diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
index 6d19dc4..9ec0880 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
@@ -2445,7 +2445,12 @@ function render(update) {
   if (update.status && update.status.mode) {
     const mode = normalizeMode(update.status.mode);
     const modeUpper = mode ? mode.toUpperCase() : "";
-    modeEl.value = modeUpper;
+    // When subscribed to a virtual channel the mode picker must reflect
+    // that channel's mode, not the primary rig mode.  Skip the update here;
+    // vchan.js will apply the correct mode via vchanSyncModeDisplay().
+    if (typeof vchanIsOnVirtual !== "function" || !vchanIsOnVirtual()) {
+      modeEl.value = modeUpper;
+    }
     if (modeUpper === "WFM" && lastModeName !== "WFM") {
       setJogDivisor(10);
       resetRdsDisplay();
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/vchan.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/vchan.js
index a584d87..3786c8a 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/vchan.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/vchan.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ async function vchanSubscribe(channelId) {
     }
     vchanActiveId = channelId;
     vchanRender();
+    vchanSyncModeDisplay();
   } catch (e) {
     console.error("vchan: subscribe error", e);
   }
@@ -198,6 +199,18 @@ function vchanUpdateFreqDisplay() {
   }
 }
 
+// Sync the mode picker to the active virtual channel's mode.
+// Called whenever the active channel changes or the channel list is refreshed.
+function vchanSyncModeDisplay() {
+  const modeEl = document.getElementById("mode");
+  if (!modeEl) return;
+  if (vchanIsOnVirtual()) {
+    const ch = vchanActiveChannel();
+    if (ch && ch.mode) modeEl.value = ch.mode.toUpperCase();
+  }
+  // When on primary channel, app.js rig-state updates handle the picker.
+}
+
 // Add / remove the vchan accent class from the freq and BW inputs.
 function vchanSyncAccentUI() {
   const onVirtual = vchanIsOnVirtual();
@@ -207,6 +220,7 @@ function vchanSyncAccentUI() {
   if (bwEl)   bwEl.classList.toggle("vchan-ch-active", onVirtual);
   if (onVirtual) {
     vchanUpdateFreqDisplay();
+    vchanSyncModeDisplay();
   } else if (typeof _origRefreshFreqDisplay === "function") {
     _origRefreshFreqDisplay();
   }