf73 100644
--- a/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version7.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version7.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 7
 #define VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define VERSION_REVISION 135
+#define VERSION_REVISION 136
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest_ai24.cpp b/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest_ai24.cpp
index ba6cad3ad..e8e53ac0e 100644
--- a/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest_ai24.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest_ai24.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <srs_app_utility.hpp>
 #include <srs_kernel_codec.hpp>
 #include <srs_kernel_error.hpp>
+#include <srs_kernel_mp4.hpp>
 #include <srs_kernel_packet.hpp>
 #include <srs_kernel_rtc_rtcp.hpp>
 #include <srs_kernel_utility.hpp>
@@ -1416,3 +1417,88 @@ VOID TEST(HttpApiPaginationTest, ParsePagination)
         EXPECT_EQ(500, count);
     }
 }
+
+// Mock SrsHlsM4sSegment to capture dts passed to reap()
+// Used for testing issue #4594
+class MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594 : public SrsHlsM4sSegment
+{
+public:
+    uint64_t captured_reap_dts_;
+    bool reap_called_;
+
+    MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594() : SrsHlsM4sSegment(NULL), captured_reap_dts_(0), reap_called_(false) {}
+    virtual ~MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594() {}
+
+    // Override reap to capture the dts parameter
+    virtual srs_error_t reap(uint64_t dts) {
+        reap_called_ = true;
+        captured_reap_dts_ = dts;
+        return srs_success;
+    }
+};
+
+// Mock factory to create MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594
+class MockAppFactoryForBug4594 : public SrsAppFactory
+{
+public:
+    MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594 *mock_segment_;
+
+    MockAppFactoryForBug4594() : mock_segment_(NULL) {}
+    virtual ~MockAppFactoryForBug4594() {}
+
+    virtual SrsHlsM4sSegment *create_hls_m4s_segment(ISrsFileWriter *fw) {
+        mock_segment_ = new MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594();
+        return mock_segment_;
+    }
+};
+
+// Test for issue #4594: SrsHlsMp4Controller::on_unpublish() passes video_dts_=0 to reap()
+// for audio-only streams.
+//
+// When on_unpublish() is called for audio-only streams, the muxer's video_dts_ is 0 because
+// write_video() is never called. This causes reap(0) to be called, leading to
+// incorrect last sample duration calculation (overflow to huge values like 4294894594).
+//
+// @see https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/4594
+// @see https://github.com/ossrs/srs/pull/4602
+VOID TEST(HlsFmp4AudioOnlyBugTest, OnUnpublishUsesVideoDtsZeroForAudioOnly)
+{
+    srs_error_t err;
+
+    // Create SrsHlsMp4Controller - the entry point for HLS fMP4
+    SrsHlsMp4Controller controller;
+
+    // Access the internal muxer
+    SrsHlsFmp4Muxer *muxer = controller.muxer_;
+
+    // Set up mock request (required by do_segment_close for async hooks)
+    MockRequest mock_req("test_vhost", "live", "stream");
+    muxer->req_ = &mock_req;
+
+    // Create mock segment that captures the dts passed to reap()
+    MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594 *mock_segment = new MockSrsHlsM4sSegmentForBug4594();
+    muxer->current_ = mock_segment;
+
+    // Simulate audio-only stream condition:
+    // - controller.audio_dts_ has a value (audio packets were written)
+    // - controller.video_dts_ is 0 (no video packets, write_video() never called)
+    controller.audio_dts_ = 72702;  // Example audio DTS in milliseconds
+    controller.video_dts_ = 0;      // No video for audio-only stream
+
+    // Call on_unpublish() - this triggers the bug path
+    HELPER_EXPECT_SUCCESS(controller.on_unpublish());
+
+    // Verify reap was called
+    ASSERT_TRUE(mock_segment->reap_called_) << "reap() should have been called by on_unpublish()";
+
+    // THE BUG TEST:
+    // This test SHOULD FAIL on the buggy develop branch because
+    // captured_reap_dts_ will be 0 instead of a proper audio timestamp (72702)
+    EXPECT_GT(mock_segment->captured_reap_dts_, 0u)
+        << "Bug #4594: on_unpublish() resulted in reap(dts=0) for audio-only stream! "
+        << "Expected non-zero dts (e.g., audio_dts_=" << controller.audio_dts_ << ") "
+        << "but reap() received " << mock_segment->captured_reap_dts_;
+
+    // Cleanup
+    muxer->req_ = NULL;
+}