diff --git a/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram.go b/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram.go
index 0960963..4f1e87f 100644
--- a/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram.go
+++ b/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram.go
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ var runRemountMedium = func() ([]byte, error) {
 	return exec.Command("bee-remount-medium").CombinedOutput()
 }
 
+var umountLiveMedium = func() error {
+	return exec.Command("umount", "/run/live/medium").Run()
+}
+
+var ejectDevice = func(device string) error {
+	return exec.Command("eject", device).Run()
+}
+
 func (s *System) IsLiveMediaInRAM() bool {
 	return s.LiveMediaRAMState().InRAM
 }
@@ -261,7 +269,8 @@ bindMedium:
 	if status.InRAM {
 		log(fmt.Sprintf("Verification passed: live medium now served from %s.", describeLiveBootSource(status)))
 	}
-	log("Done. Squashfs files are in RAM. Installation media can be safely disconnected.")
+	detachInstallMedium(status, log)
+	log("Done. Squashfs files are in RAM. Installation media has been detached when possible.")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -309,6 +318,34 @@ func ensureLiveMediumAvailable(log func(string)) ([]string, bool) {
 	return squashfsFiles, sourceAvailable
 }
 
+func detachInstallMedium(status LiveBootSource, log func(string)) {
+	if log == nil {
+		log = func(string) {}
+	}
+
+	log("Detaching original installation medium...")
+	if err := umountLiveMedium(); err != nil {
+		log(fmt.Sprintf("Warning: could not unmount /run/live/medium: %v", err))
+	} else {
+		log("Unmounted /run/live/medium.")
+	}
+
+	device := strings.TrimSpace(status.Device)
+	if device == "" {
+		device = strings.TrimSpace(status.Source)
+	}
+	if device == "" || !strings.HasPrefix(device, "/dev/") {
+		log("No block device identified for eject; skipping media eject.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := ejectDevice(device); err != nil {
+		log(fmt.Sprintf("Warning: could not eject %s: %v", device, err))
+		return
+	}
+	log(fmt.Sprintf("Ejected %s.", device))
+}
+
 func verifyInstallToRAMStatus(status LiveBootSource, dstDir string, mediumRebound bool, log func(string)) error {
 	if status.InRAM {
 		return nil
diff --git a/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram_test.go b/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram_test.go
index 706adc0..73cf043 100644
--- a/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram_test.go
+++ b/audit/internal/platform/install_to_ram_test.go
@@ -208,3 +208,75 @@ func TestEnsureLiveMediumAvailableRemountsSource(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected remount success log, logs=%v", logs)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDetachInstallMedium(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	origUmount := umountLiveMedium
+	origEject := ejectDevice
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		umountLiveMedium = origUmount
+		ejectDevice = origEject
+	})
+
+	t.Run("success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var umountCalled bool
+		var ejected string
+		umountLiveMedium = func() error {
+			umountCalled = true
+			return nil
+		}
+		ejectDevice = func(device string) error {
+			ejected = device
+			return nil
+		}
+		var logs []string
+		detachInstallMedium(LiveBootSource{Kind: "cdrom", Device: "/dev/sr1"}, func(msg string) { logs = append(logs, msg) })
+		if !umountCalled {
+			t.Fatal("expected umountLiveMedium to be called")
+		}
+		if ejected != "/dev/sr1" {
+			t.Fatalf("ejected=%q want /dev/sr1", ejected)
+		}
+		if len(logs) < 3 {
+			t.Fatalf("logs=%v", logs)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no device", func(t *testing.T) {
+		umountLiveMedium = func() error { return nil }
+		ejectDevice = func(device string) error {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected eject for %q", device)
+			return nil
+		}
+		var logs []string
+		detachInstallMedium(LiveBootSource{Kind: "ram", Source: "tmpfs"}, func(msg string) { logs = append(logs, msg) })
+		found := false
+		for _, msg := range logs {
+			if msg == "No block device identified for eject; skipping media eject." {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Fatalf("logs=%v", logs)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("eject failure is warning only", func(t *testing.T) {
+		umountLiveMedium = func() error { return nil }
+		ejectDevice = func(device string) error { return fmt.Errorf("exit status 1") }
+		var logs []string
+		detachInstallMedium(LiveBootSource{Kind: "usb", Device: "/dev/sdb1"}, func(msg string) { logs = append(logs, msg) })
+		found := false
+		for _, msg := range logs {
+			if msg == "Warning: could not eject /dev/sdb1: exit status 1" {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			t.Fatalf("logs=%v", logs)
+		}
+	})
+}