diff --git a/app/Enums/PostPlatform/AspectRatio.php b/app/Enums/PostPlatform/AspectRatio.php
index 52365b4c..89a34e76 100644
--- a/app/Enums/PostPlatform/AspectRatio.php
+++ b/app/Enums/PostPlatform/AspectRatio.php
@@ -10,4 +10,18 @@ enum AspectRatio: string
     case Portrait = '4:5';
     case Landscape = '16:9';
     case Original = 'original';
+
+    /**
+     * Width-to-height ratio used to center-crop an image. `Original` means "no
+     * crop", so it resolves to a square (1.0) only as a safe fallback — callers
+     * should bypass cropping entirely for `Original`.
+     */
+    public function toFloat(): float
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::Portrait => 4 / 5,
+            self::Landscape => 16 / 9,
+            self::Square, self::Original => 1.0,
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PostController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PostController.php
index fefa3d0e..30be5e48 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PostController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PostController.php
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ public function update(UpdatePostRequest $request, Post $post): PostResource|Jso
             );
         }
 
-        return new PostResource(data_get($result, 'post'));
+        $updated = data_get($result, 'post');
+        $updated->load(['postPlatforms.socialAccount']);
+
+        return new PostResource($updated);
     }
 
     public function destroy(Request $request, Post $post): JsonResponse
diff --git a/app/Services/Social/Concerns/CropsImageForAspectRatio.php b/app/Services/Social/Concerns/CropsImageForAspectRatio.php
index f807e62a..ae4cefdb 100644
--- a/app/Services/Social/Concerns/CropsImageForAspectRatio.php
+++ b/app/Services/Social/Concerns/CropsImageForAspectRatio.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\Social\Concerns;
 
+use App\Enums\PostPlatform\AspectRatio;
 use App\Exceptions\Social\SocialPublishException;
 use App\Services\Media\MediaOptimizer;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
@@ -51,11 +52,7 @@ protected function cropImageForAspectRatio(string $imageUrl, ?string $aspectRati
 
     protected function aspectRatioToFloat(string $ratio): float
     {
-        return match ($ratio) {
-            '4:5' => 4 / 5,
-            '16:9' => 16 / 9,
-            default => 1.0,
-        };
+        return AspectRatio::tryFrom($ratio)?->toFloat() ?? 1.0;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/PostApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/PostApiTest.php
index eee56afd..5163af93 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/PostApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/PostApiTest.php
@@ -624,3 +624,42 @@
         ])
         ->assertJsonValidationErrors(['platforms.0.meta.aspect_ratio']);
 });
+
+it('accepts a valid aspect_ratio on update and persists it', function () {
+    $post = Post::factory()->create([
+        'workspace_id' => $this->workspace->id,
+        'user_id' => $this->user->id,
+        'status' => PostStatus::Draft,
+    ]);
+    $postPlatform = PostPlatform::factory()->linkedin()->create([
+        'post_id' => $post->id,
+        'social_account_id' => $this->socialAccount->id,
+        'enabled' => true,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->withHeaders(['Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$this->plainToken])
+        ->putJson(route('api.posts.update', $post), [
+            'status' => 'draft',
+            'platforms' => [
+                ['id' => $postPlatform->id, 'content_type' => 'linkedin_post', 'meta' => ['aspect_ratio' => '16:9']],
+            ],
+        ])
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonPath('platforms.0.meta.aspect_ratio', '16:9');
+
+    expect($postPlatform->fresh()->meta['aspect_ratio'])->toBe('16:9');
+});
+
+it('accepts the original aspect_ratio (no crop) on create', function () {
+    $this->withHeaders(['Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$this->plainToken])
+        ->postJson(route('api.posts.store'), [
+            'platforms' => [
+                ['social_account_id' => $this->socialAccount->id, 'content_type' => 'linkedin_post', 'meta' => ['aspect_ratio' => 'original']],
+            ],
+        ])
+        ->assertCreated();
+
+    $platform = Post::where('workspace_id', $this->workspace->id)->first()
+        ->postPlatforms()->where('social_account_id', $this->socialAccount->id)->first();
+    expect($platform->meta['aspect_ratio'])->toBe('original');
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Mcp/PostToolTest.php b/tests/Feature/Mcp/PostToolTest.php
index c234460d..dfd631b4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Mcp/PostToolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Mcp/PostToolTest.php
@@ -323,3 +323,36 @@
 
     $response->assertHasErrors();
 });
+
+test('create post returns the platform meta in the response (read-back)', function () {
+    TryPostServer::actingAs($this->user)
+        ->tool(CreatePostTool::class, [
+            'platforms' => [
+                ['social_account_id' => $this->socialAccount->id, 'content_type' => 'linkedin_post', 'meta' => ['aspect_ratio' => '4:5']],
+            ],
+        ])
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertStructuredContent(fn (AssertableJson $json) => $json->where('platforms.0.meta.aspect_ratio', '4:5')->etc());
+});
+
+test('update post accepts a valid aspect_ratio and persists it', function () {
+    $post = Post::factory()->create([
+        'workspace_id' => $this->workspace->id,
+        'user_id' => $this->user->id,
+    ]);
+    $platform = PostPlatform::factory()->create([
+        'post_id' => $post->id,
+        'social_account_id' => $this->socialAccount->id,
+    ]);
+
+    TryPostServer::actingAs($this->user)
+        ->tool(UpdatePostTool::class, [
+            'post_id' => $post->id,
+            'platforms' => [
+                ['id' => $platform->id, 'meta' => ['aspect_ratio' => '16:9']],
+            ],
+        ])
+        ->assertOk();
+
+    expect($platform->fresh()->meta['aspect_ratio'])->toBe('16:9');
+});
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Enums/AspectRatioTest.php b/tests/Unit/Enums/AspectRatioTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8adebf0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Enums/AspectRatioTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Enums\PostPlatform\AspectRatio;
+
+test('aspect ratio has the expected cases and values', function () {
+    expect(array_column(AspectRatio::cases(), 'value'))
+        ->toEqualCanonicalizing(['1:1', '4:5', '16:9', 'original']);
+});
+
+test('aspect ratio maps to the correct crop float', function (string $value, float $expected) {
+    expect(AspectRatio::from($value)->toFloat())->toBe($expected);
+})->with([
+    '1:1' => ['1:1', 1.0],
+    '4:5' => ['4:5', 4 / 5],
+    '16:9' => ['16:9', 16 / 9],
+    'original' => ['original', 1.0],
+]);