diff --git a/src/components/ElementPopup.vue b/src/components/ElementPopup.vue
index b69a429..496f0bf 100644
--- a/src/components/ElementPopup.vue
+++ b/src/components/ElementPopup.vue
@@ -692,26 +692,6 @@ watch(fontFamily, async (val) => {
   if (val && val !== 'sans-serif') await loadFont(val);
 });
 
-// Sync disabled special groups with TextSettings defaults
-watch(() => textDefaults.fontFamily, (val) => {
-  if (!settingEnabled.font) fontFamily.value = val;
-});
-watch(() => textDefaults.fontSize, (val) => {
-  if (!settingEnabled.fontSize) {
-    fontSize.value = val.value;
-    fontSize.unit = val.unit;
-  }
-}, { deep: true });
-watch(() => textDefaults.lineHeight, (val) => {
-  if (!settingEnabled.lineHeight) {
-    lineHeight.value = val.value;
-    lineHeight.unit = val.unit;
-  }
-}, { deep: true });
-watch(() => textDefaults.color, (val) => {
-  if (!settingEnabled.color) color.value = val;
-});
-
 // Watchers — simple props (with group guard)
 for (const prop of styleProps) {
   watch(prop.get, () => {
diff --git a/src/composables/usePreviewRenderer.js b/src/composables/usePreviewRenderer.js
index 01a8384..1fa6044 100644
--- a/src/composables/usePreviewRenderer.js
+++ b/src/composables/usePreviewRenderer.js
@@ -138,10 +138,14 @@ export function usePreviewRenderer({
     }
   );
 
-  // Note: no separate watcher on fontFaceCss — the content watcher handles re-render.
-  // fontFaceCss is read from the store at render time in the srcdoc template.
-  // loadFont() is awaited before updateStyle() in callers, so fontFaceCss is always
-  // up to date when the content watcher fires.
+  // Watch for font-face CSS changes (new font loaded) and re-render
+  watch(
+    () => stylesheetStore.fontFaceCss,
+    () => {
+      if (!initialized.value) return;
+      renderPreview();
+    }
+  );
 
   // Re-render when narrative data changes
   watch(