diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
index 759616e00..afed2e203 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ var userTimestampMagic = [4]byte{'L', 'K', 'T', 'S'}
 
 const userTimestampTrailerSize = 12
 
+// stripUserTimestampTrailer returns the number of bytes to strip from the end of
+// an RTP payload if it contains a user-timestamp trailer (magic suffix "LKTS").
+// Trailers only appear on marker packets; returns 0 if absent or ineligible.
 func stripUserTimestampTrailer(payload []byte, marker bool) int {
 	if !marker || len(payload) < userTimestampTrailerSize {
 		return 0
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack_strip_test.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack_strip_test.go
index 86f2fa0b7..174098613 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack_strip_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack_strip_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2023 LiveKit, Inc.
+// Copyright 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ func makePayloadWithTrailer(videoLen int, timestampUs int64) []byte {
 
 func TestStripUserTimestampTrailer(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		payload  []byte
-		marker   bool
+		name      string
+		payload   []byte
+		marker    bool
 		wantStrip int
 	}{
 		{