diff --git a/dimos/teleop/hosted/arm_command.py b/dimos/teleop/hosted/arm_command.py
index a947fcd3e4..e460557c83 100644
--- a/dimos/teleop/hosted/arm_command.py
+++ b/dimos/teleop/hosted/arm_command.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 class ArmCommandConfig(QuestTeleopConfig):
     cmd_stale_after_sec: float = 0.5
+    enable_ui_scaling: bool = False
 
 
 class ArmCommandModule(ArmTeleopModule):
@@ -166,9 +167,15 @@ def _on_twist_bytes(self, data: bytes) -> None:
         if ts <= self._last_twist_ts:  # out-of-order
             return
         self._last_twist_ts = ts
+        with self._lock:
+            scale = self._translation_scale
         self.ee_twist_command.publish(
             TwistStamped(
-                linear=[msg.linear.x, msg.linear.y, msg.linear.z],
+                linear=[
+                    msg.linear.x * scale,
+                    msg.linear.y * scale,
+                    msg.linear.z * scale,
+                ],
                 angular=[msg.angular.x, msg.angular.y, msg.angular.z],
                 ts=msg.ts,
             )
@@ -193,6 +200,8 @@ def _on_state_json(self, data: Any) -> None:
             self._handle_estop_clear(msg.get("nonce"))
         elif kind == "operator_lost":  # synthetic, injected by the provider
             self._on_operator_lost()
+        elif kind == "teleop_scale":
+            self._handle_teleop_scale(msg)
         elif kind == "gripper" and not self._estopped:
             self.gripper_command.publish(Bool(data=bool(msg.get("closed", False))))
 
@@ -202,6 +211,19 @@ def _send_ack(self, nonce: Any, ok: bool) -> None:
         except Exception:
             logger.warning("cmd_ack publish failed", exc_info=True)
 
+    def _handle_teleop_scale(self, msg: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Apply an opt-in UI scale to pose deltas and keyboard twists."""
+        nonce = msg.get("nonce")
+        if not self.config.enable_ui_scaling:
+            self._send_ack(nonce, False)
+            return
+        try:
+            self._set_translation_scale(float(msg["scale"]))
+        except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError):
+            self._send_ack(nonce, False)
+            return
+        self._send_ack(nonce, True)
+
     # ─── E-STOP gating over the inherited control loop ────────────────
 
     def _handle_engage(self) -> None:
@@ -265,6 +287,7 @@ def _publish_robot_state(self) -> None:
                     "left": self._is_engaged[Hand.LEFT],
                     "right": self._is_engaged[Hand.RIGHT],
                 },
+                "teleop_scale": self._translation_scale,
             }
         try:
             self.robot_state.publish(json.dumps(state).encode())
diff --git a/dimos/teleop/hosted/test_arm_command.py b/dimos/teleop/hosted/test_arm_command.py
index 553895de31..14b71c4070 100644
--- a/dimos/teleop/hosted/test_arm_command.py
+++ b/dimos/teleop/hosted/test_arm_command.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def _fake_init(self: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self.config = SimpleNamespace(
             control_loop_hz=50.0,
             cmd_stale_after_sec=0.5,
+            enable_ui_scaling=False,
         )
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(Module, "__init__", _fake_init)
@@ -75,10 +76,12 @@ def _pose_bytes(frame_id: str, ts: float | None = None) -> bytes:
     return PoseStamped(ts=time.time() if ts is None else ts, frame_id=frame_id).lcm_encode()
 
 
-def _twist_bytes(x: float = 0.1, ts: float | None = None) -> bytes:
+def _twist_bytes(x: float = 0.1, angular_x: float = 0.0, ts: float | None = None) -> bytes:
     # ts=None keeps TwistStamped's default stamp (now) — a fresh command.
     kwargs = {} if ts is None else {"ts": ts}
-    return TwistStamped(frame_id="eef_twist_arm", linear=[x, 0.0, 0.0], **kwargs).lcm_encode()
+    return TwistStamped(
+        frame_id="eef_twist_arm", linear=[x, 0.0, 0.0], angular=[angular_x, 0.0, 0.0], **kwargs
+    ).lcm_encode()
 
 
 def _tick(module: ArmCommandModule) -> None:
@@ -162,6 +165,25 @@ def test_twist_republished_without_task_address(module: ArmCommandModule) -> Non
     assert out.linear.x == pytest.approx(0.2)
 
 
+def test_ui_scale_disabled_is_rejected(module: ArmCommandModule) -> None:
+    module._on_state_json(b'{"type": "teleop_scale", "scale": 0.5, "nonce": 3}')
+
+    assert _sent_acks(module) == [{"type": "cmd_ack", "nonce": 3, "ok": False}]
+    assert module._translation_scale == 1.0
+
+
+def test_ui_scale_updates_pose_and_keyboard_twist(module: ArmCommandModule) -> None:
+    module.config.enable_ui_scaling = True
+    module._on_state_json(b'{"type": "teleop_scale", "scale": 0.5, "nonce": 4}')
+    module._on_cmd_raw(_twist_bytes(0.2, angular_x=0.3))
+
+    assert _sent_acks(module) == [{"type": "cmd_ack", "nonce": 4, "ok": True}]
+    assert module._translation_scale == 0.5
+    out = module.ee_twist_command.publish.call_args.args[0]
+    assert out.linear.x == pytest.approx(0.1)
+    assert out.angular.x == pytest.approx(0.3)
+
+
 def test_twist_dropped_while_estopped(module: ArmCommandModule) -> None:
     module._estopped = True
     module._on_cmd_raw(_twist_bytes(0.2))
diff --git a/dimos/teleop/quest/quest_teleop_module.py b/dimos/teleop/quest/quest_teleop_module.py
index 1fcc055ae5..389d25eca9 100644
--- a/dimos/teleop/quest/quest_teleop_module.py
+++ b/dimos/teleop/quest/quest_teleop_module.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+import math
 from pathlib import Path
 import threading
 import time
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             Hand.RIGHT: None,
         }
         self._lock = threading.RLock()
+        self._translation_scale = 1.0
 
         # Control loop
         self._control_loop_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
@@ -365,12 +367,19 @@ def _get_output_pose(self, hand: Hand) -> PoseStamped | None:
 
         delta = current_pose - initial_pose
         return PoseStamped(
-            position=delta.position,
+            position=delta.position * self._translation_scale,
             orientation=delta.orientation,
             ts=current_pose.ts,
             frame_id=current_pose.frame_id,
         )
 
+    def _set_translation_scale(self, translation_scale: float) -> None:
+        """Set the positive multiplier applied to controller position deltas."""
+        if not math.isfinite(translation_scale) or translation_scale <= 0.0:
+            raise ValueError("translation_scale must be finite and positive")
+        with self._lock:
+            self._translation_scale = translation_scale
+
     def _publish_msg(self, hand: Hand, output_msg: PoseStamped) -> None:
         """Publish message for a controller.
 
diff --git a/dimos/teleop/quest/test_quest_teleop_module.py b/dimos/teleop/quest/test_quest_teleop_module.py
index 478b4306f2..dda35c7786 100644
--- a/dimos/teleop/quest/test_quest_teleop_module.py
+++ b/dimos/teleop/quest/test_quest_teleop_module.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from dimos.msgs.geometry_msgs.PoseStamped import PoseStamped
 from dimos.teleop.quest.quest_extensions import HandTeleopModule
 from dimos.teleop.quest.quest_teleop_module import QuestTeleopModule
 from dimos.teleop.quest.quest_types import Hand, QuestControllerState
@@ -44,6 +45,29 @@ def test_quest_web_server_is_initialized_during_start(module: QuestTeleopModule,
     start_control_loop.assert_called_once_with()
 
 
+def test_translation_scale_changes_pose_delta(module: QuestTeleopModule) -> None:
+    module._initial_poses[Hand.RIGHT] = PoseStamped(position=[1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
+    module._current_poses[Hand.RIGHT] = PoseStamped(position=[1.2, 1.5, 4.0])
+
+    module._set_translation_scale(2.0)
+
+    output = module._get_output_pose(Hand.RIGHT)
+    assert output is not None
+    assert output.position.x == pytest.approx(0.4)
+    assert output.position.y == pytest.approx(-1.0)
+    assert output.position.z == pytest.approx(2.0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("translation_scale", [0.0, -1.0, float("inf")])
+def test_translation_scale_must_be_positive_and_finite(
+    module: QuestTeleopModule, translation_scale: float
+) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        module._set_translation_scale(translation_scale)
+
+    assert module._translation_scale == 1.0
+
+
 def test_hand_teleop_pinch_toggles_engagement(mocker) -> None:
     module = HandTeleopModule()
     try: