diff --git a/src/components/ElementPopup.vue b/src/components/ElementPopup.vue
index 496f0bf..b69a429 100644
--- a/src/components/ElementPopup.vue
+++ b/src/components/ElementPopup.vue
@@ -692,6 +692,26 @@ 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 1fa6044..01a8384 100644
--- a/src/composables/usePreviewRenderer.js
+++ b/src/composables/usePreviewRenderer.js
@@ -138,14 +138,10 @@ export function usePreviewRenderer({
     }
   );
 
-  // Watch for font-face CSS changes (new font loaded) and re-render
-  watch(
-    () => stylesheetStore.fontFaceCss,
-    () => {
-      if (!initialized.value) return;
-      renderPreview();
-    }
-  );
+  // 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.
 
   // Re-render when narrative data changes
   watch(