diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 321a49e..95e7860 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -712,7 +712,18 @@ impl Client {
         };
 
         let mut direct = !conn.is_err();
-        if interface.is_force_relay() || conn.is_err() {
+        // Custom fork: if the punch succeeded AND the server told us this
+        // is a same-LAN connection (is_local=true), force direct=true even
+        // if is_force_relay is set. This fixes a bug where RustDesk's
+        // default behavior falls back to relay when force_relay is set,
+        // but for a successful same-LAN punch that's strictly worse
+        // (uses our 5 Mbps server bandwidth for no reason). After this
+        // fix, the punch-status banner will show green ⚡ on the LAN
+        // and the file-transfer menu item reappears.
+        if is_local && !conn.is_err() {
+            direct = true;
+        }
+        if (interface.is_force_relay() && !direct) || conn.is_err() {
             if !relay_server.is_empty() {
                 conn = Self::request_relay(
                     peer_id,