diff --git a/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.test.ts b/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.test.ts
index 2c2f19d0..2eecf939 100644
--- a/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.test.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.test.ts
@@ -1025,6 +1025,12 @@ test("DPI slot limits are per format, not global", () => {
   assert.equal(clampDpi(Number.NaN, narrow), 200);
 });
 
+test("a legacy format accepts a slot whose lift-off was copied from another slot (G305 slot 3)", () => {
+  const limits = capabilitiesForFormat(3).dpiStages;
+  const stages = [800, 1200, 1600].map((dpi) => ({ x: dpi, y: dpi, lod: 2 }));
+  assert.equal(validateDpiStagePlan({ stages, defaultIndex: 0 }, limits, true), null);
+});
+
 test("unwritable DPI stage plans are rejected before they reach flash", () => {
   const limits = capabilitiesForFormat(7).dpiStages;
   const stage = { x: 800, y: 800, lod: 1 };
diff --git a/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.ts b/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.ts
index 295a239c..8cc952d6 100644
--- a/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/logitech/onboard-profiles.ts
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ export function validateDpiStagePlan(
     }
     if (legacyScalar) {
       if (stage.x !== stage.y) return `Slot ${index + 1} must use the same X and Y DPI.`;
-      if (stage.lod !== 0) return `Slot ${index + 1} cannot store lift-off distance.`;
+      // Lift-off is not stored here and the writer ignores it, so UI defaults must not fail the flash.
     } else if (!Number.isInteger(stage.lod) || stage.lod < 1 || stage.lod > 3) {
       // 0 is the "unused stage" marker on formats with per-stage lift-off.
       return `Slot ${index + 1} has an invalid lift-off level.`;