diff --git a/screen.js b/screen.js
index 939e447a..521ea9c2 100644
--- a/screen.js
+++ b/screen.js
@@ -612,6 +612,24 @@ function sanitizeBendCurve(raw) {
     out.sort((a, b) => a.t - b.t);
     return out;
 }
+
+// Rescale a bend curve so its peak == `peak` (preserves shape). Returns null
+// when the curve is empty/invalid, `peak <= 0`, or the curve is all-zero
+// (unscalable) — callers then drop the curve so the scalar `bn` and `bnv` can
+// never contradict each other.
+function rescaleBendCurveToPeak(raw, peak) {
+    const clean = sanitizeBendCurve(raw);
+    if (!clean || !(peak > 0)) return null;
+    const oldPeak = clean.reduce((m, p) => Math.max(m, p.v), 0);
+    if (!(oldPeak > 0)) return null;
+    const k = peak / oldPeak;
+    const out = clean.map(p => ({ t: p.t, v: Math.round(p.v * k * 10) / 10 }));
+    // A target peak below bnv's 0.1 precision (e.g. 0.04) rounds every point to
+    // 0 — the curve can't carry the peak. Report unscalable so the caller drops
+    // it and keeps the scalar bn, rather than deriving a contradictory 0.
+    if (!(out.reduce((m, p) => Math.max(m, p.v), 0) > 0)) return null;
+    return out;
+}
 /* @pure:bend-shape:end */
 
 // Reconstruct chords from notes at the same time before saving
@@ -2752,6 +2770,11 @@ function _editorBendModal({ bn = 0, bt = 0, bnv = null, sustain = 0 } = {}) {
         bnInput.addEventListener('change', () => {
             const v = Number(bnInput.value);
             curBn = Number.isFinite(v) ? Math.max(0, Math.min(3, v)) : 0;
+            // Keep the curve consistent with the Peak input: rescale to the new
+            // peak (preserves shape), or clear it — when Peak is 0 (= no bend),
+            // or when the curve is empty/all-zero so it can't carry the peak
+            // (else OK would derive bn=0 and silently discard the Peak edit).
+            pts = curBn > 0 ? (rescaleBendCurveToPeak(pts, curBn) || []) : [];
             bnInput.value = String(curBn);
             redraw();
         });
@@ -2762,9 +2785,16 @@ function _editorBendModal({ bn = 0, bt = 0, bnv = null, sustain = 0 } = {}) {
         };
         inner.querySelector('#bend-clear').onclick = () => { pts = []; redraw(); };
         inner.querySelector('#bend-cancel').onclick = () => done(null);
-        inner.querySelector('#bend-ok').onclick = () => done({
-            bn: curBn, bt: curBt, bnv: sanitizeBendCurve(pts),
-        });
+        inner.querySelector('#bend-ok').onclick = () => {
+            const cleanBnv = sanitizeBendCurve(pts);
+            // `bn` is the PEAK; when a curve exists it MUST equal the curve's
+            // peak (renderers/graders treat bnv as authoritative). Reconcile so
+            // a saved `bn` can never contradict `bnv`.
+            const finalBn = (cleanBnv && cleanBnv.length)
+                ? Math.max(0, ...cleanBnv.map(p => p.v))
+                : curBn;
+            done({ bn: finalBn, bt: curBt, bnv: cleanBnv });
+        };
 
         _installModalKeyboard(modal, inner, () => done(null));
         bnInput.focus();
@@ -3845,6 +3875,18 @@ window.editorInspectorSetTech = (key, raw) => {
     for (const n of sel) {
         if (!n.techniques) n.techniques = {};
         n.techniques[key] = v;
+        // Editing the scalar peak must keep any authored curve consistent
+        // (renderers/graders read bnv as authoritative): rescale the curve to
+        // the new peak, or drop it when the peak is 0 / the curve is unscalable.
+        if (key === 'bend' && sanitizeBendCurve(n.techniques.bend_values)) {
+            const scaled = v > 0
+                ? rescaleBendCurveToPeak(n.techniques.bend_values, v)
+                : null;
+            n.techniques.bend_values = scaled;
+            // bnv rounds points to 0.1, so a non-0.1 `v` (e.g. 0.25) would leave
+            // bn disagreeing with the curve's real peak. Snap bn to the curve.
+            if (scaled) n.techniques.bend = scaled.reduce((m, p) => Math.max(m, p.v), 0);
+        }
     }
     draw();
     updateStatus();
diff --git a/tests/bend_shape.test.js b/tests/bend_shape.test.js
index ba0c990d..13b75207 100644
--- a/tests/bend_shape.test.js
+++ b/tests/bend_shape.test.js
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ if (!m) {
     console.error('FAIL: @pure:bend-shape block not found in screen.js');
     process.exit(1);
 }
-const { bendPresetCurve, sanitizeBendCurve, BEND_INTENTS } = new Function(
-    '"use strict";' + m[0] +
-    '\nreturn { bendPresetCurve, sanitizeBendCurve, BEND_INTENTS };'
-)();
+const { bendPresetCurve, sanitizeBendCurve, rescaleBendCurveToPeak, BEND_INTENTS } =
+    new Function(
+        '"use strict";' + m[0] +
+        '\nreturn { bendPresetCurve, sanitizeBendCurve, rescaleBendCurveToPeak,' +
+        ' BEND_INTENTS };'
+    )();
 
 let pass = 0, fail = 0;
 function t(name, fn) {
@@ -76,5 +78,41 @@ t('empty / non-list / all-invalid -> null (never [])', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(sanitizeBendCurve([{ t: 'a', v: 'b' }, 42]), null);
 });
 
+// ── rescaleBendCurveToPeak ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Keeps the scalar `bn` and the `bnv` curve from contradicting: editing Peak
+// rescales the curve's shape to the new peak (or drops it when unscalable).
+t('rescales a curve so its peak matches the target (shape preserved)', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 0.5, v: 1 }, { t: 1, v: 0 }], 2),
+        [{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 0.5, v: 2 }, { t: 1, v: 0 }]);
+});
+t('scaling down halves a peak-2 curve to peak 1', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 2 }, { t: 1, v: 0 }], 1),
+        [{ t: 0, v: 1 }, { t: 1, v: 0 }]);
+});
+t('rounds rescaled v to 1 decimal (matches sanitize)', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 1, v: 3 }], 1),
+        [{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 1, v: 1 }]);   // 3 -> *(1/3) = 1.0
+});
+t('peak<=0, empty, or all-zero (unscalable) curve -> null', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 1 }], 0), null);
+    assert.strictEqual(rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 1 }], -1), null);
+    assert.strictEqual(rescaleBendCurveToPeak([], 2), null);
+    assert.strictEqual(rescaleBendCurveToPeak(null, 2), null);
+    assert.strictEqual(rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 1, v: 0 }], 2), null);
+});
+t('sub-0.1 target peak that rounds every point to 0 -> null (not a 0 curve)', () => {
+    // 0.04 is below bnv's 0.1 precision; the curve can't carry it, so the
+    // caller drops it and keeps the scalar bn instead of deriving bn=0.
+    assert.strictEqual(
+        rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 1, v: 1 }], 0.04), null);
+    // 0.05 rounds up to a real 0.1 peak, so it survives.
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        rescaleBendCurveToPeak([{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 1, v: 1 }], 0.05),
+        [{ t: 0, v: 0 }, { t: 1, v: 0.1 }]);
+});
+
 console.log(`\n${pass} passed, ${fail} failed`);
 if (fail) process.exit(1);