diff --git a/ios/FT8AF/FT8AF/Engine/LiveEngine.swift b/ios/FT8AF/FT8AF/Engine/LiveEngine.swift
index 32e6a382..a2321ae3 100644
--- a/ios/FT8AF/FT8AF/Engine/LiveEngine.swift
+++ b/ios/FT8AF/FT8AF/Engine/LiveEngine.swift
@@ -438,8 +438,13 @@ final class LiveEngine {
         udp.onReply = { [weak self] call, grid, snr, deltaFreq in
             guard let self, let appState = self.appState else { return }
             // Honor the requested audio frequency: answer on the tone the companion asked
-            // for, not whatever the current TX frequency happens to be.
-            if deltaFreq > 0 { appState.waterfall.txFreqHz = Float(deltaFreq) }
+            // for, not whatever the current TX frequency happens to be. `deltaFreq` is a
+            // raw value off an untrusted UDP socket, so only adopt it when it lands inside
+            // the transmittable passband; an unspecified (0) or out-of-band request keeps
+            // the current offset (mirrors the desktop/Android reply-df guards).
+            if let txHz = WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(Float(deltaFreq)) {
+                appState.waterfall.txFreqHz = txHz
+            }
             let msg = DecodeMessage(
                 utcTime: Self.utcTimeString(from: Int64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)),
                 callFrom: call, callTo: "", snr: Int(snr),
diff --git a/ios/FT8AFKit/Sources/FT8Audio/WaterfallAxis.swift b/ios/FT8AFKit/Sources/FT8Audio/WaterfallAxis.swift
index 0b792dc9..b4a73fef 100644
--- a/ios/FT8AFKit/Sources/FT8Audio/WaterfallAxis.swift
+++ b/ios/FT8AFKit/Sources/FT8Audio/WaterfallAxis.swift
@@ -57,4 +57,18 @@ public enum WaterfallAxis {
     public static func tunedTxHz(forFraction fraction: Float) -> Float {
         return min(max(hz(forFraction: fraction), minTxHz), maxTxHz)
     }
+
+    /// The audio offset (Hz) to answer a WSJT-X `Reply` on, given the companion's
+    /// requested `deltaFreq`, or `nil` to keep the current TX offset. The `df`
+    /// arrives on an untrusted UDP socket, so a value of 0 (unspecified — the
+    /// app's own click-to-answer sends 0) or one outside the transmittable
+    /// passband `minTxHz ... maxTxHz` must NOT be adopted: keying up outside the
+    /// SSB passband sends the reply attenuated/off-air, and (because the TX
+    /// marker is separately pinned to the band edge by `clampedFraction`) leaves
+    /// the marker pointing where the tone isn't. Mirrors the desktop
+    /// `reply_tx_audio_hz` and Android `replyTxFrequencyHz` guards, which the iOS
+    /// port previously omitted (it honored any `deltaFreq > 0` unbounded).
+    public static func boundedReplyTxHz(_ hz: Float) -> Float? {
+        return (minTxHz...maxTxHz).contains(hz) ? hz : nil
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ios/FT8AFKit/Tests/FT8AudioTests/WaterfallAxisTests.swift b/ios/FT8AFKit/Tests/FT8AudioTests/WaterfallAxisTests.swift
index 05d0560c..855112cc 100644
--- a/ios/FT8AFKit/Tests/FT8AudioTests/WaterfallAxisTests.swift
+++ b/ios/FT8AFKit/Tests/FT8AudioTests/WaterfallAxisTests.swift
@@ -77,4 +77,26 @@ final class WaterfallAxisTests: XCTestCase {
         let fraction = WaterfallAxis.fraction(forHz: 2000)
         XCTAssertEqual(WaterfallAxis.tunedTxHz(forFraction: fraction), 2000, accuracy: 1e-3)
     }
+
+    /// A WSJT-X UDP reply's requested `deltaFreq` is honored only when it lands
+    /// inside the transmittable passband — mirrors the desktop/Android guards the
+    /// iOS reply path previously omitted (it adopted any deltaFreq > 0).
+    func testBoundedReplyTxHzHonorsInBandRequests() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(200), 200) // lower edge, inclusive
+        XCTAssertEqual(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(1500), 1500)
+        XCTAssertEqual(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(3000), 3000) // upper edge, inclusive
+        XCTAssertEqual(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(WaterfallAxis.minTxHz), WaterfallAxis.minTxHz)
+        XCTAssertEqual(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(WaterfallAxis.maxTxHz), WaterfallAxis.maxTxHz)
+    }
+
+    /// Unspecified (0) or out-of-band requests are dropped (nil) so the caller
+    /// keeps the operator's current offset rather than keying up off-air.
+    func testBoundedReplyTxHzDropsUnspecifiedAndOutOfBand() {
+        XCTAssertNil(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(0))    // the app's own click-to-answer sends 0
+        XCTAssertNil(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(199))  // just below the passband
+        XCTAssertNil(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(3001)) // just above the passband
+        XCTAssertNil(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(3400)) // in the display band but not transmittable
+        // A garbage UInt32 df (huge, would overdrive far outside the passband).
+        XCTAssertNil(WaterfallAxis.boundedReplyTxHz(Float(UInt32.max)))
+    }
 }