diff --git a/test/web_interface/test_sse_rate_limit.py b/test/web_interface/test_sse_rate_limit.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49c39962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web_interface/test_sse_rate_limit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""The SSE streams must actually enforce their 200-per-minute reconnect limit.
+
+flask-limiter enforces a decorated limit in the wrapper ``limit()`` returns and
+marks the original function so the default limit skips it. app.py once called
+``limiter.limit(...)(stream_stats)`` and threw the wrapper away, which left the
+streams with no limit at all, not even the 1000-per-minute default. These pin
+that a client reconnecting in a tight loop gets a 429.
+
+flask-limiter is optional (app.py runs without it), so skip when it's missing.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("flask_limiter")
+
+from flask import Response
+
+STREAMS = ["/api/v3/stream/stats", "/api/v3/stream/display", "/api/v3/stream/logs"]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(monkeypatch):
+    import web_interface.app as web_app
+    assert web_app.limiter is not None
+    # A real stream subscribes to a broadcaster and starts its generator
+    # thread; only the connect matters here, so answer it with an empty body.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        web_app, "_sse_stream",
+        lambda broadcaster: Response("", mimetype="text/event-stream"),
+    )
+    web_app.app.config["TESTING"] = True
+    web_app.limiter.reset()
+    try:
+        with web_app.app.test_client() as c:
+            yield c
+    finally:
+        web_app.limiter.reset()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("url", STREAMS)
+def test_reconnecting_more_than_200_times_a_minute_gets_429(client, url):
+    statuses = [client.get(url).status_code for _ in range(200)]
+    assert statuses == [200] * 200
+    assert client.get(url).status_code == 429
+
+
+def test_each_stream_has_its_own_budget(client):
+    for _ in range(200):
+        client.get(STREAMS[0])
+    assert client.get(STREAMS[0]).status_code == 429
+    assert client.get(STREAMS[1]).status_code == 200
diff --git a/web_interface/app.py b/web_interface/app.py
index 09598765..9758cebb 100644
--- a/web_interface/app.py
+++ b/web_interface/app.py
@@ -925,10 +925,14 @@ def stream_logs():
 # Each SSE stream is one long-lived request, so only a (re)connect counts
 # against a limit. The streams get their own 200 per minute, tighter than the
 # 1000 per minute default, which bounds a client stuck reconnecting.
+# flask-limiter enforces a decorated limit in the wrapper limit() returns, and
+# marks the original function exempt from the default, so the wrapper has to
+# replace the registered view: discarding it leaves the streams unlimited.
 if limiter:
-    limiter.limit("200 per minute")(stream_stats)
-    limiter.limit("200 per minute")(stream_display)
-    limiter.limit("200 per minute")(stream_logs)
+    for _endpoint in ('stream_stats', 'stream_display', 'stream_logs'):
+        app.view_functions[_endpoint] = limiter.limit("200 per minute")(
+            app.view_functions[_endpoint]
+        )
 
 @app.route('/favicon.ico')
 def favicon():