diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/config/validation.json b/web/public/locales/en/config/validation.json
index 6f3b5f6864..f3d98a65e9 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/config/validation.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/config/validation.json
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@
       "detectRequired": "At least one input stream must be assigned the 'detect' role.",
       "hwaccelDetectOnly": "Only the input stream with the detect role can define hardware acceleration arguments."
     }
+  },
+  "detect": {
+    "dimensionMustBeEven": "Must be an even number."
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index ec37ca7f17..11fcd92123 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -1794,7 +1794,9 @@
     },
     "detect": {
       "fpsGreaterThanFive": "Setting the detect FPS higher than 5 is not recommended. Higher values may cause performance issues and will not provide any benefit.",
-      "disabled": "Object detection is disabled. Snapshots, review items, and enrichments such as face recognition, license plate recognition, and Generative AI will not function."
+      "disabled": "Object detection is disabled. Snapshots, review items, and enrichments such as face recognition, license plate recognition, and Generative AI will not function.",
+      "resolutionShouldBeMultipleOfFour": "For best results, detect width and height should be multiples of 4. Other even values may produce visual artifacts or slight distortion in the detect stream.",
+      "aspectRatioMismatch": "The width and height you've entered don't match the aspect ratio of your current detect resolution. This may produce a stretched or distorted image."
     },
     "objects": {
       "genaiNoDescriptionsProvider": "You must configure a GenAI provider with the 'descriptions' role for descriptions to be generated."
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts
index 964a802d3f..74d170edc6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,50 @@ const detect: SectionConfigOverrides = {
         condition: (ctx) =>
           ctx.level === "camera" && ctx.formData?.enabled === false,
       },
+      {
+        key: "detect-resolution-not-multiple-of-four",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.detect.resolutionShouldBeMultipleOfFour",
+        severity: "warning",
+        condition: (ctx) => {
+          const width = ctx.formData?.width as number | null | undefined;
+          const height = ctx.formData?.height as number | null | undefined;
+          const isEvenButNotFour = (v: unknown) =>
+            typeof v === "number" && v % 2 === 0 && v % 4 !== 0;
+          return isEvenButNotFour(width) || isEvenButNotFour(height);
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        key: "detect-aspect-ratio-mismatch",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.detect.aspectRatioMismatch",
+        severity: "warning",
+        condition: (ctx) => {
+          const newWidth = ctx.formData?.width as number | null | undefined;
+          const newHeight = ctx.formData?.height as number | null | undefined;
+          if (typeof newWidth !== "number" || typeof newHeight !== "number") {
+            return false;
+          }
+          const saved =
+            ctx.level === "camera"
+              ? ctx.fullCameraConfig?.detect
+              : ctx.fullConfig?.detect;
+          const savedWidth = saved?.width;
+          const savedHeight = saved?.height;
+          if (
+            typeof savedWidth !== "number" ||
+            typeof savedHeight !== "number" ||
+            savedWidth <= 0 ||
+            savedHeight <= 0
+          ) {
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (newWidth === savedWidth && newHeight === savedHeight) {
+            return false;
+          }
+          const newRatio = newWidth / newHeight;
+          const savedRatio = savedWidth / savedHeight;
+          return Math.abs(newRatio - savedRatio) > 0.01;
+        },
+      },
     ],
     fieldMessages: [
       {
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/detect.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/detect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ecc805b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/detect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import type { FormValidation } from "@rjsf/utils";
+import type { TFunction } from "i18next";
+import { isJsonObject } from "@/lib/utils";
+import type { JsonObject } from "@/types/configForm";
+
+export function validateDetectDimensions(
+  formData: unknown,
+  errors: FormValidation,
+  t: TFunction,
+): FormValidation {
+  if (!isJsonObject(formData as JsonObject)) {
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  const data = formData as JsonObject;
+  const width = data.width;
+  const height = data.height;
+
+  const widthErrors = errors.width as
+    | { addError?: (message: string) => void }
+    | undefined;
+  const heightErrors = errors.height as
+    | { addError?: (message: string) => void }
+    | undefined;
+
+  const message = t("detect.dimensionMustBeEven", { ns: "config/validation" });
+
+  if (typeof width === "number" && width % 2 !== 0) {
+    widthErrors?.addError?.(message);
+  }
+  if (typeof height === "number" && height % 2 !== 0) {
+    heightErrors?.addError?.(message);
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/index.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/index.ts
index 31a02a1d10..33c02b1c7a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-validations/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { FormValidation } from "@rjsf/utils";
 import type { TFunction } from "i18next";
+import { validateDetectDimensions } from "./detect";
 import { validateFfmpegInputRoles } from "./ffmpeg";
 import { validateProxyRoleHeader } from "./proxy";
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ export function getSectionValidation({
   level,
   t,
 }: SectionValidationOptions): SectionValidation | undefined {
+  if (sectionPath === "detect") {
+    return (formData, errors) => validateDetectDimensions(formData, errors, t);
+  }
+
   if (sectionPath === "ffmpeg" && level === "camera") {
     return (formData, errors) => validateFfmpegInputRoles(formData, errors, t);
   }