diff --git a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
index d22a1047..f978e054 100644
--- a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ struct Args {
     #[arg(long, default_value = "5005")]
     udp_port: u16,
 
+    /// ADR-106: keepalive packets/sec sent back to each sensor to drive
+    /// CSI callback rate (no FW change required). 0 disables.
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "20")]
+    csi_keepalive_pps: u32,
+
     /// Path to UI static files
     #[arg(long, default_value = "../../ui")]
     ui_path: PathBuf,
@@ -4469,6 +4474,78 @@ async fn info_page() -> Html<String> {
 
 // ── UDP receiver task ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/// ADR-106: stash per-node source addresses for the keepalive pinger.
+/// Updated on every recv_from in the UDP receiver task; consumed by
+/// `csi_keepalive_task` to send back small UDP packets that keep the
+/// sensor's WiFi RX stack busy and therefore its CSI callback firing.
+static NODE_ADDRS: OnceLock<Mutex<std::collections::HashMap<u8, std::net::SocketAddr>>> = OnceLock::new();
+fn node_addrs_init() -> &'static Mutex<std::collections::HashMap<u8, std::net::SocketAddr>> {
+    NODE_ADDRS.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new()))
+}
+
+/// Drives CSI callback rate on each sensor by sending ICMP echo at
+/// `pps` pkt/s. Each sensor's FW receives the ping → WiFi RX produces
+/// a CSI frame → server sees raw CSI from it. No FW change needed.
+///
+/// Replaces the ad-hoc `ping -i 0.05 192.168.0.10x &` shell pattern
+/// the operator was running by hand. Spawns one `ping` child process
+/// per discovered sensor address (UDP keepalive via `send_to` does
+/// not work — sensor drops closed-port UDP before CSI callback fires;
+/// ICMP gets handled by the WiFi stack regardless of any user-space
+/// listener).
+async fn csi_keepalive_task(pps: u32) {
+    if pps == 0 {
+        info!("CSI keepalive disabled (--csi-keepalive-pps 0)");
+        return;
+    }
+    let interval_sec = 1.0 / pps as f64;
+    info!("CSI keepalive: {pps} ICMP pkt/s/node (interval {interval_sec:.3}s)");
+
+    // node_id -> running child handle. We re-spawn if a child dies or
+    // if the sensor's address changes (DHCP rotation, etc.).
+    let mut children: std::collections::HashMap<u8, (std::net::IpAddr, tokio::process::Child)> =
+        std::collections::HashMap::new();
+
+    let ping_bin = if std::path::Path::new("/sbin/ping").exists() {
+        "/sbin/ping"
+    } else { "/usr/bin/ping" };
+
+    loop {
+        // Refresh known sensor addresses (no clones inside the lock).
+        let snapshot: Vec<(u8, std::net::IpAddr)> = {
+            let m = node_addrs_init().lock().unwrap();
+            m.iter().map(|(k, v)| (*k, v.ip())).collect()
+        };
+
+        // Re-spawn for any node whose ping died or whose IP changed.
+        for (nid, ip) in &snapshot {
+            let need_spawn = match children.get_mut(nid) {
+                None => true,
+                Some((prev_ip, child)) => {
+                    if prev_ip != ip { true }
+                    else { matches!(child.try_wait(), Ok(Some(_))) }
+                }
+            };
+            if need_spawn {
+                let interval_str = format!("{interval_sec:.3}");
+                let ip_str = ip.to_string();
+                match tokio::process::Command::new(ping_bin)
+                    .args(["-i", &interval_str, &ip_str])
+                    .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+                    .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null())
+                    .spawn() {
+                    Ok(child) => {
+                        info!("keepalive: ping -i {interval_str} {ip_str} for node {nid}");
+                        children.insert(*nid, (*ip, child));
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => error!("keepalive: failed to spawn ping for node {nid}: {e}"),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    }
+}
+
 async fn udp_receiver_task(state: SharedState, udp_port: u16) {
     let addr = format!("0.0.0.0:{udp_port}");
     let socket = match UdpSocket::bind(&addr).await {
@@ -4486,6 +4563,27 @@ async fn udp_receiver_task(state: SharedState, udp_port: u16) {
     loop {
         match socket.recv_from(&mut buf).await {
             Ok((len, src)) => {
+                // ADR-106: stash sender address by node_id (peeked from
+                // packet magic+payload) so the keepalive task can ping
+                // back. Both feature_state and raw CSI parsers expose
+                // node_id near the start; do a cheap peek before full
+                // parse. If we can't read node_id, we'll learn it on a
+                // later packet — keepalive simply won't fire for this
+                // source until then.
+                if len >= 5 {
+                    let magic = u32::from_le_bytes([buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3]]);
+                    let nid_peek = if matches!(magic, 0xC511_0001 | 0xC511_0002 | 0xC511_0006) {
+                        Some(buf[4])
+                    } else { None };
+                    if let Some(nid) = nid_peek {
+                        let mut m = node_addrs_init().lock().unwrap();
+                        let prev = m.insert(nid, src);
+                        if prev.is_none() {
+                            info!("keepalive: learned address for node {nid} = {src}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // ADR-081 feature_state packet (magic 0xC511_0006) — preferred upstream
                 // payload from the firmware. Convert to Esp32VitalsPacket so the rest of
                 // the pipeline (rendering, sensing_update broadcast) handles it uniformly.
@@ -5804,6 +5902,9 @@ async fn main() {
     match source {
         "esp32" => {
             tokio::spawn(udp_receiver_task(state.clone(), args.udp_port));
+            // ADR-106: drive CSI rate by pinging sensors back ourselves
+            // instead of relying on the operator's ad-hoc `ping -i 0.05 …`.
+            tokio::spawn(csi_keepalive_task(args.csi_keepalive_pps));
             tokio::spawn(broadcast_tick_task(state.clone(), args.tick_ms));
         }
         "wifi" => {