diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/aethergrid.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/aethergrid.py
index 061eba25b..5a6816fb5 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/aethergrid.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/aethergrid.py
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ class AetherAdjustorRow(Widget):
     self._style = style
     self._color = color or style.accent
     self._presets = presets or []
+    self._preset_applied = False
     self._font_title = gui_app.font(FontWeight.MEDIUM)
     self._font_subtitle = gui_app.font(FontWeight.NORMAL)
     self._font_value = gui_app.font(FontWeight.SEMI_BOLD)
@@ -1351,6 +1352,7 @@ class AetherAdjustorRow(Widget):
           self._scrubber.set_value(preset_value)
           self._scrubber._on_change(self._scrubber.current_val)
           self._scrubber._commit_if_needed()
+          self._preset_applied = True
           return
       return
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/sounds.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/sounds.py
index acf9aaaaa..1bb62b63c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/sounds.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/starpilot/sounds.py
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ class SoundsManagerView(Widget):
       is_interacting = adjustor.is_interacting
       if self._was_interacting.get(key, False) and not is_interacting:
         self._controller._test_sound(key)
+      if adjustor._preset_applied:
+        adjustor._preset_applied = False
+        self._controller._test_sound(key)
       self._was_interacting[key] = is_interacting
 
   def _draw_header(self, rect: rl.Rectangle):