diff --git a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
index b4af1348..26f05ffe 100644
--- a/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/v2/crates/wifi-densepose-sensing-server/src/main.rs
@@ -553,6 +553,21 @@ impl NodeState {
     /// `udp_receiver_task`. Uses `last_frame_time` as the previous-frame
     /// anchor; the first frame after init seeds the timer without producing
     /// a sample (no prior dt to measure).
+    /// ADR-110 iter 32 — apply a freshly-decoded sync packet to this node.
+    /// Overwrites `latest_sync` with the new packet and stamps
+    /// `latest_sync_at` so the staleness gate in `mesh_aligned_us_for_csi_frame`
+    /// can age it out after 9 s. Used by `udp_receiver_task` on every
+    /// successful magic-dispatched sync datagram; extracted so the dispatch
+    /// path is testable without spinning up the tokio UDP socket.
+    pub(crate) fn apply_sync_packet(
+        &mut self,
+        pkt: wifi_densepose_hardware::SyncPacket,
+        now: std::time::Instant,
+    ) {
+        self.latest_sync = Some(pkt);
+        self.latest_sync_at = Some(now);
+    }
+
     /// ADR-110 iter 30 — pure snapshot of this node's mesh-sync state.
     /// Returns `None` when no sync packet has been observed. Used by both
     /// the WebSocket broadcaster (iter 23) and the REST handlers (iter 29);
@@ -4390,10 +4405,10 @@ async fn udp_receiver_task(state: SharedState, udp_port: u16) {
                                        sync.flags.smoothed_used, sync.sequence,
                                        sync.local_minus_epoch_us());
                                 let mut s = state.write().await;
-                                let ns = s.node_states.entry(sync.node_id)
+                                let node_id = sync.node_id;
+                                let ns = s.node_states.entry(node_id)
                                     .or_insert_with(NodeState::new);
-                                ns.latest_sync = Some(sync);
-                                ns.latest_sync_at = Some(std::time::Instant::now());
+                                ns.apply_sync_packet(sync, std::time::Instant::now());
                                 continue;
                             }
                             Err(e) => {
@@ -5885,6 +5900,48 @@ mod sync_snapshot_helper_tests {
         assert_eq!(snap.csi_fps_samples, 42);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_sync_packet_populates_a_fresh_node() {
+        // Mirrors what udp_receiver_task does on the very first sync
+        // packet from a previously-unseen node.
+        let mut ns = NodeState::new();
+        assert!(ns.latest_sync.is_none());
+        assert!(ns.latest_sync_at.is_none());
+
+        let now = std::time::Instant::now();
+        ns.apply_sync_packet(populated_sync(9), now);
+
+        let sync = ns.latest_sync.as_ref().expect("must be populated");
+        assert_eq!(sync.node_id, 9);
+        assert_eq!(sync.sequence, 20);
+        // latest_sync_at must be exactly the Instant we passed (no clock skew).
+        assert_eq!(ns.latest_sync_at, Some(now));
+        // sync_snapshot now produces a value (REST 200 OK path).
+        assert!(ns.sync_snapshot().is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_sync_packet_overwrites_older_data() {
+        // Subsequent packets must replace, not accumulate. Otherwise the
+        // §A0.10-smoothed offset would lag the latest beacon.
+        let mut ns = NodeState::new();
+        let t0 = std::time::Instant::now();
+        ns.apply_sync_packet(populated_sync(9), t0);
+
+        // Second packet: same node, advanced sequence + offset.
+        let mut second = populated_sync(9);
+        second.sequence = 40;
+        second.local_us = 30_000_000;
+        second.epoch_us = 28_834_900;
+        let t1 = t0 + std::time::Duration::from_secs(2);
+        ns.apply_sync_packet(second, t1);
+
+        let cur = ns.latest_sync.as_ref().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cur.sequence, 40);            // newer sequence persisted
+        assert_eq!(cur.local_us, 30_000_000);    // newer local persisted
+        assert_eq!(ns.latest_sync_at, Some(t1)); // staleness clock reset
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn snapshot_reflects_leader_state() {
         // Same data shape that /api/v1/mesh emits for a leader node.