diff --git a/node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py b/node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py
index 8af0d638..5ce2df06 100644
--- a/node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py
+++ b/node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py
@@ -129,32 +129,46 @@ def _parse_trusted_proxies() -> Tuple[set, list]:
 _TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS, _TRUSTED_PROXY_NETS = _parse_trusted_proxies()
 
 
+def _is_trusted_proxy_ip(ip_text: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True if an IP belongs to configured trusted proxies."""
+    if not ip_text:
+        return False
+    try:
+        ip_obj = ipaddress.ip_address(ip_text)
+        if ip_text in _TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS:
+            return True
+        for net in _TRUSTED_PROXY_NETS:
+            if ip_obj in net:
+                return True
+        return False
+    except Exception:
+        return ip_text in _TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS
+
+
 def client_ip_from_request(req) -> str:
     remote = (req.remote_addr or "").strip()
     if not remote:
         return ""
 
-    trusted = False
-    try:
-        ip = ipaddress.ip_address(remote)
-        if remote in _TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS:
-            trusted = True
-        else:
-            for net in _TRUSTED_PROXY_NETS:
-                if ip in net:
-                    trusted = True
-                    break
-    except Exception:
-        trusted = remote in _TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS
-
-    if not trusted:
+    if not _is_trusted_proxy_ip(remote):
         return remote
 
     xff = (req.headers.get("X-Forwarded-For", "") or "").strip()
     if not xff:
         return remote
-    first = xff.split(",")[0].strip()
-    return first or remote
+
+    # Walk right-to-left to resist client-controlled header injection.
+    # Proxies append their observed client to the right side.
+    hops = [h.strip() for h in xff.split(",") if h.strip()]
+    hops.append(remote)
+    for hop in reversed(hops):
+        try:
+            ipaddress.ip_address(hop)
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        if not _is_trusted_proxy_ip(hop):
+            return hop
+    return remote
 
 # Register Hall of Rust blueprint (tables initialized after DB_PATH is set)
 try:
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 305fe09a..053897de 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 # Modules are pre-loaded in conftest.py
 integrated_node = sys.modules["integrated_node"]
@@ -67,3 +68,29 @@ def test_api_miners(client):
         assert data[0]['miner'] == "addr1"
         assert data[0]['hardware_type'] == "PowerPC G4 (Vintage)"
         assert data[0]['antiquity_multiplier'] == 2.5
+
+
+def test_client_ip_from_request_ignores_leftmost_xff_spoof(monkeypatch):
+    """Trusted-proxy mode should ignore client-injected left-most XFF entries."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(integrated_node, "_TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS", {"127.0.0.1"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(integrated_node, "_TRUSTED_PROXY_NETS", [])
+
+    req = SimpleNamespace(
+        remote_addr="127.0.0.1",
+        headers={"X-Forwarded-For": "203.0.113.250, 198.51.100.77"},
+    )
+
+    assert integrated_node.client_ip_from_request(req) == "198.51.100.77"
+
+
+def test_client_ip_from_request_untrusted_remote_uses_remote_addr(monkeypatch):
+    """When not behind a trusted proxy, XFF must be ignored."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(integrated_node, "_TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS", {"127.0.0.1"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(integrated_node, "_TRUSTED_PROXY_NETS", [])
+
+    req = SimpleNamespace(
+        remote_addr="198.51.100.12",
+        headers={"X-Forwarded-For": "203.0.113.250"},
+    )
+
+    assert integrated_node.client_ip_from_request(req) == "198.51.100.12"