diff --git a/crates/irtt-client/src/client/tests/negotiation.rs b/crates/irtt-client/src/client/tests/negotiation.rs
index 7ea7e45..6ae170a 100644
--- a/crates/irtt-client/src/client/tests/negotiation.rs
+++ b/crates/irtt-client/src/client/tests/negotiation.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ fn strict_negotiation_accepts_identical_params() {
 
 #[test]
 fn strict_negotiation_rejects_changed_params() {
-    let config = ClientConfig::default();
+    let config = ClientConfig {
+        dscp: 46,
+        ..ClientConfig::default()
+    };
     let requested = params_from_config(&config).unwrap();
     let mut returned = requested.clone();
-    returned.dscp = 1;
+    returned.dscp = 0;
     assert_eq!(
         rejection_reason(&requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Strict),
         NegotiationRestriction::DscpChanged {
@@ -192,3 +195,74 @@ fn loose_negotiation_rejects_runtime_invalid_returned_dscp() {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn loose_negotiation_records_dscp_disabled_by_server() {
+    let config = ClientConfig {
+        dscp: 46,
+        ..ClientConfig::default()
+    };
+    let requested = params_from_config(&config).unwrap();
+    let mut returned = requested.clone();
+    returned.dscp = 0;
+
+    let negotiated = assert_negotiates(&requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Loose);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        negotiated.restrictions,
+        vec![NegotiationRestriction::DscpChanged {
+            requested: 46,
+            negotiated: 0,
+        }]
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn strict_negotiation_rejects_dscp_disabled_by_server_as_specific_restriction() {
+    let config = ClientConfig {
+        dscp: 46,
+        ..ClientConfig::default()
+    };
+    let requested = params_from_config(&config).unwrap();
+    let mut returned = requested.clone();
+    returned.dscp = 0;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        rejection_reason(&requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Strict),
+        NegotiationRestriction::DscpChanged {
+            requested: 46,
+            negotiated: 0,
+        }
+        .message()
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn negotiation_rejects_unsupported_dscp_changes() {
+    let config = ClientConfig {
+        dscp: 46,
+        ..ClientConfig::default()
+    };
+    let requested = params_from_config(&config).unwrap();
+    let mut returned = requested.clone();
+    returned.dscp = 8;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        rejection_reason(&requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Loose),
+        "server returned unsupported DSCP change"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        rejection_reason(&requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Strict),
+        "server returned unsupported DSCP change"
+    );
+
+    let zero_config = ClientConfig::default();
+    let zero_requested = params_from_config(&zero_config).unwrap();
+    let mut returned = zero_requested.clone();
+    returned.dscp = 46;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        rejection_reason(&zero_requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Loose),
+        "server returned unsupported DSCP change"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crates/irtt-client/src/session.rs b/crates/irtt-client/src/session.rs
index 11647a8..790ec1f 100644
--- a/crates/irtt-client/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/irtt-client/src/session.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         let mut returned = requested.clone();
-        returned.dscp = 8;
+        returned.dscp = 0;
         assert_eq!(
             rejection_reason(&requested, &returned, NegotiationPolicy::Strict),
             NegotiationRestriction::DscpChanged {
diff --git a/crates/irtt-client/tests/protocol_options.rs b/crates/irtt-client/tests/protocol_options.rs
index 2731fc1..fe29873 100644
--- a/crates/irtt-client/tests/protocol_options.rs
+++ b/crates/irtt-client/tests/protocol_options.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fn loose_open_uses_returned_params_for_echo_layout_and_reply_parsing() {
     returned.received_stats = ReceivedStats::Count;
     returned.stamp_at = StampAt::Receive;
     returned.clock = Clock::Wall;
-    returned.dscp = 8;
+    returned.dscp = 0;
     returned.server_fill = None;
 
     let requested_for_config = requested.clone();