diff --git a/config/dot/quickshell/displays-harness.qml b/config/dot/quickshell/displays-harness.qml
index 8f524be..df12479 100644
--- a/config/dot/quickshell/displays-harness.qml
+++ b/config/dot/quickshell/displays-harness.qml
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ ShellRoot {
             return Displays.apply(monitor.name, mode, scale, monitor.transform);
         }
 
+        function refreshIdentityFixture(): string {
+            const modes = Displays.normaliseModes([
+                "1920x1080@59.94Hz",
+                "1920x1080@60.00Hz"
+            ]);
+            const monitor = { width: 1920, height: 1080, refreshRate: 59.94 };
+            return JSON.stringify({
+                count: modes.length,
+                modes: modes.map(mode => mode.mode),
+                selected: modes.filter(mode => Displays.modeIsCurrent(monitor, mode)).map(mode => mode.mode)
+            });
+        }
+
         function applyBad(kind: string): bool {
             const monitor = Displays.monitors[0];
             if (!monitor) return false;
diff --git a/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplayModePicker.qml b/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplayModePicker.qml
index ce4f5ed..6bef329 100644
--- a/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplayModePicker.qml
+++ b/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplayModePicker.qml
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ Column {
 
                         required property var modelData
 
-                        readonly property bool selected: root.monitor
-                            && resolution.isCurrent
-                            && Math.round(root.monitor.refreshRate) === rate.modelData.refresh
+                        readonly property bool selected: resolution.isCurrent
+                            && Displays.modeIsCurrent(root.monitor, rate.modelData)
 
                         implicitWidth: Math.max(74, rateCaption.implicitWidth + 22)
                         implicitHeight: 30
diff --git a/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplaysPage.qml b/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplaysPage.qml
index 85b8ea7..a47a660 100644
--- a/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplaysPage.qml
+++ b/config/dot/quickshell/modules/settings/DisplaysPage.qml
@@ -127,14 +127,16 @@ SettingsPage {
         TextRow {
             label: "Color mode"
             detail: "Wide-gamut SDR at 10-bit. Full-time HDR is left to the Hyprland config: it currently breaks screenshots, OBS, and the lock screen's blurred background."
-            value: SystemSettings.colorPreset || "wide"
+            value: root.monitor
+                ? `${root.monitor.colorPreset || "standard"} · ${root.monitor.currentFormat || "detecting format"}`
+                : "Detecting"
         }
         TextRow {
             label: "Variable refresh"
-            detail: SystemSettings.monitorVrrActive
-                ? "Active for current fullscreen content"
-                : "Ready when game or video content requests it"
-            value: SystemSettings.monitorVrrActive ? "Active" : "Standby"
+            detail: root.monitor && root.monitor.vrr
+                ? "Active on this output for current fullscreen content"
+                : "This output is ready when game or video content requests it"
+            value: root.monitor && root.monitor.vrr ? "Active" : "Standby"
             divider: Displays.isOverridden(root.monitor ? root.monitor.name : "")
         }
         ActionRow {
diff --git a/config/dot/quickshell/services/Displays.qml b/config/dot/quickshell/services/Displays.qml
index bf83475..20fd834 100644
--- a/config/dot/quickshell/services/Displays.qml
+++ b/config/dot/quickshell/services/Displays.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Singleton {
     property bool revertQueued: false
     property var revertExpected: null
     property string revertReason: ""
+    property bool revertVerificationActive: false
+    property int operationGeneration: 0
+    property int revertGeneration: -1
     property int secondsLeft: 0
 
     readonly property bool awaitingConfirmation: root.pendingOutput !== ""
@@ -63,13 +66,16 @@ Singleton {
 
     Process {
         id: query
+        property int generation: 0
         command: ["hyprctl", "-j", "monitors"]
         stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: root.parse(this.text)
+            onStreamFinished: root.parse(this.text, query.generation)
         }
         onExited: (exitCode, exitStatus) => {
             if (exitCode !== 0)
                 root.lastError = "Could not read the connected displays.";
+            if (root.revertQueued && !applyRun.running && root.awaitingConfirmation)
+                root.performRevert();
         }
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ Singleton {
         onExited: (exitCode, exitStatus) => {
             // Exit status is advisory only. Hyprland's Lua bridge can report
             // success without applying a value, so exact readback decides.
+            root.revertVerificationActive = true;
             revertVerifyTimer.attempts = 0;
             revertVerifyTimer.restart();
         }
@@ -104,11 +111,13 @@ Singleton {
     Component.onCompleted: root.refresh()
 
     function refresh(): void {
-        if (!query.running)
+        if (!query.running) {
+            query.generation = root.operationGeneration;
             query.running = true;
+        }
     }
 
-    function parse(text: string): void {
+    function parse(text: string, generation: int): void {
         try {
             const raw = JSON.parse(text);
             root.monitors = raw.map(monitor => {
@@ -129,6 +138,9 @@ Singleton {
                     mode: current?.mode ?? `${width}x${height}@${refreshRate}`,
                     scale: monitor.scale ?? 1,
                     transform: monitor.transform ?? 0,
+                    currentFormat: monitor.currentFormat ?? "",
+                    colorPreset: monitor.colorManagementPreset ?? "",
+                    vrr: monitor.vrr === true,
                     modes: modes
                 };
             });
@@ -137,9 +149,13 @@ Singleton {
                 root.pendingVerified = true;
                 verifyTimer.stop();
                 root.lastError = "";
-            } else if (root.revertExpected
+            } else if (root.revertVerificationActive
+                    && generation === root.revertGeneration
+                    && root.revertExpected
                     && root.matchesRequest(root.monitorNamed(root.revertExpected.output), root.revertExpected)) {
                 revertVerifyTimer.stop();
+                root.revertVerificationActive = false;
+                root.revertGeneration = -1;
                 root.revertExpected = null;
                 if (root.revertReason === "")
                     root.lastError = "";
@@ -240,6 +256,13 @@ Singleton {
             && monitor.transform === requested.transform;
     }
 
+    function modeIsCurrent(monitor: var, candidate: var): bool {
+        return !!monitor && !!candidate
+            && monitor.width === candidate.width
+            && monitor.height === candidate.height
+            && Math.abs(monitor.refreshRate - candidate.refresh) < 0.01;
+    }
+
     // Applies immediately and starts the countdown. Nothing is stored yet: the
     // settings file is only written by confirm().
     function apply(output: string, mode: string, scale: real, transform: int): bool {
@@ -275,6 +298,7 @@ Singleton {
             scale: monitor.scale,
             transform: monitor.transform
         };
+        root.operationGeneration++;
         root.pendingRequested = {
             output: output,
             mode: mode,
@@ -348,7 +372,7 @@ Singleton {
         root.revertReason = message;
         if (message !== "")
             root.lastError = message;
-        if (applyRun.running) {
+        if (applyRun.running || query.running) {
             root.revertQueued = true;
             return;
         }
@@ -357,7 +381,10 @@ Singleton {
 
     function performRevert(): void {
         const previous = root.pendingPrevious;
+        root.operationGeneration++;
+        root.revertGeneration = root.operationGeneration;
         root.revertExpected = previous;
+        root.revertVerificationActive = false;
         root.clearPending();
         if (previous) {
             revertRun.exec(["hyprctl", "eval",
@@ -405,6 +432,8 @@ Singleton {
             attempts++;
             if (attempts > 25) {
                 stop();
+                root.revertVerificationActive = false;
+                root.revertGeneration = -1;
                 root.revertExpected = null;
                 root.revertReason = "";
                 root.lastError = "The previous display setting could not be verified. Open Displays and restore it manually.";
diff --git a/tests/quickshell/displays-contract.sh b/tests/quickshell/displays-contract.sh
index e897997..ec0acd0 100755
--- a/tests/quickshell/displays-contract.sh
+++ b/tests/quickshell/displays-contract.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ fail() {
 for contract in \
     'property var pendingRequested:' \
     'property var revertExpected:' \
+    'property bool revertVerificationActive:' \
+    'property int revertGeneration:' \
     'readonly property bool canConfirm:' \
     'function matchesRequest(' \
     'function scalesForMode(' \
@@ -180,6 +182,14 @@ done
 run ipc show 2>/dev/null | rg -q '^target displays-test$' || fail 'test IPC target did not start'
 harness_pid="$(run list | awk '/Process ID:/ { print $3; exit }')"
 
+refresh_fixture="$(run ipc call displays-test refreshIdentityFixture)"
+jq -e '
+    .count == 2
+    and .modes == ["1920x1080@60.00", "1920x1080@59.94"]
+    and .selected == ["1920x1080@59.94"]
+' <<<"$refresh_fixture" >/dev/null \
+    || fail "59.94 Hz and 60.00 Hz lost their distinct selection identity: $refresh_fixture"
+
 for _ in $(seq 1 50); do
     [[ "$(status | jq -r .count)" != "0" ]] && break
     sleep 0.1