diff --git a/lightrag_webui/src/components/graph/Settings.tsx b/lightrag_webui/src/components/graph/Settings.tsx
index 758f6d58..37a36305 100644
--- a/lightrag_webui/src/components/graph/Settings.tsx
+++ b/lightrag_webui/src/components/graph/Settings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useCallback} from 'react'
+import { useState, useCallback, useEffect} from 'react'
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/Popover'
 import Checkbox from '@/components/ui/Checkbox'
 import Button from '@/components/ui/Button'
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ const LabeledNumberInput = ({
   // Create unique ID using the label text converted to lowercase with spaces removed
   const id = `input-${label.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '-')}`;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setCurrentValue(value)
+  }, [value])
+
   const onValueChange = useCallback(
     (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
       const text = e.target.value.trim()
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
   const maxEdgeSize = useSettingsStore.use.maxEdgeSize()
   const graphQueryMaxDepth = useSettingsStore.use.graphQueryMaxDepth()
   const graphMaxNodes = useSettingsStore.use.graphMaxNodes()
+  const backendMaxGraphNodes = useSettingsStore.use.backendMaxGraphNodes()
   const graphLayoutMaxIterations = useSettingsStore.use.graphLayoutMaxIterations()
 
   const enableHealthCheck = useSettingsStore.use.enableHealthCheck()
@@ -213,14 +218,10 @@ export default function Settings() {
   }, [])
 
   const setGraphMaxNodes = useCallback((nodes: number) => {
-    if (nodes < 1 || nodes > 1000) return
-    useSettingsStore.setState({ graphMaxNodes: nodes })
-    const currentLabel = useSettingsStore.getState().queryLabel
-    useSettingsStore.getState().setQueryLabel('')
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      useSettingsStore.getState().setQueryLabel(currentLabel)
-    }, 300)
-  }, [])
+    const maxLimit = backendMaxGraphNodes || 1000
+    if (nodes < 1 || nodes > maxLimit) return
+    useSettingsStore.getState().setGraphMaxNodes(nodes, true)
+  }, [backendMaxGraphNodes])
 
   const setGraphLayoutMaxIterations = useCallback((iterations: number) => {
     if (iterations < 1) return
@@ -360,11 +361,11 @@ export default function Settings() {
               onEditFinished={setGraphQueryMaxDepth}
             />
             <LabeledNumberInput
-              label={t('graphPanel.sideBar.settings.maxNodes')}
+              label={`${t('graphPanel.sideBar.settings.maxNodes')} (≤ ${backendMaxGraphNodes || 1000})`}
               min={1}
-              max={1000}
+              max={backendMaxGraphNodes || 1000}
               value={graphMaxNodes}
-              defaultValue={1000}
+              defaultValue={backendMaxGraphNodes || 1000}
               onEditFinished={setGraphMaxNodes}
             />
             <LabeledNumberInput
diff --git a/lightrag_webui/src/stores/settings.ts b/lightrag_webui/src/stores/settings.ts
index fb3246ea..203502dc 100644
--- a/lightrag_webui/src/stores/settings.ts
+++ b/lightrag_webui/src/stores/settings.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ interface SettingsState {
   setGraphQueryMaxDepth: (depth: number) => void
 
   graphMaxNodes: number
-  setGraphMaxNodes: (nodes: number) => void
+  setGraphMaxNodes: (nodes: number, triggerRefresh?: boolean) => void
+
+  backendMaxGraphNodes: number | null
+  setBackendMaxGraphNodes: (maxNodes: number | null) => void
 
   graphLayoutMaxIterations: number
   setGraphLayoutMaxIterations: (iterations: number) => void
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ const useSettingsStoreBase = create<SettingsState>()(
 
       graphQueryMaxDepth: 3,
       graphMaxNodes: 1000,
+      backendMaxGraphNodes: null,
       graphLayoutMaxIterations: 15,
 
       queryLabel: defaultQueryLabel,
@@ -143,7 +147,27 @@ const useSettingsStoreBase = create<SettingsState>()(
 
       setGraphQueryMaxDepth: (depth: number) => set({ graphQueryMaxDepth: depth }),
 
-      setGraphMaxNodes: (nodes: number) => set({ graphMaxNodes: nodes }),
+      setGraphMaxNodes: (nodes: number, triggerRefresh: boolean = false) => {
+        const state = useSettingsStore.getState();
+        if (state.graphMaxNodes === nodes) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (triggerRefresh) {
+          const currentLabel = state.queryLabel;
+          // Atomically update both the node count and the query label to trigger a refresh.
+          set({ graphMaxNodes: nodes, queryLabel: '' });
+
+          // Restore the label after a short delay.
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            set({ queryLabel: currentLabel });
+          }, 300);
+        } else {
+          set({ graphMaxNodes: nodes });
+        }
+      },
+
+      setBackendMaxGraphNodes: (maxNodes: number | null) => set({ backendMaxGraphNodes: maxNodes }),
 
       setMinEdgeSize: (size: number) => set({ minEdgeSize: size }),
 
@@ -168,7 +192,7 @@ const useSettingsStoreBase = create<SettingsState>()(
     {
       name: 'settings-storage',
       storage: createJSONStorage(() => localStorage),
-      version: 13,
+      version: 14,
       migrate: (state: any, version: number) => {
         if (version < 2) {
           state.showEdgeLabel = false
@@ -232,6 +256,10 @@ const useSettingsStoreBase = create<SettingsState>()(
             state.querySettings.user_prompt = ''
           }
         }
+        if (version < 14) {
+          // Add backendMaxGraphNodes field for older versions
+          state.backendMaxGraphNodes = null
+        }
         return state
       }
     }
diff --git a/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts b/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts
index 3bc4560e..c73b3bcd 100644
--- a/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts
+++ b/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { create } from 'zustand'
 import { createSelectors } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { checkHealth, LightragStatus } from '@/api/lightrag'
+import { useSettingsStore } from './settings'
 
 interface BackendState {
   health: boolean
@@ -58,6 +59,25 @@ const useBackendStateStoreBase = create<BackendState>()((set) => ({
         );
       }
 
+      // Extract and store backend max graph nodes limit
+      if (health.configuration?.max_graph_nodes) {
+        const maxNodes = parseInt(health.configuration.max_graph_nodes, 10)
+        if (!isNaN(maxNodes) && maxNodes > 0) {
+          const currentBackendMaxNodes = useSettingsStore.getState().backendMaxGraphNodes
+
+          // Only update if the backend limit has actually changed
+          if (currentBackendMaxNodes !== maxNodes) {
+            useSettingsStore.getState().setBackendMaxGraphNodes(maxNodes)
+
+            // Auto-adjust current graphMaxNodes if it exceeds the new backend limit
+            const currentMaxNodes = useSettingsStore.getState().graphMaxNodes
+            if (currentMaxNodes > maxNodes) {
+              useSettingsStore.getState().setGraphMaxNodes(maxNodes, true)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       set({
         health: true,
         message: null,