diff --git a/include/dali_gateway.hpp b/include/dali_gateway.hpp
index daf5c8c..7e270d6 100644
--- a/include/dali_gateway.hpp
+++ b/include/dali_gateway.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ struct DaliGatewayRuntimeStatus {
 struct DaliGatewayAddressState {
   bool groupMaskKnown{false};
   uint16_t groupMask{0};
+  // Capability data is populated by discovery adapters and persisted with the
+  // rest of the address cache so bridge planners do not need a live bus scan
+  // on every boot.
+  std::optional<uint16_t> daliDeviceTypeMask;
+  std::optional<uint8_t> dt8ColorTypeFeatures;
   std::array<std::optional<uint8_t>, 16> sceneLevels{};
   DaliGatewaySettingsSnapshot settings;
   DaliGatewayRuntimeStatus status;
@@ -143,6 +148,9 @@ class DaliGatewayCache {
 
   void markAddressPresence(uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress, DaliGatewayPresence presence);
   bool setGroupMask(uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress, std::optional<uint16_t> groupMask);
+  bool setCapabilities(uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress,
+                       std::optional<uint16_t> daliDeviceTypeMask,
+                       std::optional<uint8_t> dt8ColorTypeFeatures);
   bool setSceneLevel(uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress, uint8_t scene,
                      std::optional<uint8_t> level);
   bool setSettings(uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress,
diff --git a/src/dali_gateway_cache.cpp b/src/dali_gateway_cache.cpp
index e22a6c0..2cacbc6 100644
--- a/src/dali_gateway_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/dali_gateway_cache.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-constexpr int kAddressStatePayloadVersion = 1;
+constexpr int kAddressStatePayloadVersion = 2;
 constexpr uint32_t kGroupMaskKnown = 1U << 0;
 constexpr uint32_t kActualLevelKnown = 1U << 1;
 constexpr uint32_t kSceneKnown = 1U << 2;
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ constexpr uint32_t kMinKnown = 1U << 7;
 constexpr uint32_t kMaxKnown = 1U << 8;
 constexpr uint32_t kFadeTimeKnown = 1U << 9;
 constexpr uint32_t kFadeRateKnown = 1U << 10;
+constexpr uint32_t kDeviceTypeMaskKnown = 1U << 11;
+constexpr uint32_t kDt8ColorTypeFeaturesKnown = 1U << 12;
 
 std::vector<int> ParseCsv(std::string_view raw) {
   std::vector<int> values;
@@ -65,12 +67,15 @@ uint32_t StateFlags(const DaliGatewayAddressState& state) {
   if (state.settings.maxLevel.has_value()) flags |= kMaxKnown;
   if (state.settings.fadeTime.has_value()) flags |= kFadeTimeKnown;
   if (state.settings.fadeRate.has_value()) flags |= kFadeRateKnown;
+  if (state.daliDeviceTypeMask.has_value()) flags |= kDeviceTypeMaskKnown;
+  if (state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures.has_value()) flags |= kDt8ColorTypeFeaturesKnown;
   return flags;
 }
 
 bool IsDefaultState(const DaliGatewayAddressState& state) {
   return !state.groupMaskKnown && state.groupMask == 0 && SceneKnownMask(state) == 0 &&
-         !state.settings.anyKnown() && !state.status.anyKnown();
+         !state.settings.anyKnown() && !state.status.anyKnown() &&
+         !state.daliDeviceTypeMask.has_value() && !state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures.has_value();
 }
 
 }  // namespace
@@ -217,6 +222,22 @@ void DaliGatewayCache::markAddressPresence(uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress
   ensurePresence(channel)[shortAddress] = presence;
 }
 
+bool DaliGatewayCache::setCapabilities(
+    uint8_t channel, uint8_t shortAddress, std::optional<uint16_t> daliDeviceTypeMask,
+    std::optional<uint8_t> dt8ColorTypeFeatures) {
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(mutex_);
+  if (shortAddress >= 64) return false;
+  auto& state = ensureStates(channel)[shortAddress];
+  if (state.daliDeviceTypeMask == daliDeviceTypeMask &&
+      state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures == dt8ColorTypeFeatures) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  state.daliDeviceTypeMask = daliDeviceTypeMask;
+  state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures = dt8ColorTypeFeatures;
+  markDirty(channel);
+  return true;
+}
+
 std::array<DaliGatewayAddressState, 64> DaliGatewayCache::addressStates(uint8_t channel) const {
   std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(mutex_);
   const auto it = states_.find(channel);
@@ -286,13 +307,17 @@ std::optional<std::string> DaliGatewayCache::encodeAddressState(
   for (const auto& level : state.sceneLevels) {
     payload += "," + std::to_string(level.value_or(255));
   }
+  payload += "," + std::to_string(state.daliDeviceTypeMask.value_or(0));
+  payload += "," + std::to_string(state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures.value_or(0));
   return payload;
 }
 
 std::optional<DaliGatewayAddressState> DaliGatewayCache::decodeAddressState(
     std::string_view payload) {
   const auto values = ParseCsv(payload);
-  if (values.size() < 13 || values[0] != kAddressStatePayloadVersion) return std::nullopt;
+  if (values.size() < 13 || (values[0] != 1 && values[0] != kAddressStatePayloadVersion)) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
 
   DaliGatewayAddressState state;
   const uint32_t flags = static_cast<uint32_t>(std::max(values[1], 0));
@@ -321,6 +346,14 @@ std::optional<DaliGatewayAddressState> DaliGatewayCache::decodeAddressState(
       state.sceneLevels[scene] = ByteValue(values[valueIndex]);
     }
   }
+  if (values[0] >= 2) {
+    if ((flags & kDeviceTypeMaskKnown) != 0 && values.size() > 29) {
+      state.daliDeviceTypeMask = WordValue(values[29]);
+    }
+    if ((flags & kDt8ColorTypeFeaturesKnown) != 0 && values.size() > 30) {
+      state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures = ByteValue(values[30]);
+    }
+  }
   return state;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/dali_gateway_test.cpp b/tests/dali_gateway_test.cpp
index a5fbb7d..e7a4afe 100644
--- a/tests/dali_gateway_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/dali_gateway_test.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int main() {
       [&](const DaliGatewayStatusUpdate&) { ++observer_updates; });
 
   assert(cache.setGroupMask(7, 4, 0x0001));
+  assert(cache.setCapabilities(7, 4, 0x0180, 0x07));
   assert(cache.mirrorForwardFrame(7, 0x80, 42));
   assert(status_updates == 1);
   assert(observer_updates == status_updates);
@@ -87,6 +88,17 @@ int main() {
   assert(restored_state.groupMask == 0x0001);
   assert(restored_state.settings.minLevel == 12);
   assert(restored_state.status.stale);
+  assert(restored_state.daliDeviceTypeMask == 0x0180);
+  assert(restored_state.dt8ColorTypeFeatures == 0x07);
+
+  // Version-one records remain readable and retain their original fields.
+  persisted[{8, 2}] = "1,129,9,2,111,0,0,0,4,254,0,0,0";
+  assert(restored.preloadChannel(8));
+  const auto migrated_state = restored.addressState(8, 2);
+  assert(migrated_state.groupMaskKnown);
+  assert(migrated_state.groupMask == 2);
+  assert(migrated_state.settings.minLevel == 4);
+  assert(!migrated_state.daliDeviceTypeMask.has_value());
 
   DaliApplicationControllerConfig config;
   config.shortAddress = 3;