diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/headless.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/headless.rs
index 86971ff72..c7dc43392 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/headless.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/headless.rs
@@ -1823,6 +1823,33 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(marked(&h), None, "an edit after the preset drops the mark");
     }
 
+    /// A preset applied while the active photo lies outside the selection changes only the
+    /// selection, so the active photo isn't marked as having it.
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_preset_is_not_marked_on_an_active_photo_outside_the_selection() {
+        let mut h = demo([1400.0, 900.0]);
+        let t = Duration::from_secs(10);
+        h.request("ui.set", json!({"view": "detail"}), t);
+        h.request("engine.execute", json!({"command": "panel.presets"}), t);
+        h.settle(SETTLE);
+        let a = h.app.session.active().unwrap();
+        let b = h.app.session.visible_cloned().into_iter().find(|id| *id != a).unwrap();
+        h.app.session.selection.ids = vec![b];
+        h.app.session.selection.active = Some(a);
+        let before = h.app.session.develop_of(a).unwrap();
+        let r = h.request("ui.clickWidget", json!({"id": "preset:lc.warm-glow"}), t);
+        assert_eq!(r["ok"], true, "{r}");
+        h.settle(SETTLE);
+        h.step();
+        assert_eq!(h.app.session.active(), Some(a));
+        assert!(*h.app.session.develop_of(a).unwrap() == *before, "the active photo wasn't changed");
+        assert!(!h.app.widgets.iter().any(|(id, _)| id == "presetApplied"), "nor marked");
+        h.request("engine.execute", json!({"command": "library.select", "params": {"ids": [b.0]}}), t);
+        h.settle(SETTLE);
+        h.step();
+        assert!(h.app.widgets.iter().any(|(id, _)| id == "presetApplied"), "the selected photo is");
+    }
+
     /// Presets column: resting on a preset previews it in the loupe without a history entry;
     /// thumbnails are variant renders; Create Preset includes only the checked groups.
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/presets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/presets.rs
index 67fd35ece..020f01bda 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/presets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/presets.rs
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ struct AppliedByPhoto(std::collections::HashMap<lightcraft_catalog::PhotoId, (St
 impl AppliedByPhoto {
     const ID: &'static str = "preset-applied-by-photo";
 
-    /// Remember `preset` on the photos `preset.apply` just changed (the selection, else the active photo).
+    /// Remember `preset` on the photos `preset.apply` just changed (the selection, else the active
+    /// photo; an active photo outside the selection wasn't changed and isn't marked).
     fn remember(ctx: &egui::Context, session: &lightcraft_engine::Session, preset: &str) {
         let id = egui::Id::new(Self::ID);
         let mut map: Self = ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp(id)).unwrap_or_default();
-        for photo in session.selection.ids.iter().copied().chain(session.active()) {
+        for photo in session.selected() {
             if let Some(d) = session.develop_of(photo) {
                 map.0.insert(photo, (preset.to_string(), d));
             }