diff --git a/src/renderer-settings.ts b/src/renderer-settings.ts
index df8e868..1640935 100644
--- a/src/renderer-settings.ts
+++ b/src/renderer-settings.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ function applyTemplatePreset(preset: string): void {
     byId<HTMLInputElement>('partsFilenameTemplate').value = selected.parts;
     byId<HTMLInputElement>('defaultClipFilenameTemplate').value = selected.clip;
     validateFilenameTemplates();
+    // Programmatic .value = ... does not trigger the 'input' event the
+    // template inputs listen on for debounced save, so the preset click
+    // would otherwise look applied but never persist until the user
+    // types into one of the inputs. Schedule the save explicitly.
+    scheduleSettingsAutoSave();
 }
 
 async function refreshRuntimeMetrics(showLoading = true): Promise<void> {