diff --git a/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts b/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts
index 2c0017cfd..d3906f7ef 100644
--- a/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts
+++ b/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ const SCALE_ADJUST_FALLBACK_MASK_DISTANCE_THRESHOLD = 42;
 const SCALE_ADJUST_FALLBACK_MASK_LUMA_GAP = 18;
 const SCALE_ADJUST_FALLBACK_INPAINT_ITERATIONS = 180;
 const SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_OUTSIDE_FOOTPRINT_MAX_RATIO = 0.72;
+const SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_OUTSIDE_FOOTPRINT_RELAXED_MAX_RATIO = 0.84;
+const SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_OUTSIDE_FOOTPRINT_MIN_REMOVED_RATIO = 0.14;
 const SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_MIN_SOURCE_OUTSIDE_PIXELS = 60;
 const SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_TARGET_FOOTPRINT_MARGIN = 0.018;
 
@@ -894,7 +896,10 @@ async function getScaleAdjustFootprintChangeStats(params: {
     generatedOutsidePixels: number;
     outsideRatio: number;
     passed: boolean;
+    passReason: "low-source-mask" | "strict-ratio" | "removed-old-footprint" | "failed";
     regionIndex: number;
+    removedOutsidePixels: number;
+    removedOutsideRatio: number;
     sourceOutsidePixels: number;
   }> = [];
 
@@ -952,14 +957,37 @@ async function getScaleAdjustFootprintChangeStats(params: {
     }
     const outsideRatio =
       sourceOutsidePixels > 0 ? generatedOutsidePixels / sourceOutsidePixels : 0;
-    const passed =
-      sourceOutsidePixels < SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_MIN_SOURCE_OUTSIDE_PIXELS ||
+    const removedOutsidePixels = sourceOutsidePixels - generatedOutsidePixels;
+    const removedOutsideRatio =
+      sourceOutsidePixels > 0 ? removedOutsidePixels / sourceOutsidePixels : 0;
+    const minRemovedOutsidePixels = Math.max(
+      SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_MIN_SOURCE_OUTSIDE_PIXELS,
+      Math.round(
+        sourceOutsidePixels * SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_OUTSIDE_FOOTPRINT_MIN_REMOVED_RATIO
+      )
+    );
+    const lowSourceMask =
+      sourceOutsidePixels < SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_MIN_SOURCE_OUTSIDE_PIXELS;
+    const strictRatio =
       outsideRatio <= SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_OUTSIDE_FOOTPRINT_MAX_RATIO;
+    const removedOldFootprint =
+      outsideRatio <= SCALE_ADJUST_SHRINK_OUTSIDE_FOOTPRINT_RELAXED_MAX_RATIO &&
+      removedOutsidePixels >= minRemovedOutsidePixels;
+    const passed = lowSourceMask || strictRatio || removedOldFootprint;
     shrinkStats.push({
       generatedOutsidePixels,
       outsideRatio,
       passed,
+      passReason: lowSourceMask
+        ? "low-source-mask"
+        : strictRatio
+          ? "strict-ratio"
+          : removedOldFootprint
+            ? "removed-old-footprint"
+            : "failed",
       regionIndex: index,
+      removedOutsidePixels,
+      removedOutsideRatio,
       sourceOutsidePixels,
     });
   }
@@ -1270,7 +1298,10 @@ async function applyScaleAdjustVerificationToImages(params: {
           generatedOutsidePixels: item.generatedOutsidePixels,
           outsideRatio: Number(item.outsideRatio.toFixed(3)),
           passed: item.passed,
+          passReason: item.passReason,
           regionIndex: item.regionIndex,
+          removedOutsidePixels: item.removedOutsidePixels,
+          removedOutsideRatio: Number(item.removedOutsideRatio.toFixed(3)),
           sourceOutsidePixels: item.sourceOutsidePixels,
         })),
       },
@@ -1312,7 +1343,10 @@ async function applyScaleAdjustVerificationToImages(params: {
             generatedOutsidePixels: item.generatedOutsidePixels,
             outsideRatio: Number(item.outsideRatio.toFixed(3)),
             passed: item.passed,
+            passReason: item.passReason,
             regionIndex: item.regionIndex,
+            removedOutsidePixels: item.removedOutsidePixels,
+            removedOutsideRatio: Number(item.removedOutsideRatio.toFixed(3)),
             sourceOutsidePixels: item.sourceOutsidePixels,
           })),
         },