diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings/anki-templates.js b/ext/bg/js/settings/anki-templates.js
index 0e6e3cbd..281383a7 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings/anki-templates.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings/anki-templates.js
@@ -42,10 +42,22 @@ function ankiTemplatesInitialize() {
         node.addEventListener('click', onAnkiTemplateMarkerClicked, false);
     }
 
-    $('#field-templates').on('change', (e) => onAnkiTemplatesValidateCompile(e));
+    $('#field-templates').on('change', (e) => onAnkiFieldTemplatesChanged(e));
     $('#field-template-render').on('click', (e) => onAnkiTemplateRender(e));
     $('#field-templates-reset').on('click', (e) => onAnkiFieldTemplatesReset(e));
     $('#field-templates-reset-confirm').on('click', (e) => onAnkiFieldTemplatesResetConfirm(e));
+
+    ankiTemplatesUpdateValue();
+}
+
+async function ankiTemplatesUpdateValue() {
+    const optionsContext = getOptionsContext();
+    const options = await apiOptionsGet(optionsContext);
+    let templates = options.anki.fieldTemplates;
+    if (typeof templates !== 'string') { templates = profileOptionsGetDefaultFieldTemplates(); }
+    $('#field-templates').val(templates);
+
+    onAnkiTemplatesValidateCompile();
 }
 
 const ankiTemplatesValidateGetDefinition = (() => {
@@ -91,6 +103,24 @@ async function ankiTemplatesValidate(infoNode, field, mode, showSuccessResult, i
     }
 }
 
+async function onAnkiFieldTemplatesChanged(e) {
+    // Get value
+    let templates = e.currentTarget.value;
+    if (templates === profileOptionsGetDefaultFieldTemplates()) {
+        // Default
+        templates = null;
+    }
+
+    // Overwrite
+    const optionsContext = getOptionsContext();
+    const options = await getOptionsMutable(optionsContext);
+    options.anki.fieldTemplates = templates;
+    await settingsSaveOptions();
+
+    // Compile
+    onAnkiTemplatesValidateCompile();
+}
+
 function onAnkiTemplatesValidateCompile() {
     const infoNode = document.querySelector('#field-template-compile-result');
     ankiTemplatesValidate(infoNode, '{expression}', 'term-kanji', false, true);
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js b/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js
index c0b2deb6..3c7d6fce 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ async function formRead(options) {
     options.anki.server = $('#interface-server').val();
     options.anki.screenshot.format = $('#screenshot-format').val();
     options.anki.screenshot.quality = parseInt($('#screenshot-quality').val(), 10);
-    options.anki.fieldTemplates = $('#field-templates').val();
 
     if (optionsAnkiEnableOld && !ankiErrorShown()) {
         options.anki.terms.deck = $('#anki-terms-deck').val();
@@ -146,12 +145,7 @@ async function formWrite(options) {
     $('#screenshot-format').val(options.anki.screenshot.format);
     $('#screenshot-quality').val(options.anki.screenshot.quality);
 
-    let templates = options.anki.fieldTemplates;
-    if (typeof templates !== 'string') { templates = profileOptionsGetDefaultFieldTemplates(); }
-
-    $('#field-templates').val(templates);
-
-    onAnkiTemplatesValidateCompile();
+    await ankiTemplatesUpdateValue();
     await onAnkiOptionsChanged(options);
     await onDictionaryOptionsChanged(options);
 
diff --git a/ext/bg/settings.html b/ext/bg/settings.html
index c924f06f..e0036f57 100644
--- a/ext/bg/settings.html
+++ b/ext/bg/settings.html
@@ -754,7 +754,9 @@
                                 engine. Advanced users can modify these templates for ultimate control of what information gets included in
                                 their Anki cards. If you encounter problems with your changes, you can always reset to the default template settings.
                             </p>
-                            <textarea autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" wrap="soft" class="form-control" rows="10" id="field-templates"></textarea>
+                            <div class="ignore-form-changes">
+                                <textarea autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" wrap="soft" class="form-control" rows="10" id="field-templates"></textarea>
+                            </div>
                             <div>
                                 <button class="btn btn-danger" id="field-templates-reset">Reset Templates</button>
                             </div>