diff --git a/Sources/SwiftVLC/Player/Player.swift b/Sources/SwiftVLC/Player/Player.swift
index b545d46f..ab64b12e 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftVLC/Player/Player.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftVLC/Player/Player.swift
@@ -972,7 +972,13 @@ public final class Player {
 
   // MARK: - Track Refresh
 
-  func refreshTracks() {
+  /// Refreshes all observable track lists from the native player.
+  ///
+  /// The track arrays are asynchronously mirrored snapshots. Receiving the payload-free
+  /// ``PlayerEvent/tracksChanged`` or ``PlayerEvent/mediaChanged`` event does not guarantee
+  /// they are updated; consumers requiring an immediate native read should call this
+  /// method after either event. This also invalidates selected-track observations.
+  public func refreshTracks() {
     audioTracks = fetchTracks(type: .audio)
     videoTracks = fetchTracks(type: .video)
     subtitleTracks = fetchTracks(type: .subtitle)
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftVLCTests/Player/PlayerPublicTrackRefreshTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftVLCTests/Player/PlayerPublicTrackRefreshTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73794535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/SwiftVLCTests/Player/PlayerPublicTrackRefreshTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import SwiftVLC
+import Testing
+
+@Suite(.tags(.mainActor))
+@MainActor struct PlayerPublicTrackRefreshTests {
+  @Test
+  func `refreshTracks without media leaves public track lists empty`() {
+    let player = Player()
+
+    player.refreshTracks()
+
+    #expect(player.audioTracks.isEmpty)
+    #expect(player.videoTracks.isEmpty)
+    #expect(player.subtitleTracks.isEmpty)
+  }
+}