diff --git a/backend/handler/metadata/ss_handler.py b/backend/handler/metadata/ss_handler.py
index 3d788f85e..886cc98d2 100644
--- a/backend/handler/metadata/ss_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/metadata/ss_handler.py
@@ -997,6 +997,7 @@ SCREENSAVER_PLATFORM_LIST: dict[UPS, SlugToSSId] = {
         "name": "Neo-Geo Pocket Color",
     },
     UPS.N3DS: {"id": 17, "name": "Nintendo 3DS"},
+    UPS.NEW_NINTENDON3DS: {"id": 17, "name": "Nintendo 3DS"},
     UPS.N64: {"id": 14, "name": "Nintendo 64"},
     UPS.N64DD: {"id": 122, "name": "Nintendo 64DD"},
     UPS.NDS: {"id": 15, "name": "Nintendo DS"},
diff --git a/backend/tests/handler/metadata/test_ss_handler.py b/backend/tests/handler/metadata/test_ss_handler.py
index ea9c3960c..108763924 100644
--- a/backend/tests/handler/metadata/test_ss_handler.py
+++ b/backend/tests/handler/metadata/test_ss_handler.py
@@ -667,6 +667,18 @@ class TestAddSsAuthToUrl:
         assert download_query.get("systemeid") == ["1"]
 
 
+class TestGetPlatform:
+    """Tests for SSHandler.get_platform — the slug → ScreenScraper system map."""
+
+    def test_unmapped_platform_returns_none_ss_id(self):
+        """A slug with no ScreenScraper mapping yields ss_id=None (lookup skipped)."""
+        handler = SSHandler()
+        platform = handler.get_platform("not-a-real-platform")
+
+        assert platform["ss_id"] is None
+        assert platform["slug"] == "not-a-real-platform"
+
+
 class TestGetRomType:
     def _file(self, ext: str, top_level: bool = True) -> MagicMock:
         f = MagicMock()