diff --git a/tests/test_python_environment_sync.py b/tests/test_python_environment_sync.py
index 46dd569..7991b39 100644
--- a/tests/test_python_environment_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_python_environment_sync.py
@@ -113,6 +113,60 @@ class PythonEnvironmentSyncTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(plan.mode, "Selective Python environment repair")
         self.assertEqual(plan.commands[0][-2:], ("-e", str(project_root)))
 
+    def test_metadata_sync_also_repairs_unrelated_missing_distribution(self) -> None:
+        sync = load_sync_module()
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="govoplan-python-sync-") as directory:
+            root = Path(directory)
+            requirements = root / "requirements-dev.txt"
+            requirements.write_text("-e ./govoplan-changed\n-e ./govoplan-missing\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            for project in ("govoplan-changed", "govoplan-missing"):
+                project_root = root / project
+                project_root.mkdir()
+                (project_root / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
+                    f'[project]\nname = "{project}"\nversion = "0.1.10"\n',
+                    encoding="utf-8",
+                )
+
+            entries = sync.local_requirement_entries(requirements)
+            fingerprint = sync.build_fingerprint(
+                requirements=requirements,
+                python="/test/venv/bin/python",
+                local_requirements=entries,
+            )
+            requirements_digest = hashlib.sha256(requirements.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+            previous = {
+                "version": sync.STAMP_VERSION,
+                "python": "/test/venv/bin/python",
+                "inputs": [
+                    {"path": str(requirements), "sha256": requirements_digest},
+                    {"path": entries[0].pyproject, "sha256": "stale"},
+                    {
+                        "path": entries[1].pyproject,
+                        "sha256": hashlib.sha256(Path(entries[1].pyproject).read_bytes()).hexdigest(),
+                    },
+                ],
+                "requirements_entries": [
+                    entry.as_dict() for entry in sync.parse_requirement_entries(requirements)
+                ],
+            }
+
+            plan = sync.build_install_plan(
+                previous=previous,
+                fingerprint=fingerprint,
+                requirements=requirements,
+                python="/test/venv/bin/python",
+                local_requirements=entries,
+                repair_requirements=(entries[1],),
+                force=False,
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(plan.mode, "Selective Python environment sync")
+        self.assertEqual(len(plan.commands), 1)
+        command = plan.commands[0]
+        self.assertEqual(command.count("-e"), 2)
+        self.assertIn(str(root / "govoplan-changed"), command)
+        self.assertIn(str(root / "govoplan-missing"), command)
+
     def test_declared_module_entry_points_are_part_of_environment_validation(self) -> None:
         sync = load_sync_module()
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="govoplan-python-sync-") as directory:
diff --git a/tools/repo/sync-python-environment.py b/tools/repo/sync-python-environment.py
index 0da7965..710af16 100644
--- a/tools/repo/sync-python-environment.py
+++ b/tools/repo/sync-python-environment.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ def main() -> int:
             requirements=requirements,
             python=python,
             local_requirements=local_requirements,
+            repair_requirements=environment.stale_requirements,
             force=args.force,
         )
 
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ def build_install_plan(
     python: str,
     local_requirements: tuple[RequirementEntry, ...],
     force: bool,
+    repair_requirements: tuple[RequirementEntry, ...] = (),
 ) -> InstallPlan:
     full_command = (python, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", str(requirements))
     if force:
@@ -273,7 +275,12 @@ def build_install_plan(
     removed_paths = set(previous_inputs) - set(current_inputs)
     stale_requirements = requirements_key in changed_paths or requirements_key in removed_paths
 
-    installs: list[tuple[str, ...]] = []
+    # Metadata changes and installation drift can happen together. Keep both
+    # sets in one resolver transaction so a selective metadata sync also
+    # repairs local distributions omitted from the current environment.
+    installs: list[tuple[str, ...]] = [
+        requirement.install_args for requirement in repair_requirements
+    ]
     warnings: list[str] = []
 
     if stale_requirements:
@@ -322,7 +329,7 @@ def build_install_plan(
         )
         return InstallPlan(
             "Selective Python environment sync",
-            f"installing {len(deduped_installs)} stale local requirement(s) in one resolver transaction.",
+            f"installing {len(deduped_installs)} stale or missing local requirement(s) in one resolver transaction.",
             (command,),
             tuple(warnings),
         )