diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 5577b3a..1b96bee 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "name": "WiFi Signal Plus",
     "description": "Displays WiFi generation (4/5/6/7) in the top bar with detailed connection info on hover",
     "shell-version": ["45", "46", "47", "48", "49"],
-    "version": 5,
+    "version": 6,
     "url": "https://github.com/JalilArfaoui/gnome-extension-wifi-signal-plus",
     "donations": {
         "liberapay": "Jalil"
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 68033c6..698b598 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ import {
 const REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5;
 const BACKGROUND_SCAN_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 300;
 const PLACEHOLDER = '--' as const;
-// WiFi 7 theoretical max: 320 MHz, MCS 13 (4096-QAM 5/6), 4×4 MIMO, GI 0.8µs
+// WiFi 7 theoretical max: 320 MHz, MCS 13 (4096-QAM 5/6), 4×4 MIMO, GI 0.8µs.
+// Speed bar uses logarithmic scale so real-world values fill the gauge meaningfully.
 const MAX_SPEED_MBPS = 5760;
 const MAX_CHANNEL_WIDTH_MHZ = 320;
 const MIN_SIGNAL_DBM = -90;
@@ -588,7 +589,8 @@ export default class WifiSignalPlusExtension extends Extension {
 
     private getSpeedPercent(info: ConnectedInfo): number {
         const speed = Math.max(info.txBitrate ?? 0, info.rxBitrate ?? 0, info.bitrate);
-        return Math.min(100, (speed / MAX_SPEED_MBPS) * 100);
+        if (speed <= 0) return 0;
+        return Math.min(100, (Math.log(1 + speed) / Math.log(1 + MAX_SPEED_MBPS)) * 100);
     }
 
     private getWidthPercent(width: ChannelWidthMHz | null): number {