diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
index 33babd9..4576f75 100644
--- a/app/database.py
+++ b/app/database.py
@@ -688,6 +688,21 @@ class Database:
                 "UPDATE direct_messages SET delivery_status=? WHERE id=?",
                 (status, dm_id))
 
+    def get_recent_delivered_dm_with_empty_path(self, contact_pubkey: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
+        """Find most recent delivered outgoing DM with empty delivery_path."""
+        with self._connect() as conn:
+            row = conn.execute(
+                """SELECT id, delivery_attempt, delivery_max_attempts
+                   FROM direct_messages
+                   WHERE contact_pubkey=? AND direction='out'
+                   AND (delivery_path IS NULL OR delivery_path='')
+                   AND delivery_status IS NULL
+                   AND delivery_attempt IS NOT NULL
+                   ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1""",
+                (contact_pubkey,)
+            ).fetchone()
+            return dict(row) if row else None
+
     def relink_orphaned_dms(self, public_key: str, name: str = '') -> int:
         """Re-link DMs with NULL contact_pubkey back to this contact.
 
diff --git a/app/device_manager.py b/app/device_manager.py
index 180abe1..f3fff13 100644
--- a/app/device_manager.py
+++ b/app/device_manager.py
@@ -809,6 +809,25 @@ class DeviceManager:
                         self._retry_tasks.pop(dm_id, None)
                     break  # Only confirm the most recent pending DM to this contact
 
+            # Update delivery_path for recently-delivered DMs where _on_ack
+            # stored empty path (FLOOD mode) before PATH_UPDATE could provide it
+            discovered_path = data.get('path', '')
+            if discovered_path and pubkey:
+                recent = self.db.get_recent_delivered_dm_with_empty_path(pubkey)
+                if recent:
+                    self.db.update_dm_delivery_info(
+                        recent['id'], recent['delivery_attempt'],
+                        recent['delivery_max_attempts'], discovered_path)
+                    if self.socketio:
+                        self.socketio.emit('dm_delivered_info', {
+                            'dm_id': recent['id'],
+                            'attempt': recent['delivery_attempt'],
+                            'max_attempts': recent['delivery_max_attempts'],
+                            'path': discovered_path,
+                        }, namespace='/chat')
+                    logger.debug(f"Updated delivery path for dm_id={recent['id']} "
+                                 f"with discovered path {discovered_path[:16]}")
+
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error handling path update: {e}")