diff --git a/tests/test_backend.py b/tests/test_backend.py
index 1310276..46a0dec 100644
--- a/tests/test_backend.py
+++ b/tests/test_backend.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+import unittest.mock
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -1273,5 +1274,79 @@ def test_set_start_minimized_does_not_call_apply_login_startup(self):
         self.assertFalse(backend.startMinimized)
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(Backend is None, "PySide6 not installed in test environment")
+class BackendHandleDpiReadTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Device-reported DPI must persist to ``config.json`` so a hardware
+    DPI change taken on the mouse survives the next Mouser restart, and
+    must clamp into the connected device's range to defend against
+    bogus reports."""
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self._save_mock = unittest.mock.MagicMock()
+        self._patches = (
+            patch("ui.backend.save_config", self._save_mock),
+            patch("ui.backend.supports_login_startup", return_value=False),
+        )
+        for p in self._patches:
+            p.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self._stop_patches)
+
+    def _stop_patches(self) -> None:
+        for p in self._patches:
+            p.stop()
+
+    def _build(self, *, cfg=None, engine=None):
+        loaded = copy.deepcopy(cfg or DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+        with patch("ui.backend.load_config", return_value=loaded):
+            backend = Backend(engine=engine)
+        self._save_mock.reset_mock()
+        return backend
+
+    def test_persists_new_device_dpi_to_disk(self):
+        backend = self._build()
+        backend._handleDpiRead(2400)
+        self.assertEqual(backend._cfg["settings"]["dpi"], 2400)
+        self._save_mock.assert_called_once_with(backend._cfg)
+
+    def test_clamps_overrange_dpi_to_device_max(self):
+        device = SimpleNamespace(dpi_min=200, dpi_max=4000)
+        engine = _FakeEngine(device_connected=True, connected_device=device)
+        backend = self._build(engine=engine)
+        backend._handleDpiRead(99999)
+        self.assertEqual(backend._cfg["settings"]["dpi"], 4000)
+        self._save_mock.assert_called_once_with(backend._cfg)
+
+    def test_clamps_underrange_dpi_to_device_min(self):
+        device = SimpleNamespace(dpi_min=400, dpi_max=8000)
+        engine = _FakeEngine(device_connected=True, connected_device=device)
+        backend = self._build(engine=engine)
+        backend._handleDpiRead(50)
+        self.assertEqual(backend._cfg["settings"]["dpi"], 400)
+        self._save_mock.assert_called_once_with(backend._cfg)
+
+    def test_no_change_skips_save(self):
+        cfg = copy.deepcopy(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+        cfg["settings"]["dpi"] = 1500
+        backend = self._build(cfg=cfg)
+        backend._handleDpiRead(1500)
+        self._save_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_syncs_engine_cached_config(self):
+        engine = _FakeEngine(device_connected=True)
+        backend = self._build(engine=engine)
+        backend._handleDpiRead(1800)
+        self.assertEqual(engine.cfg["settings"]["dpi"], 1800)
+
+    def test_emits_dpi_from_device_with_clamped_value(self):
+        _ensure_qapp()
+        device = SimpleNamespace(dpi_min=200, dpi_max=4000)
+        engine = _FakeEngine(device_connected=True, connected_device=device)
+        backend = self._build(engine=engine)
+        seen = []
+        backend.dpiFromDevice.connect(seen.append)
+        backend._handleDpiRead(9999)
+        QCoreApplication.processEvents()
+        self.assertEqual(seen, [4000])
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/ui/backend.py b/ui/backend.py
index db48f74..d3d825d 100644
--- a/ui/backend.py
+++ b/ui/backend.py
@@ -1640,10 +1640,31 @@ def _handleProfileSwitch(self, profile_name):
 
     @Slot(int)
     def _handleDpiRead(self, dpi):
-        """Runs on Qt main thread."""
-        self._cfg.setdefault("settings", {})["dpi"] = dpi
+        """Runs on Qt main thread.
+
+        A device-reported DPI is authoritative for "what the hardware is
+        currently set to" -- the user expects Mouser to keep showing the
+        same value across restarts rather than reverting to a stale
+        preference whenever the engine reads the device. Clamp the
+        incoming value, persist it, and keep the engine's cached config
+        in sync so subsequent reads do not loop through a stale picture.
+
+        Skip the engine push (``set_dpi``) here: this handler is reacting
+        to a value the device already reports, so echoing it back would
+        be a redundant HID round-trip.
+        """
+        device = self._resolved_connected_device()
+        clamped = clamp_dpi(dpi, device)
+        settings = self._cfg.setdefault("settings", {})
+        if settings.get("dpi") == clamped:
+            self.dpiFromDevice.emit(clamped)
+            return
+        settings["dpi"] = clamped
+        save_config(self._cfg)
+        if self._engine:
+            self._engine.cfg = self._cfg
         self.settingsChanged.emit()
-        self.dpiFromDevice.emit(dpi)
+        self.dpiFromDevice.emit(clamped)
 
     @Slot(bool)
     def _handleConnectionChange(self, connected):