diff --git a/packages/backend/src/event/classes/gcal.event.parser.ts b/packages/backend/src/event/classes/gcal.event.parser.ts
index b7910cbe4..c2c4ba8ca 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/event/classes/gcal.event.parser.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/event/classes/gcal.event.parser.ts
@@ -281,6 +281,29 @@ export class GcalEventParser {
     return [...seriesChanges, ...baseChanges];
   }
 
+  async instanceToStandalone(
+    session?: ClientSession,
+  ): Promise<Event_Transition[]> {
+    const event = gEventToCompassEvent(this.#event, this.userId);
+
+    const {
+      recurrence, // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+      gRecurringEventId, // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+      ...eventWithoutProps
+    } = event;
+
+    return this.upsertCompassEvent(
+      {
+        $unset: { recurrence: 1, gRecurringEventId: 1 },
+        $set: {
+          ...eventWithoutProps,
+          updatedAt: new Date(),
+        },
+      },
+      session,
+    );
+  }
+
   async standaloneToSeries(session?: ClientSession) {
     this.#logger.info(
       `UPDATING ${this.getTransitionString()}: ${this.#event.id} to series`,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/__tests__/gcal.sync.processor.upsert.instance.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/__tests__/gcal.sync.processor.upsert.instance.test.ts
index 96d2d890e..0a902987b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/__tests__/gcal.sync.processor.upsert.instance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/__tests__/gcal.sync.processor.upsert.instance.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Categories_Recurrence } from "@core/types/event.types";
+import { gSchema$Event } from "@core/types/gcal";
 import { UtilDriver } from "@backend/__tests__/drivers/util.driver";
 import {
   cleanupCollections,
@@ -60,6 +61,46 @@ describe("GcalSyncProcessor UPSERT: INSTANCE", () => {
     expect(updatedInstance?.title).toEqual(instanceTitle);
   });
 
+  it("should handle DETACHING an INSTANCE into a STANDALONE event", async () => {
+    const { user } = await UtilDriver.setupTestUser();
+
+    const { gcalEvents } = await simulateDbAfterGcalImport(user._id.toString());
+
+    const origInstance = gcalEvents.instances[0];
+
+    const standalone = {
+      ...origInstance,
+      summary: "Detached Instance Event",
+    } as gSchema$Event;
+
+    delete (standalone as { recurringEventId?: string }).recurringEventId;
+    delete (standalone as { recurrence?: string[] }).recurrence;
+
+    const processor = new GcalSyncProcessor(user._id.toString());
+    const changes = await processor.processEvents([standalone]);
+
+    expect(changes).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(changes).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          title: standalone.summary,
+          category: Categories_Recurrence.RECURRENCE_INSTANCE,
+          transition: ["RECURRENCE_INSTANCE", "STANDALONE_CONFIRMED"],
+          operation: "RECURRENCE_INSTANCE_UPDATED",
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const updatedStandalone = await mongoService.event.findOne({
+      gEventId: standalone.id!,
+      user: user._id.toString(),
+    });
+
+    expect(updatedStandalone).toBeDefined();
+    expect(updatedStandalone?.gRecurringEventId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(updatedStandalone?.recurrence).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it("should handle UPDATING a REGULAR, BASE and TIMED INSTANCE", async () => {
     const { user } = await UtilDriver.setupTestUser();
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/gcal.sync.processor.ts b/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/gcal.sync.processor.ts
index ff2c2dead..b2fafc831 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/gcal.sync.processor.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/sync/services/sync/gcal.sync.processor.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ export class GcalSyncProcessor {
         return parser.createSeries(session);
       case "STANDALONE->>RECURRENCE_BASE_CONFIRMED":
         return parser.standaloneToSeries(session);
+      case "RECURRENCE_INSTANCE->>STANDALONE_CONFIRMED":
+        return parser.instanceToStandalone(session);
       case "RECURRENCE_BASE->>STANDALONE_CONFIRMED":
         return parser.seriesToStandalone(session);
       case "RECURRENCE_INSTANCE->>RECURRENCE_BASE_CONFIRMED":