diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-text-postprocessing.yml b/.github/workflows/test-text-postprocessing.yml
index e76358e8ee..55364def5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-text-postprocessing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-text-postprocessing.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - "runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py"
       - "tests/test_postprocess_hotwords.py"
       - "tests/test_rich_transcription_postprocess.py"
+      - "tests/test_sentence_postprocess_timestamps.py"
       - ".github/workflows/test-text-postprocessing.yml"
   push:
     branches: [main]
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ on:
       - "runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py"
       - "tests/test_postprocess_hotwords.py"
       - "tests/test_rich_transcription_postprocess.py"
+      - "tests/test_sentence_postprocess_timestamps.py"
       - ".github/workflows/test-text-postprocessing.yml"
 
 permissions:
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pytest -q \
             tests/test_postprocess_hotwords.py \
             tests/test_rich_transcription_postprocess.py \
+            tests/test_sentence_postprocess_timestamps.py \
             --junitxml=text-postprocessing-results.xml
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
diff --git a/funasr/utils/postprocess_utils.py b/funasr/utils/postprocess_utils.py
index 28c5d4546d..9774300ac9 100644
--- a/funasr/utils/postprocess_utils.py
+++ b/funasr/utils/postprocess_utils.py
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ def sentence_postprocess(words: List[Any], time_stamp: List[List] = None):
     word_lists = []
     word_item = ""
     ts_lists = []
+    kept_indices = []
 
     # wash words lists
-    for i in words:
+    for index, i in enumerate(words):
         word = ""
         if isinstance(i, str):
             word = i
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ def sentence_postprocess(words: List[Any], time_stamp: List[List] = None):
             continue
         else:
             middle_lists.append(word)
+            kept_indices.append(index)
+
+    # time_stamp has one entry per token, including the ones washed out above
+    if time_stamp is not None and max(kept_indices, default=-1) < len(time_stamp):
+        time_stamp = [time_stamp[index] for index in kept_indices]
 
     # all chinese characters
     if isAllChinese(middle_lists):
diff --git a/runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py b/runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py
index 8dac6b0cad..0390c5da87 100644
--- a/runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py
+++ b/runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py
@@ -139,9 +139,10 @@ def sentence_postprocess(words: List[Any], time_stamp: List[List] = None):
     word_lists = []
     word_item = ""
     ts_lists = []
+    kept_indices = []
 
     # wash words lists
-    for i in words:
+    for index, i in enumerate(words):
         word = ""
         if isinstance(i, str):
             word = i
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ def sentence_postprocess(words: List[Any], time_stamp: List[List] = None):
             continue
         else:
             middle_lists.append(word)
+            kept_indices.append(index)
+
+    # time_stamp has one entry per token, including the ones washed out above
+    if time_stamp is not None and max(kept_indices, default=-1) < len(time_stamp):
+        time_stamp = [time_stamp[index] for index in kept_indices]
 
     # all chinese characters
     if isAllChinese(middle_lists):
diff --git a/runtime/python/onnxruntime/funasr_onnx/utils/postprocess_utils.py b/runtime/python/onnxruntime/funasr_onnx/utils/postprocess_utils.py
index ef8b206a9c..7158aba60f 100644
--- a/runtime/python/onnxruntime/funasr_onnx/utils/postprocess_utils.py
+++ b/runtime/python/onnxruntime/funasr_onnx/utils/postprocess_utils.py
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ def sentence_postprocess(words: List[Any], time_stamp: List[List] = None):
     word_lists = []
     word_item = ""
     ts_lists = []
+    kept_indices = []
 
     # wash words lists
-    for i in words:
+    for index, i in enumerate(words):
         word = ""
         if isinstance(i, str):
             word = i
@@ -154,6 +155,11 @@ def sentence_postprocess(words: List[Any], time_stamp: List[List] = None):
             continue
         else:
             middle_lists.append(word)
+            kept_indices.append(index)
+
+    # time_stamp has one entry per token, including the ones washed out above
+    if time_stamp is not None and max(kept_indices, default=-1) < len(time_stamp):
+        time_stamp = [time_stamp[index] for index in kept_indices]
 
     # all chinese characters
     if isAllChinese(middle_lists):
diff --git a/tests/test_sentence_postprocess_timestamps.py b/tests/test_sentence_postprocess_timestamps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ad8d775c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sentence_postprocess_timestamps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import importlib.util
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+POSTPROCESS_UTILS = (
+    "funasr/utils/postprocess_utils.py",
+    "runtime/python/onnxruntime/funasr_onnx/utils/postprocess_utils.py",
+    "runtime/python/libtorch/funasr_torch/utils/postprocess_utils.py",
+)
+
+
+def _load_sentence_postprocess(relative_path):
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+        relative_path.replace("/", "_").replace(".py", ""), REPO_ROOT / relative_path
+    )
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module.sentence_postprocess
+
+
+class SentencePostprocessTimestampTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def assert_timestamps(self, tokens, expected_words, expected_timestamps):
+        timestamps = [[i * 100, (i + 1) * 100] for i in range(len(tokens))]
+        for path in POSTPROCESS_UTILS:
+            with self.subTest(path=path):
+                _, result_timestamps, words = _load_sentence_postprocess(path)(
+                    tokens, timestamps
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(words, expected_words)
+                self.assertEqual(result_timestamps, expected_timestamps)
+
+    def test_chinese_words_keep_their_timestamps_after_unk(self):
+        self.assert_timestamps(
+            ["你", "<unk>", "好", "吗"],
+            ["你", "好", "吗"],
+            [[0, 100], [200, 300], [300, 400]],
+        )
+
+    def test_english_words_keep_their_timestamps_after_unk(self):
+        self.assert_timestamps(
+            ["hello", "<unk>", "wor@@", "ld"],
+            ["hello", "world"],
+            [[0, 100], [200, 400]],
+        )
+
+    def test_mixed_words_keep_their_timestamps_after_unk(self):
+        self.assert_timestamps(
+            ["你", "<unk>", "hello", "好"],
+            ["你", "hello", "好"],
+            [[0, 100], [200, 300], [300, 400]],
+        )
+
+    def test_tokens_without_a_timestamp_at_the_end_are_ignored(self):
+        for path in POSTPROCESS_UTILS:
+            with self.subTest(path=path):
+                _, timestamps, words = _load_sentence_postprocess(path)(
+                    ["你", "好", "</s>"], [[0, 100], [100, 200]]
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(words, ["你", "好"])
+                self.assertEqual(timestamps, [[0, 100], [100, 200]])
+
+    def test_too_few_timestamps_do_not_crash_when_a_token_is_filtered(self):
+        cases = (
+            (["你", "<unk>", "好", "吗"], ["你", "好", "吗"]),
+            (["hello", "<unk>", "there", "big", "world"], ["hello", "there", "big", "world"]),
+            (["你", "<unk>", "hello", "好", "world"], ["你", "hello", "好", "world"]),
+        )
+        for path in POSTPROCESS_UTILS:
+            for tokens, expected_words in cases:
+                with self.subTest(path=path, tokens=tokens):
+                    timestamps = [[i * 100, (i + 1) * 100] for i in range(len(tokens) - 1)]
+                    _, result_timestamps, words = _load_sentence_postprocess(path)(
+                        tokens, timestamps
+                    )
+                    self.assertEqual(words, expected_words)
+                    self.assertEqual(len(result_timestamps), len(expected_words))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()