diff --git a/cmd/server/routes.go b/cmd/server/routes.go
index bd9d7fc0..356f0149 100644
--- a/cmd/server/routes.go
+++ b/cmd/server/routes.go
@@ -2084,7 +2084,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleAnalyticsSubpaths(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		}
 		maxLen := queryInt(r, "maxLen", 8)
 		limit := queryLimit(r, 100, 200)
-		data := s.store.GetAnalyticsSubpaths(region, minLen, maxLen, limit)
+		// Issue #1217: honor the Time window filter on Route Patterns.
+		window := ParseTimeWindow(r)
+		data := s.store.GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow(region, minLen, maxLen, limit, window)
 		if s.cfg != nil && len(s.cfg.NodeBlacklist) > 0 {
 			data = s.filterBlacklistedFromSubpaths(data)
 		}
@@ -2145,7 +2147,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAnalyticsSubpathsBulk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 		return
 	}
 
-	results := s.store.GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulk(region, groups)
+	results := s.store.GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulkWithWindow(region, groups, ParseTimeWindow(r))
 	if s.cfg != nil && len(s.cfg.NodeBlacklist) > 0 {
 		for i, r := range results {
 			results[i] = s.filterBlacklistedFromSubpaths(r)
diff --git a/cmd/server/store.go b/cmd/server/store.go
index 00abf413..126839f7 100644
--- a/cmd/server/store.go
+++ b/cmd/server/store.go
@@ -9216,6 +9216,120 @@ func (s *PacketStore) GetNodeAnalytics(pubkey string, days int) (*NodeAnalyticsR
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow is the window-aware variant of
+// GetAnalyticsSubpaths. Issue #1217: the Route Patterns chart on /analytics
+// ignored the Time window filter because callers always reached the unbounded
+// path. With a zero TimeWindow this is byte-equivalent to GetAnalyticsSubpaths.
+//
+// For non-zero windows we iterate the packet list and filter on
+// `tx.FirstSeen`. We deliberately do not consult the precomputed `spIndex`
+// (which has no per-tx timestamp), so the windowed path is O(N_tx · path²);
+// this matches the slow region-filtered path and keeps the fast unbounded
+// hot path untouched. Results are cached by (region|area|window) so repeated
+// renders of the same window don't re-scan.
+func (s *PacketStore) GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow(region string, minLen, maxLen, limit int, window TimeWindow) map[string]interface{} {
+	if window.IsZero() {
+		return s.GetAnalyticsSubpaths(region, minLen, maxLen, limit)
+	}
+
+	cacheKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%d|%d|%d|w=%s", region, minLen, maxLen, limit, window.CacheKey())
+	s.cacheMu.Lock()
+	if cached, ok := s.subpathCache[cacheKey]; ok && time.Now().Before(cached.expiresAt) {
+		s.cacheHits++
+		s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+		return cached.data
+	}
+	s.cacheMisses++
+	s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	result := s.computeAnalyticsSubpathsWindowed(region, minLen, maxLen, limit, window)
+
+	s.cacheMu.Lock()
+	s.subpathCache[cacheKey] = &cachedResult{data: result, expiresAt: time.Now().Add(s.rfCacheTTL)}
+	s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// computeAnalyticsSubpathsWindowed iterates s.packets and bounds the result
+// to transmissions whose FirstSeen falls inside `window`. Optionally also
+// region-filters. Mirrors computeSubpathsSlow but with the window predicate
+// inlined and without requiring a non-empty region.
+func (s *PacketStore) computeAnalyticsSubpathsWindowed(region string, minLen, maxLen, limit int, window TimeWindow) map[string]interface{} {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	_, pm := s.getCachedNodesAndPM()
+	contextPubkeys := buildAggregateHopContextPubkeys(s.packets, pm)
+	hopCache := make(map[string]*nodeInfo)
+	graph := s.graph.Load()
+	resolveHop := func(hop string) string {
+		if cached, ok := hopCache[hop]; ok {
+			if cached != nil {
+				return cached.Name
+			}
+			return hop
+		}
+		r, _, _ := pm.resolveWithContext(hop, contextPubkeys, graph)
+		hopCache[hop] = r
+		if r != nil {
+			return r.Name
+		}
+		return hop
+	}
+
+	var regionObs map[string]bool
+	if region != "" {
+		regionObs = s.resolveRegionObservers(region)
+	}
+
+	subpathCounts := make(map[string]*subpathAccum)
+	totalPaths := 0
+
+	for _, tx := range s.packets {
+		if !window.Includes(tx.FirstSeen) {
+			continue
+		}
+		hops := txGetParsedPath(tx)
+		if len(hops) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if regionObs != nil {
+			match := false
+			for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
+				if regionObs[obs.ObserverID] {
+					match = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !match {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		totalPaths++
+
+		named := make([]string, len(hops))
+		for i, h := range hops {
+			named[i] = resolveHop(h)
+		}
+
+		for l := minLen; l <= maxLen && l <= len(named); l++ {
+			for start := 0; start <= len(named)-l; start++ {
+				sub := strings.Join(named[start:start+l], " → ")
+				raw := strings.Join(hops[start:start+l], ",")
+				entry := subpathCounts[sub]
+				if entry == nil {
+					entry = &subpathAccum{raw: raw}
+					subpathCounts[sub] = entry
+				}
+				entry.count++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return s.rankSubpaths(subpathCounts, totalPaths, limit)
+}
+
 func (s *PacketStore) GetAnalyticsSubpaths(region string, minLen, maxLen, limit int) map[string]interface{} {
 	cacheKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%d|%d|%d", region, minLen, maxLen, limit)
 
@@ -9237,6 +9351,21 @@ func (s *PacketStore) GetAnalyticsSubpaths(region string, minLen, maxLen, limit
 	return result
 }
 
+// GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulkWithWindow is the window-aware variant. For a zero
+// TimeWindow it is byte-equivalent to GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulk; for a non-
+// zero window it delegates to GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow per group so
+// the `tx.FirstSeen` filter is honored (issue #1217).
+func (s *PacketStore) GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulkWithWindow(region string, groups []subpathGroup, window TimeWindow) []map[string]interface{} {
+	if window.IsZero() {
+		return s.GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulk(region, groups)
+	}
+	results := make([]map[string]interface{}, len(groups))
+	for i, g := range groups {
+		results[i] = s.GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow(region, g.MinLen, g.MaxLen, g.Limit, window)
+	}
+	return results
+}
+
 // GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulk returns multiple length-range buckets from a single
 // scan of the subpath index, avoiding repeated iterations.
 func (s *PacketStore) GetAnalyticsSubpathsBulk(region string, groups []subpathGroup) []map[string]interface{} {
diff --git a/cmd/server/subpaths_window_test.go b/cmd/server/subpaths_window_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01be95aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/server/subpaths_window_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package main
+
+// Regression test for issue #1217 — Route Patterns analytics must honor the
+// `?window=` time-window filter (e.g. "1h", "24h", "7d"). Before the fix,
+// computeAnalyticsSubpaths read the full s.spIndex / s.packets regardless of
+// the window, so the chart counts were identical for every window selection.
+//
+// This test seeds two transmissions with distinct multi-hop paths at different
+// `first_seen` ages (one recent, one ~30 days old) and asserts:
+//   - the unbounded call returns BOTH paths
+//   - a 24h windowed call returns ONLY the recent path
+//
+// If the handler/store ignores the window param, the windowed call returns
+// the same totalPaths/subpaths as the unbounded call and the assertion below
+// fails — that's the red-commit signal.
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// setupSubpathWindowDB seeds a DB with one recent and one old multi-hop
+// transmission, each with a distinct path so they produce distinct subpaths.
+func setupSubpathWindowDB(t *testing.T) *DB {
+	t.Helper()
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	old := now.Add(-30 * 24 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+	oldEpoch := now.Add(-30 * 24 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	// Observer
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata, last_seen, first_seen, packet_count)
+		VALUES ('obs1', 'Observer One', 'SJC', ?, '2025-01-01T00:00:00Z', 100)`, recent)
+
+	// Recent transmission with path ["aa","bb"]
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('01', 'recent_hash_window_001', ?, 1, 4, '{}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -90, '["aa","bb"]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	// Old transmission (30d ago) with disjoint path ["cc","dd"]
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('02', 'old_hash_window_002', ?, 1, 4, '{}')`, old)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (2, 1, 10.0, -90, '["cc","dd"]', ?)`, oldEpoch)
+
+	return db
+}
+
+// TestSubpathsHonorsTimeWindow_StoreLevel asserts that the store-level
+// API exposes a window-aware variant and that it filters by first_seen.
+func TestSubpathsHonorsTimeWindow_StoreLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupSubpathWindowDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	if err := store.Load(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("store.Load failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Unbounded: should see both transmissions and their subpaths.
+	all := store.GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow("", 2, 8, 100, TimeWindow{})
+	allTotal, _ := all["totalPaths"].(int)
+	if allTotal != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unbounded: expected totalPaths=2, got %d (subpaths=%v)", allTotal, all["subpaths"])
+	}
+
+	// 24h window: should exclude the 30d-old transmission.
+	since := time.Now().UTC().Add(-24 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	w := TimeWindow{Since: since, Label: "24h"}
+	windowed := store.GetAnalyticsSubpathsWithWindow("", 2, 8, 100, w)
+	winTotal, _ := windowed["totalPaths"].(int)
+	if winTotal != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("windowed (24h): expected totalPaths=1, got %d (subpaths=%v)", winTotal, windowed["subpaths"])
+	}
+
+	// And the old path "cc → dd" must NOT appear in the windowed response.
+	if subs, ok := windowed["subpaths"].([]map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		for _, s := range subs {
+			if p, _ := s["path"].(string); p == "cc → dd" {
+				t.Errorf("windowed (24h) leaked the old path %q", p)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSubpathsHandlerHonorsTimeWindow asserts that the HTTP handler reads
+// `?window=` and forwards it to the store.
+func TestSubpathsHandlerHonorsTimeWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupSubpathWindowDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+	cfg := &Config{Port: 3000}
+	hub := NewHub()
+	srv := NewServer(db, cfg, hub)
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	if err := store.Load(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("store.Load failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	srv.store = store
+
+	mustGet := func(url string) map[string]interface{} {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		switch {
+		case containsPath(url, "/api/analytics/subpaths-bulk"):
+			srv.handleAnalyticsSubpathsBulk(w, req)
+		default:
+			srv.handleAnalyticsSubpaths(w, req)
+		}
+		if w.Code != 200 {
+			t.Fatalf("GET %s: status=%d body=%s", url, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+		}
+		var out map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &out); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("json decode %s: %v body=%s", url, err, w.Body.String())
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	all := mustGet("/api/analytics/subpaths?minLen=2&maxLen=8")
+	allTotal, _ := all["totalPaths"].(float64)
+	if int(allTotal) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unbounded: expected totalPaths=2, got %v", all["totalPaths"])
+	}
+
+	win := mustGet("/api/analytics/subpaths?minLen=2&maxLen=8&window=24h")
+	winTotal, _ := win["totalPaths"].(float64)
+	if int(winTotal) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("window=24h: expected totalPaths=1, got %v (resp=%+v)", win["totalPaths"], win)
+	}
+
+	// Bulk endpoint must also honor window.
+	bulk := mustGet("/api/analytics/subpaths-bulk?groups=2-2:50&window=24h")
+	results, _ := bulk["results"].([]interface{})
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bulk: expected 1 result group, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+	r0 := results[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	bulkTotal, _ := r0["totalPaths"].(float64)
+	if int(bulkTotal) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("bulk window=24h: expected totalPaths=1, got %v", r0["totalPaths"])
+	}
+}
+
+func containsPath(url, want string) bool {
+	for i := 0; i+len(want) <= len(url); i++ {
+		if url[i:i+len(want)] == want {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// silence unused-import for fmt when iterating
+var _ = fmt.Sprintf
diff --git a/public/analytics.js b/public/analytics.js
index d08e486c..5ea72883 100644
--- a/public/analytics.js
+++ b/public/analytics.js
@@ -1876,7 +1876,12 @@
     el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-center text-muted" style="padding:40px">Analyzing route patterns…</div>';
     try {
       const rq = RegionFilter.regionQueryString();
-      const bulk = await api('/analytics/subpaths-bulk?groups=2-2:50,3-3:30,4-4:20,5-8:15' + rq, { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.analyticsRF });
+      // Issue #1217: thread the Time window picker into the Route Patterns
+      // request so the chart actually reflects the user's selection.
+      const twEl = document.getElementById('analyticsTimeWindow');
+      const twVal = twEl ? twEl.value : '';
+      const tws = twVal ? '&window=' + encodeURIComponent(twVal) : '';
+      const bulk = await api('/analytics/subpaths-bulk?groups=2-2:50,3-3:30,4-4:20,5-8:15' + rq + tws, { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.analyticsRF });
       const [d2, d3, d4, d5] = bulk.results;
 
       function renderTable(data, title) {