diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index 234b630c8..0b33cfcc9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -2692,7 +2692,10 @@ pub fn confirm(app: &mut DesignApp) -> Result<Value, String> {
                 let words: Vec<String> = d.s("userWords").lines().map(str::to_string).collect();
                 app.run("spelling.setWords", json!({"words": words}))?;
             }
-            app.ui.story_editor_size = d.n("storyEditorSize").unwrap_or(14.0) as f32;
+            // The slider's range. A size that isn't finite is saved as `null`, and ui.json then fails to load.
+            if let Some(size) = d.n("storyEditorSize").filter(|v| v.is_finite()) {
+                app.ui.story_editor_size = size.clamp(8.0, 36.0) as f32;
+            }
             // Highlight options change the screen view only.
             app.canvas.shown = None;
             let view = match d.s("displayQuality").as_str() {
@@ -6294,6 +6297,22 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!([t.cell(0, 0).unwrap().strokes[2].weight, t.cell(1, 1).unwrap().strokes[0].weight], [1.0; 2]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn preferences_ok_saves_a_story_editor_size_that_loads_back() {
+        // `ui.dialog.set` takes any value; a size that isn't finite is saved as `null`.
+        let sizes = [(json!("nan"), 20.0), (json!("inf"), 20.0), (json!(null), 20.0), (json!(1e39), 36.0), (json!(3), 8.0), (json!(11), 11.0)];
+        for (size, want) in sizes {
+            let mut app = DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+            app.run("file.new", json!({})).unwrap();
+            app.ui.story_editor_size = 20.0;
+            app.run("app.preferences", json!({})).unwrap();
+            app.ui.dialog.as_mut().unwrap().fields.insert("storyEditorSize".into(), size);
+            confirm(&mut app).unwrap();
+            let saved = serde_json::to_vec(&app.ui).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(crate::UiState::from_preferences_json(&saved).unwrap().story_editor_size, want);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn preferences_ok_sets_only_the_ruler_units_it_is_given() {
         // `ui.dialog.open` takes any fields, so the vertical units can be missing.