diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/PlayerPaintSync.cs b/Assets/Scripts/PlayerPaintSync.cs
index 013cec3..e5a2bff 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/PlayerPaintSync.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/PlayerPaintSync.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ using UnityEngine;
 /// throttled to respect the transport's reliable window), buffers any live stamps that arrive during
 /// the transfer, and after applying the snapshot replays the buffered stamps newer than the snapshot's
 /// cutoff sequence - so no stroke is lost or double-applied across the join window.
+///
+/// Emission intensity is the one paint property that is NOT baked into the maps (it's a global
+/// multiplier on the material's _EmissionColor), so it can't ride the stamp/snapshot path. It rides its
+/// own owner-authoritative NetworkVariable; the remote painter's per-frame RefreshEmissionColor picks up
+/// the applied field, and a late joiner gets the current value on spawn for free.
 /// </summary>
 [DisallowMultipleComponent]
 public class PlayerPaintSync : NetworkBehaviour
@@ -36,6 +41,12 @@ public class PlayerPaintSync : NetworkBehaviour
     private MeshPainter _painter;
     private readonly List<PaintStampNet> _pending = new List<PaintStampNet>();
 
+    // Global emission-intensity multiplier (MeshPainter.emissionIntensity) — a per-player material value,
+    // not part of the painted maps. Owner-authoritative like the rest; the remote applies it to its
+    // painter, whose per-frame RefreshEmissionColor pushes it to the material (no extra material poke).
+    private readonly NetworkVariable<float> _emissionIntensity =
+        new(1f, NetworkVariableReadPermission.Everyone, NetworkVariableWritePermission.Owner);
+
     // Monotonic batch counter on the owner; on every peer, the highest batch sequence accounted for
     // (applied to a remote replica / sent by the owner). Used as the snapshot's cutoff marker.
     private int _seq;
@@ -67,6 +78,10 @@ public class PlayerPaintSync : NetworkBehaviour
             // clobber the local player's saved paint on teardown (same fix as the pose system).
             _painter.persistPaint = false;
 
+            // Track the owner's emission intensity; seed the current (late-join) value right away.
+            _emissionIntensity.OnValueChanged += OnEmissionChanged;
+            _painter.emissionIntensity = _emissionIntensity.Value;
+
             // The server (host) has been present since the start, so its replica already holds the full
             // paint via the live stream; only a genuine late joiner needs the baseline pulled over.
             if (!IsServer)
@@ -81,6 +96,12 @@ public class PlayerPaintSync : NetworkBehaviour
     {
         if (_painter && IsOwner)
             _painter.OnStampCommitted -= OnStampCommitted;
+        _emissionIntensity.OnValueChanged -= OnEmissionChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnEmissionChanged(float previous, float current)
+    {
+        if (_painter) _painter.emissionIntensity = current;
     }
 
     // ---- Live stamp stream (owner -> server -> remotes) ----
@@ -100,7 +121,15 @@ public class PlayerPaintSync : NetworkBehaviour
             _awaitingSnapshot = false;
         }
 
-        if (!IsOwner || _pending.Count == 0)
+        if (!IsOwner)
+            return;
+
+        // Publish the owner's global emission intensity when the HUD slider changes it (delta-only; the
+        // NetworkVariable dirties only on an actual change, so assigning the same value is a no-op).
+        if (_painter && _emissionIntensity.Value != _painter.emissionIntensity)
+            _emissionIntensity.Value = _painter.emissionIntensity;
+
+        if (_pending.Count == 0)
             return;
 
         int seq = ++_seq;