diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b9c2082..38481cc 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ static void handleDisplayScaleChange(SDL_Window* window, float newScale,
                                      std::map<int,std::pair<int,int>>& savedSizeForScale,
                                      int& lastKnownW, int& lastKnownH,
                                      int& dpiTargetW, int& dpiTargetH,
-                                     int& dpiResizeRetries, bool& dpiResizePending)
+                                     int& dpiResizeRetries, bool& dpiResizePending,
+                                     int& dpiSettleFrames)
 {
     auto& typo = dragonx::ui::material::Typography::instance();
     float oldScale = typo.getDpiScale();
@@ -581,6 +582,12 @@ static void handleDisplayScaleChange(SDL_Window* window, float newScale,
             newH = (int)lroundf((float)lastKnownH * newScale / oldScale);
         }
 
+        // Never restore/scale below the new scale's minimum — guarantees the window lands exactly
+        // on the min in both directions even if the per-scale map was ever seeded oddly.
+        const int minW = (int)(1024 * newScale), minH = (int)(720 * newScale);
+        newW = std::max(newW, minW);
+        newH = std::max(newH, minH);
+
         // Clamp to the target display's work area so the
         // window doesn't overflow a smaller/higher-density monitor.
         SDL_DisplayID did = SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(window);
@@ -592,18 +599,24 @@ static void handleDisplayScaleChange(SDL_Window* window, float newScale,
             }
         }
 
+        // Set the new minimum BEFORE resizing. SDL_SetWindowSize clamps the request UP to the
+        // current minimum, so when moving to a LOWER scale the shrink (e.g. 1080 -> 720) issued
+        // while the min is still the old 1080 would be clamped back to 1080 and stick there
+        // (SDL_SetWindowMinimumSize only ever grows a window, never shrinks it). Min-then-size
+        // makes the shrink land on the new min immediately, without relying on the deferred retry.
+        SDL_SetWindowMinimumSize(window, minW, minH);
         dpiResizePending = true;
         SDL_SetWindowSize(window, newW, newH);
         lastKnownW = newW;
         lastKnownH = newH;
-        // Arm deferred retry — the SetWindowSize above may
-        // not stick if the user is mid-drag (modal loop).
+        // Arm deferred retry (SetWindowSize may not stick mid-drag) and suppress resize-recording
+        // for the whole settle burst: a transient WINDOW_RESIZED (ours, the WM_DPICHANGED settle,
+        // or a retry frame) that arrives after dpiResizePending was consumed and with scales already
+        // matching would otherwise be misclassified as a user resize and corrupt savedSizeForScale.
         dpiTargetW = newW;
         dpiTargetH = newH;
         dpiResizeRetries = 30; // retry for ~30 frames
-        SDL_SetWindowMinimumSize(window,
-            (int)(1024 * newScale),
-            (int)(720  * newScale));
+        dpiSettleFrames  = 40; // ignore resize-recording until the transition settles
         DEBUG_LOGF("  Window resized: %dx%d (scale %.2f, pct %d)\n",
                newW, newH, newScale, newPct);
 
@@ -1277,6 +1290,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     // overrides SetWindowPos).  We retry for several frames.
     int dpiTargetW = 0, dpiTargetH = 0;
     int dpiResizeRetries = 0;
+    // Frames to keep ignoring resize-recording after a DPI transition (settle window) so transient
+    // WINDOW_RESIZED events during the transition can't corrupt savedSizeForScale / lastKnownW/H.
+    int dpiSettleFrames = 0;
     {
         float s = dragonx::ui::material::Typography::instance().getDpiScale();
         int w = 0, h = 0;
@@ -1306,6 +1322,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             --dpiResizeRetries;
             needsRedraw = true;
         }
+        // Burn down the post-DPI-transition settle window (see handleDisplayScaleChange). The retry
+        // above forces redraws while active, so this drains promptly even if the app is otherwise idle.
+        if (dpiSettleFrames > 0) --dpiSettleFrames;
 
         // P6: Idle rendering — sleep if nothing needs redrawing
         if (!needsRedraw) {
@@ -1336,7 +1355,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #ifdef __APPLE__
                     actualScale = storedScale; // macOS Retina: scales always match (both 1.0)
 #endif
-                    bool isDpiResize = dpiResizePending ||
+                    bool isDpiResize = dpiSettleFrames > 0 || dpiResizePending ||
                                       std::abs(actualScale - storedScale) > 0.01f;
                     if (dpiResizePending) dpiResizePending = false;
                     if (!isDpiResize) {
@@ -1361,7 +1380,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #endif
                     handleDisplayScaleChange(window, newScale, savedSizeForScale,
                                              lastKnownW, lastKnownH, dpiTargetW, dpiTargetH,
-                                             dpiResizeRetries, dpiResizePending);
+                                             dpiResizeRetries, dpiResizePending, dpiSettleFrames);
                 }
                 needsRedraw = true;  // Got an event — redraw
             }
@@ -1439,7 +1458,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #ifdef __APPLE__
                 actualScale = storedScale; // macOS Retina: scales always match (both 1.0)
 #endif
-                bool isDpiResize = dpiResizePending ||
+                bool isDpiResize = dpiSettleFrames > 0 || dpiResizePending ||
                                    std::abs(actualScale - storedScale) > 0.01f;
                 if (dpiResizePending) dpiResizePending = false;
                 bool isFSResize = fontScaleResizePending;
@@ -1474,7 +1493,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #endif
                 handleDisplayScaleChange(window, newScale, savedSizeForScale,
                                          lastKnownW, lastKnownH, dpiTargetW, dpiTargetH,
-                                         dpiResizeRetries, dpiResizePending);
+                                         dpiResizeRetries, dpiResizePending, dpiSettleFrames);
             }
         }