diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/warehouses/warehouse-inventory.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/warehouses/warehouse-inventory.service.ts
index 58b5e9493..7412f0269 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/warehouses/warehouse-inventory.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/warehouses/warehouse-inventory.service.ts
@@ -5161,6 +5161,7 @@ export class WarehouseInventoryService {
       activityType: 'INVENTORY_DISPATCHED',
       description: 'Inventory dispatched',
       performedBy,
+      freeCapacity: true,
     });
   }
 
@@ -5445,6 +5446,8 @@ export class WarehouseInventoryService {
       description: string;
       performedBy?: string;
       preloaded?: WarehouseInventory;
+      /** Cargo physically leaves the warehouse on this transition — free up capacity (mirrors deliver()). */
+      freeCapacity?: boolean;
     },
   ): Promise<WarehouseInventory> {
     const item = opts.preloaded ?? (await this.findById(id));
@@ -5455,6 +5458,20 @@ export class WarehouseInventoryService {
         status: to,
         [opts.timestampField]: new Date(),
       });
+
+      if (opts.freeCapacity) {
+        const weight = Number(item.weight) || 0;
+        const volume = Number(item.volume) || 0;
+        const containerCount = item.containerId ? Math.round(Number(item.quantity) || 0) : 0;
+        await this.applyCapacityDelta(
+          manager,
+          { warehouseId: item.warehouseId, yardId: item.yardId, zoneId: item.zoneId },
+          -weight,
+          -volume,
+          -containerCount,
+        );
+      }
+
       await this.activityLog.record(
         {
           activityType: opts.activityType,