diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 4af2c0942..6ce4c32ab 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ int FIO_rust_checkFilenameCollisions(const char** filenameTable, unsigned nbFile
 unsigned FIO_rust_highbit64(unsigned long long v);
 unsigned long long FIO_rust_getLargestFileSize(const char** inFileNames, unsigned nbFiles);
 unsigned FIO_rust_cycleLog(unsigned hashLog, int strategy);
+void FIO_rust_patchFromWindowPolicy(unsigned fileWindowLog,
+                                    unsigned cycleLog,
+                                    unsigned* windowLog,
+                                    int* enableLdm);
 void FIO_rust_setInBuffer(ZSTD_inBuffer* output, const void* buf, size_t s, size_t pos);
 void FIO_rust_setOutBuffer(ZSTD_outBuffer* output, void* buf, size_t s, size_t pos);
 const char* FIO_rust_determineCompressedName(const char* srcFileName, const char* outDirName, const char* suffix);
@@ -877,11 +881,17 @@ static void FIO_adjustParamsForPatchFromMode(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs,
 {
     unsigned const fileWindowLog = FIO_highbit64(maxSrcFileSize) + 1;
     ZSTD_compressionParameters const cParams = ZSTD_getCParams(cLevel, (size_t)maxSrcFileSize, (size_t)dictSize);
+    unsigned windowLog;
+    int enableLdm;
     FIO_adjustMemLimitForPatchFromMode(prefs, dictSize, maxSrcFileSize);
+    FIO_rust_patchFromWindowPolicy(fileWindowLog,
+                                   ZSTD_cycleLog(cParams.chainLog, cParams.strategy),
+                                   &windowLog,
+                                   &enableLdm);
     if (fileWindowLog > ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX)
         DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Max window log exceeded by file (compression ratio will suffer)\n");
-    comprParams->windowLog = MAX(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN, MIN(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX, fileWindowLog));
-    if (fileWindowLog > ZSTD_cycleLog(cParams.chainLog, cParams.strategy)) {
+    comprParams->windowLog = windowLog;
+    if (enableLdm) {
         if (!prefs->ldmFlag)
             DISPLAYLEVEL(2, "long mode automatically triggered\n");
         FIO_setLdmFlag(prefs, 1);
diff --git a/rust/src/fileio_prefs.rs b/rust/src/fileio_prefs.rs
index 101db5fba..42ca020e3 100644
--- a/rust/src/fileio_prefs.rs
+++ b/rust/src/fileio_prefs.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const FIO_MULTI_FILES_ACTION_DISABLE_REMOVE: c_int = 3;
 const FIO_MULTI_FILES_ACTION_QUIET_ABORT: c_int = 4;
 const FIO_MULTI_FILES_ACTION_CONFIRM: c_int = 5;
 const UTIL_FILESIZE_UNKNOWN: u64 = u64::MAX;
+const ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN: u32 = 10;
 const ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX: u32 = if size_of::<usize>() == 4 { 30 } else { 31 };
 const ZSTD_BTLAZY2: c_int = 6;
 static STDOUT_MARK: &[u8] = b"/*stdout*\\\0";
@@ -609,6 +610,20 @@ pub extern "C" fn FIO_rust_cycleLog(hash_log: c_uint, strategy: c_int) -> c_uint
     cycle_log(hash_log, strategy)
 }
 
+/// Rust scalar ABI for patch-from window and automatic-LDM policy.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn FIO_rust_patchFromWindowPolicy(
+    file_window_log: c_uint,
+    cycle_log: c_uint,
+    window_log: *mut c_uint,
+    enable_ldm: *mut c_int,
+) {
+    unsafe {
+        window_log.write(file_window_log.clamp(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN, ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX));
+        enable_ldm.write(c_int::from(file_window_log > cycle_log));
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 #[inline]
 fn multi_files_concat_action(
@@ -1179,6 +1194,54 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(FIO_rust_cycleLog(20, ZSTD_BTLAZY2 + 3), 19);
     }
 
+    fn patch_from_window_policy(file_window_log: c_uint, cycle_log: c_uint) -> (c_uint, c_int) {
+        let mut window_log = c_uint::MAX;
+        let mut enable_ldm = -1;
+        unsafe {
+            FIO_rust_patchFromWindowPolicy(
+                file_window_log,
+                cycle_log,
+                &mut window_log,
+                &mut enable_ldm,
+            );
+        }
+        (window_log, enable_ldm)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn patch_from_window_policy_clamps_to_lower_bound() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            patch_from_window_policy(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN - 1, ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN),
+            (ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN, 0)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn patch_from_window_policy_clamps_to_upper_bound() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            patch_from_window_policy(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX + 1, ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX + 1),
+            (ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX, 0)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn patch_from_window_policy_keeps_equal_cycle_log_out_of_ldm() {
+        assert_eq!(patch_from_window_policy(20, 20), (20, 0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn patch_from_window_policy_enables_ldm_one_above_cycle_log() {
+        assert_eq!(patch_from_window_policy(20, 19), (20, 1));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn patch_from_window_policy_uses_raw_value_above_upper_bound_for_ldm() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            patch_from_window_policy(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX + 1, ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX),
+            (ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX, 1)
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn multi_files_concat_policy_protects_stdout_and_test_mode_removal() {
         assert_eq!(