diff --git a/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/a3200.py b/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/a3200.py
index a7b1e7ba..b3eb69b8 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/a3200.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/a3200.py
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ class A3200Motor(Device, PositionerBase):
             position error to settle within tolerance before the position is compared with
             the target. The controller's In Position status is not used: its
             InPositionDistance can be tighter than the axis settles (X: 10 nm).
+        in_position_hold: position error and distance to the target must stay within
+            tolerance this long (s) before the move counts as settled. Default 0.1 s: after
+            a hard stop X rings at ~10 Hz, a single reading can be a zero crossing.
         acceleration: ramp rate for moves in user units/s^2; None keeps the controller's
             ramp settings (DefaultRampRate).
         max_scan_velocity: highest velocity a continuous scan may set on this axis, in user
@@ -580,6 +583,7 @@ class A3200Motor(Device, PositionerBase):
         egu="mm",
         tolerance=0.001,
         in_position_timeout=2.0,
+        in_position_hold=0.1,
         require_homed=True,
         acceleration=None,
         max_scan_velocity=None,
@@ -598,6 +602,7 @@ class A3200Motor(Device, PositionerBase):
         self.sign = sign
         self.tolerance = tolerance
         self.in_position_timeout = in_position_timeout
+        self.in_position_hold = in_position_hold
         self.require_homed = require_homed
         self.pso_input = pso_input
         self.pso_counts_divider = pso_counts_divider
@@ -696,13 +701,29 @@ class A3200Motor(Device, PositionerBase):
                     logger.warning(f"{self.name} stopped with faults {faults}.")
                 self._done_moving(success=not faults)
                 return
-            # the profile is done, the axis may still be settling
+            # the profile is done, the axis may still be settling: after a hard stop X rings
+            # at ~10 Hz with ~20 um, so a single small position error can be a zero crossing.
+            # Settled = position error and distance to the target within the tolerance for
+            # in_position_hold without interruption.
             deadline = time.time() + self.in_position_timeout
-            while abs(self.controller.position_error(self.axis_Id)) > self.tolerance:
-                if time.time() > deadline:
+            settled_since = None
+            while True:
+                now = time.time()
+                in_tolerance = (
+                    abs(self.controller.position_error(self.axis_Id)) <= self.tolerance
+                    and abs(self.readback.get() - position) <= self.tolerance
+                )
+                if not in_tolerance:
+                    settled_since = None
+                elif settled_since is None:
+                    settled_since = now
+                if settled_since is not None and now - settled_since >= self.in_position_hold:
+                    break
+                if now > deadline:
                     logger.warning(
-                        f"{self.name}: position error not within {self.tolerance}"
-                        f" {self.egu} {self.in_position_timeout} s after the end of the move."
+                        f"{self.name}: not settled within {self.tolerance} {self.egu} for"
+                        f" {self.in_position_hold} s, {self.in_position_timeout} s after the end"
+                        " of the move."
                     )
                     break
                 time.sleep(0.02)
diff --git a/tests/tests_devices/test_a3200.py b/tests/tests_devices/test_a3200.py
index a5f8c28a..e69a744f 100644
--- a/tests/tests_devices/test_a3200.py
+++ b/tests/tests_devices/test_a3200.py
@@ -377,6 +377,18 @@ def test_move_waits_for_position_error_within_tolerance():
     assert motor.controller.position_error("X") == 0.0
 
 
+def test_move_does_not_settle_on_a_zero_crossing():
+    # ringing after the stop: one reading within tolerance, then out again, then settled
+    motor = _sim_motor(velocity=100.0, tolerance=0.001, in_position_hold=0.1)
+    errors = iter([0.0] + [0.01] * 5)
+    motor.controller.position_error = lambda axis: next(errors, 0.0)
+    start = time.time()
+    status = motor.move(1.0, wait=True)
+    # 5 readings out of tolerance (~0.1 s), then held for 0.1 s
+    assert time.time() - start >= 0.2
+    assert status.success
+
+
 def test_move_ignores_in_position_tighter_than_tolerance():
     # settled within tolerance, but outside the controller's InPositionDistance
     motor = _sim_motor(velocity=100.0, tolerance=0.001)