diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/face.py b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/face.py
index e1c11bf11..408a0456e 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/face.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/face.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from frigate.comms.event_metadata_updater import (
 )
 from frigate.comms.inter_process import InterProcessRequestor
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
+from frigate.config.classification import FaceRecognitionConfig
 from frigate.const import FACE_DIR, MODEL_CACHE_DIR
 from frigate.data_processing.common.face.model import (
     ArcFaceRecognizer,
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ class FaceRealTimeProcessor(RealTimeProcessorApi):
 
         self.recognizer.build()
 
+    def update_config(self, face_config: FaceRecognitionConfig) -> None:
+        """Update face recognition config at runtime."""
+        self.face_config = face_config
+        logger.debug("Face recognition config updated dynamically")
+
     def __download_models(self, path: str) -> None:
         try:
             file_name = os.path.basename(path)
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index 8e45af498..74b5310ac 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         self.classification_config_subscriber = ConfigSubscriber(
             "config/classification/custom/"
         )
+        self.face_recognition_config_subscriber = ConfigSubscriber(
+            "config/face_recognition", exact=True
+        )
 
         # Configure Frigate DB
         db = SqliteVecQueueDatabase(
@@ -273,6 +276,7 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
             self.config_updater.check_for_updates()
             self._check_classification_config_updates()
+            self._check_face_recognition_config_updates()
             self._process_requests()
             self._process_updates()
             self._process_recordings_updates()
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
 
         self.config_updater.stop()
         self.classification_config_subscriber.stop()
+        self.face_recognition_config_subscriber.stop()
         self.event_subscriber.stop()
         self.event_end_subscriber.stop()
         self.recordings_subscriber.stop()
@@ -356,6 +361,26 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                     f"Added classification processor for model: {model_name} (type: {type(processor).__name__})"
                 )
 
+    def _check_face_recognition_config_updates(self) -> None:
+        """Check for face recognition config updates."""
+        topic, face_config = self.face_recognition_config_subscriber.check_for_update()
+
+        if topic is None:
+            return
+
+        previous_min_area = self.config.face_recognition.min_area
+        self.config.face_recognition = face_config
+
+        for camera_config in self.config.cameras.values():
+            if camera_config.face_recognition.min_area == previous_min_area:
+                camera_config.face_recognition.min_area = face_config.min_area
+
+        for processor in self.realtime_processors:
+            if isinstance(processor, FaceRealTimeProcessor):
+                processor.update_config(face_config)
+
+        logger.debug("Applied dynamic face recognition config update")
+
     def _process_requests(self) -> None:
         """Process embeddings requests"""
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts
index 2f5b2dd46..18e963940 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts
@@ -32,18 +32,7 @@ const faceRecognition: SectionConfigOverrides = {
       "blur_confidence_filter",
       "device",
     ],
-    restartRequired: [
-      "enabled",
-      "model_size",
-      "unknown_score",
-      "detection_threshold",
-      "recognition_threshold",
-      "min_area",
-      "min_faces",
-      "save_attempts",
-      "blur_confidence_filter",
-      "device",
-    ],
+    restartRequired: ["enabled", "model_size", "device"],
   },
 };