diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.test.tsx b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee5b7bf82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { useEditorSave, type EditorSaveHandle } from "./useEditorSave";
+import { StudioFileConflictError } from "../utils/studioSaveDiagnostics";
+
+(globalThis as unknown as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+type WriteProjectFile = (path: string, content: string, expectedContent?: string) => Promise<void>;
+
+async function mountEditorSave(writeProjectFile: WriteProjectFile) {
+  const captured: { handle: EditorSaveHandle | null } = { handle: null };
+
+  function Probe() {
+    captured.handle = useEditorSave({
+      editingPathRef: { current: "index.html" },
+      projectIdRef: { current: "project-a" },
+      readProjectFile: vi.fn(async () => "before"),
+      writeProjectFile,
+      recordEdit: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+      domEditSaveTimestampRef: { current: 0 },
+      setRefreshKey: vi.fn(),
+      showToast: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const root = createRoot(document.createElement("div"));
+  await act(async () => root.render(<Probe />));
+  if (!captured.handle) throw new Error("Editor save handle was not mounted");
+
+  return {
+    handle: captured.handle,
+    unmount: () => act(async () => root.unmount()),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("useEditorSave pending work", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "requestAnimationFrame",
+      vi.fn(() => 41),
+    );
+    vi.stubGlobal("cancelAnimationFrame", vi.fn());
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => vi.unstubAllGlobals());
+
+  it("exposes and flushes the latest rAF-buffered source candidate", async () => {
+    const writeProjectFile = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const mounted = await mountEditorSave(writeProjectFile);
+    act(() => mounted.handle.handleContentChange("studio candidate"));
+
+    expect(mounted.handle.getPendingCandidate()).toEqual({
+      projectId: "project-a",
+      path: "index.html",
+      content: "studio candidate",
+    });
+    await expect(mounted.handle.flushPendingSave()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
+    expect(writeProjectFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith("index.html", "studio candidate", "before");
+
+    await mounted.unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("joins an in-flight source save instead of writing the frozen candidate twice", async () => {
+    let frame: FrameRequestCallback | null = null;
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "requestAnimationFrame",
+      vi.fn((callback: FrameRequestCallback) => {
+        frame = callback;
+        return 42;
+      }),
+    );
+    let finishWrite!: () => void;
+    const writeProjectFile = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+            finishWrite = resolve;
+          }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const mounted = await mountEditorSave(writeProjectFile);
+    act(() => mounted.handle.handleContentChange("candidate"));
+    act(() => frame?.(0));
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(writeProjectFile).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+
+    const drained = mounted.handle.flushPendingSave();
+    expect(writeProjectFile).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    finishWrite();
+    await expect(drained).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
+    expect(writeProjectFile).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await mounted.unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves conflict details when flushing a buffered source candidate", async () => {
+    const conflict = new StudioFileConflictError({
+      filePath: "index.html",
+      currentVersion: "external-v2",
+      currentContent: "external",
+      attemptedContent: "studio candidate",
+    });
+    const mounted = await mountEditorSave(async () => {
+      throw conflict;
+    });
+    act(() => mounted.handle.handleContentChange("studio candidate"));
+
+    await expect(mounted.handle.flushPendingSave()).resolves.toEqual({
+      status: "conflict",
+      error: conflict,
+    });
+
+    await mounted.unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("discards an rAF-buffered candidate without persisting it", async () => {
+    const writeProjectFile = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const mounted = await mountEditorSave(writeProjectFile);
+    act(() => mounted.handle.handleContentChange("discard me"));
+    act(() => mounted.handle.discardPendingSave());
+
+    expect(mounted.handle.getPendingCandidate()).toBeNull();
+    await expect(mounted.handle.flushPendingSave()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
+    expect(writeProjectFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(cancelAnimationFrame).toHaveBeenCalledWith(41);
+
+    await mounted.unmount();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.ts b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.ts
index f9e04a977..f00fd9246 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useEditorSave.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 import { saveProjectFilesWithHistory } from "../utils/studioFileHistory";
 import type { EditHistoryKind } from "../utils/editHistory";
 import { trackStudioEvent } from "../utils/studioTelemetry";
+import {
+  StudioFileConflictError,
+  type StudioSaveDrainResult,
+} from "../utils/studioSaveDiagnostics";
 
 interface RecordEditInput {
   label: string;
@@ -21,6 +25,25 @@ interface UseEditorSaveOptions {
   showToast: (message: string, tone?: "error" | "info") => void;
 }
 
+export interface EditorSaveCandidate {
+  projectId: string;
+  path: string;
+  content: string;
+}
+
+export type EditorSaveDrainResult = StudioSaveDrainResult;
+
+export interface EditorSaveHandle {
+  saveRafRef: React.MutableRefObject<number | null>;
+  handleContentChange: (content: string) => void;
+  /** Read by the external-reload reconciliation introduced in stack PR #2993. */
+  getPendingCandidate: () => EditorSaveCandidate | null;
+  /** Wired into the external-reload drain by stack PR #2993. */
+  flushPendingSave: () => Promise<EditorSaveDrainResult>;
+  /** Used by PR #2993 when the external version wins. */
+  discardPendingSave: () => void;
+}
+
 export function useEditorSave({
   editingPathRef,
   projectIdRef,
@@ -30,12 +53,70 @@ export function useEditorSave({
   domEditSaveTimestampRef,
   setRefreshKey,
   showToast,
-}: UseEditorSaveOptions) {
+}: UseEditorSaveOptions): EditorSaveHandle {
   const saveRafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const refreshRafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   // One error toast per burst of failures — every keystroke retries the save,
   // and error toasts persist until dismissed, so don't stack duplicates.
   const lastFailureToastAtRef = useRef(0);
+  const pendingCandidateRef = useRef<EditorSaveCandidate | null>(null);
+  const inFlightRef = useRef<Promise<EditorSaveDrainResult> | null>(null);
+  const inFlightCandidateRef = useRef<EditorSaveCandidate | null>(null);
+
+  const reportFailure = useCallback(
+    (path: string, error: unknown) => {
+      trackStudioEvent("save_failure", {
+        source: "code_editor",
+        error_message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "unknown",
+      });
+      const now = Date.now();
+      if (now - lastFailureToastAtRef.current > 5000) {
+        lastFailureToastAtRef.current = now;
+        showToast(
+          `Couldn't save ${path} — your latest edits are NOT persisted. Check the preview server; editing again retries the save.`,
+          "error",
+        );
+      }
+    },
+    [showToast],
+  );
+
+  const persistCandidate = useCallback(
+    (candidate: EditorSaveCandidate): Promise<EditorSaveDrainResult> => {
+      const task = saveProjectFilesWithHistory({
+        projectId: candidate.projectId,
+        label: "Edit source",
+        kind: "source",
+        coalesceKey: `source:${candidate.path}`,
+        files: { [candidate.path]: candidate.content },
+        readFile: readProjectFile,
+        writeFile: writeProjectFile,
+        recordEdit,
+      })
+        .then<EditorSaveDrainResult>(() => {
+          if (pendingCandidateRef.current === candidate) pendingCandidateRef.current = null;
+          if (refreshRafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(refreshRafRef.current);
+          refreshRafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => setRefreshKey((k) => k + 1));
+          return { status: "clean" };
+        })
+        .catch<EditorSaveDrainResult>((error: unknown) => {
+          reportFailure(candidate.path, error);
+          return error instanceof StudioFileConflictError
+            ? { status: "conflict", error }
+            : { status: "failed", error };
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          if (inFlightRef.current === task) {
+            inFlightRef.current = null;
+            inFlightCandidateRef.current = null;
+          }
+        });
+      inFlightRef.current = task;
+      inFlightCandidateRef.current = candidate;
+      return task;
+    },
+    [readProjectFile, recordEdit, reportFailure, setRefreshKey, writeProjectFile],
+  );
 
   const handleContentChange = useCallback(
     (content: string) => {
@@ -44,53 +125,46 @@ export function useEditorSave({
       const path = editingPathRef.current;
       if (!path) return;
 
+      const candidate = { projectId: pid, path, content };
+      pendingCandidateRef.current = candidate;
+
       if (saveRafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(saveRafRef.current);
       saveRafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        saveRafRef.current = null;
         domEditSaveTimestampRef.current = Date.now();
-        saveProjectFilesWithHistory({
-          projectId: pid,
-          label: "Edit source",
-          kind: "source",
-          coalesceKey: `source:${path}`,
-          files: { [path]: content },
-          readFile: readProjectFile,
-          writeFile: writeProjectFile,
-          recordEdit,
-        })
-          .then(() => {
-            if (refreshRafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(refreshRafRef.current);
-            refreshRafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => setRefreshKey((k) => k + 1));
-          })
-          .catch((error) => {
-            trackStudioEvent("save_failure", {
-              source: "code_editor",
-              error_message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "unknown",
-            });
-            const now = Date.now();
-            if (now - lastFailureToastAtRef.current > 5000) {
-              lastFailureToastAtRef.current = now;
-              showToast(
-                `Couldn't save ${path} — your latest edits are NOT persisted. Check the preview server; editing again retries the save.`,
-                "error",
-              );
-            }
-          });
+        void persistCandidate(candidate);
       });
     },
-    [
-      domEditSaveTimestampRef,
-      editingPathRef,
-      projectIdRef,
-      readProjectFile,
-      recordEdit,
-      setRefreshKey,
-      showToast,
-      writeProjectFile,
-    ],
+    [domEditSaveTimestampRef, editingPathRef, projectIdRef, persistCandidate],
   );
 
+  const flushPendingSave = useCallback(async (): Promise<EditorSaveDrainResult> => {
+    if (saveRafRef.current != null) {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(saveRafRef.current);
+      saveRafRef.current = null;
+    }
+    const candidate = pendingCandidateRef.current;
+    if (candidate && candidate === inFlightCandidateRef.current && inFlightRef.current) {
+      return inFlightRef.current;
+    }
+    if (candidate) {
+      domEditSaveTimestampRef.current = Date.now();
+      return persistCandidate(candidate);
+    }
+    return (await inFlightRef.current) ?? { status: "clean" };
+  }, [domEditSaveTimestampRef, persistCandidate]);
+
+  const discardPendingSave = useCallback(() => {
+    if (saveRafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(saveRafRef.current);
+    saveRafRef.current = null;
+    pendingCandidateRef.current = null;
+  }, []);
+
   return {
     saveRafRef,
     handleContentChange,
+    getPendingCandidate: () => pendingCandidateRef.current,
+    flushPendingSave,
+    discardPendingSave,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.test.ts
index 33b82444e..f1166f7ee 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createDomEditSaveQueue } from "./domEditSaveQueue";
-import { StudioSaveHttpError } from "./studioSaveDiagnostics";
+import { StudioFileConflictError, StudioSaveHttpError } from "./studioSaveDiagnostics";
 
 describe("dom edit save queue", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -115,6 +115,23 @@ describe("dom edit save queue", () => {
     queue.destroy();
   });
 
+  it("clears a stale drain failure after a successful save", async () => {
+    const failure = new Error("temporary failure");
+    const queue = createDomEditSaveQueue();
+
+    await expect(
+      queue.enqueue(async () => {
+        throw failure;
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toBe(failure);
+    await expect(queue.waitForIdle()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "failed", error: failure });
+
+    await queue.enqueue(async () => undefined);
+
+    await expect(queue.waitForIdle()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
+    queue.destroy();
+  });
+
   it("pauses immediately on a file conflict instead of retrying stale work", async () => {
     const onOpen = vi.fn();
     const queue = createDomEditSaveQueue({ failureThreshold: 5, onOpen });
@@ -133,4 +150,23 @@ describe("dom edit save queue", () => {
     await expect(queue.enqueue(async () => {})).rejects.toThrow("Auto-save is paused");
     queue.destroy();
   });
+
+  it("returns the original conflict from a drain instead of erasing it", async () => {
+    const conflict = new StudioFileConflictError({
+      filePath: "index.html",
+      currentVersion: "external-v2",
+      currentContent: "external",
+      attemptedContent: "studio",
+    });
+    const queue = createDomEditSaveQueue();
+
+    await expect(
+      queue.enqueue(async () => {
+        throw conflict;
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toBe(conflict);
+
+    await expect(queue.waitForIdle()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "conflict", error: conflict });
+    queue.destroy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.ts
index fc722868b..280c8dadd 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/domEditSaveQueue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { getStudioSaveErrorMessage, getStudioSaveStatusCode } from "./studioSaveDiagnostics";
+import {
+  getStudioSaveErrorMessage,
+  getStudioSaveStatusCode,
+  StudioFileConflictError,
+  type StudioSaveDrainResult,
+} from "./studioSaveDiagnostics";
 
 interface DomEditSaveQueueOpenEvent {
   consecutiveFailures: number;
@@ -14,11 +19,13 @@ interface DomEditSaveQueueOptions {
 
 export interface DomEditSaveQueue {
   enqueue: <T>(save: () => Promise<T>) => Promise<T>;
-  waitForIdle: () => Promise<void>;
+  waitForIdle: () => Promise<DomEditSaveDrainResult>;
   reset: () => void;
   destroy: () => void;
 }
 
+export type DomEditSaveDrainResult = StudioSaveDrainResult;
+
 const DEFAULT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD = 5;
 
 export class DomEditSaveQueueOpenError extends Error {
@@ -34,11 +41,13 @@ export function createDomEditSaveQueue(options: DomEditSaveQueueOptions = {}): D
   let tail = Promise.resolve();
   let consecutiveFailures = 0;
   let breakerOpen = false;
+  let drainError: unknown = null;
 
   const reset = (notify = true) => {
     const wasOpen = breakerOpen;
     consecutiveFailures = 0;
     breakerOpen = false;
+    drainError = null;
     if (notify && wasOpen) options.onReset?.();
   };
 
@@ -55,9 +64,13 @@ export function createDomEditSaveQueue(options: DomEditSaveQueueOptions = {}): D
   const run = async <T>(save: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> => {
     try {
       const result = await save();
-      if (!breakerOpen) consecutiveFailures = 0;
+      if (!breakerOpen) {
+        consecutiveFailures = 0;
+        drainError = null;
+      }
       return result;
     } catch (error) {
+      drainError = error;
       consecutiveFailures += 1;
       if (getStudioSaveStatusCode(error) === 409 || consecutiveFailures >= failureThreshold)
         open(error);
@@ -76,8 +89,13 @@ export function createDomEditSaveQueue(options: DomEditSaveQueueOptions = {}): D
       return queued;
     },
 
-    async waitForIdle() {
+    async waitForIdle(): Promise<DomEditSaveDrainResult> {
       await tail.catch(() => undefined);
+      if (drainError instanceof StudioFileConflictError) {
+        return { status: "conflict", error: drainError };
+      }
+      if (drainError != null) return { status: "failed", error: drainError };
+      return { status: "clean" };
     },
 
     reset,
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.test.ts
index ee9980a9a..f17b39501 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { studioExpectedFileVersion, studioFileContentVersion } from "./studioFileVersion";
+import {
+  consumeStudioWriteToken,
+  markStudioWriteToken,
+  resetStudioWriteTokens,
+  studioExpectedFileVersion,
+  studioFileContentVersion,
+} from "./studioFileVersion";
 
 describe("studioFileContentVersion", () => {
   it("matches the strong SHA-256 ETag format used by studio-server", async () => {
@@ -34,3 +40,24 @@ describe("studioFileContentVersion", () => {
     expect(await studioExpectedFileVersion(versions, "untracked.html")).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
+
+describe("studio write-token echo identity", () => {
+  it("suppresses exactly one matching API write receipt without hiding path-only external writes", () => {
+    resetStudioWriteTokens();
+    markStudioWriteToken("studio-write-1");
+
+    expect(consumeStudioWriteToken("studio-write-1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(consumeStudioWriteToken("studio-write-1")).toBe(false);
+    expect(consumeStudioWriteToken(null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a token through a slow write and expires abandoned identity state", () => {
+    resetStudioWriteTokens();
+    markStudioWriteToken("slow-studio-write", 1_000);
+
+    expect(consumeStudioWriteToken("slow-studio-write", 61_000)).toBe(true);
+
+    markStudioWriteToken("abandoned-studio-write", 1_000);
+    expect(consumeStudioWriteToken("abandoned-studio-write", 301_000)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.ts
index 99da9df12..2737c069b 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioFileVersion.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
+// A token is marked before the request starts, so its lifetime must cover slow writes,
+// retries, and the subsequent file-change echo without retaining abandoned tokens forever.
+const WRITE_TOKEN_TTL_MS = 5 * 60_000;
+const studioWriteTokens = new Map<string, number>();
+
+function pruneStudioWriteTokens(now: number): void {
+  for (const [token, createdAt] of studioWriteTokens) {
+    if (now - createdAt >= WRITE_TOKEN_TTL_MS) studioWriteTokens.delete(token);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Marked by the Studio file writer introduced in external-change stack PR #2990. */
+export function markStudioWriteToken(token: string, now: number = Date.now()): void {
+  pruneStudioWriteTokens(now);
+  studioWriteTokens.set(token, now);
+}
+
+/** Consumed by the external-change coordinator introduced in stack PR #2991. */
+export function consumeStudioWriteToken(token: string | null, now: number = Date.now()): boolean {
+  pruneStudioWriteTokens(now);
+  if (!token || !studioWriteTokens.has(token)) return false;
+  studioWriteTokens.delete(token);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/** Resets module-level echo identity between PR #2991 coordinator tests. */
+export function resetStudioWriteTokens(): void {
+  studioWriteTokens.clear();
+}
+
 /** Browser-safe SHA-256 version matching studio-server's strong ETag format. */
 export async function studioFileContentVersion(content: string): Promise<string> {
   const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(content);
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.test.ts
index e9230a1a2..d9837a325 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   flushStudioPendingEdits,
   trackStudioPendingEdit,
 } from "./studioPendingEdits";
+import { StudioFileConflictError } from "./studioSaveDiagnostics";
 
 describe("studio pending edit flush", () => {
   it("waits for mounted panels to persist pending local edits", async () => {
@@ -12,13 +13,119 @@ describe("studio pending edit flush", () => {
     const remove = addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(persist);
 
     try {
-      await flushStudioPendingEdits();
+      await expect(flushStudioPendingEdits()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
       expect(persist).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     } finally {
       remove();
     }
   });
 
+  it("commits the focused debounced field before draining pending work", async () => {
+    const input = document.createElement("textarea");
+    document.body.append(input);
+    const persist = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    input.addEventListener("blur", () => {
+      trackStudioPendingEdit(persist());
+    });
+    input.focus();
+
+    await expect(flushStudioPendingEdits()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
+
+    expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(input);
+    expect(persist).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    input.remove();
+  });
+
+  it("waits for a post-blur effect to register its pending edit listener", async () => {
+    const input = document.createElement("textarea");
+    document.body.append(input);
+    const persist = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    let removeListener: (() => void) | undefined;
+    let registrationDone: Promise<void> | undefined;
+    input.addEventListener("blur", () => {
+      registrationDone = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          removeListener = addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(persist);
+          resolve();
+        }, 0);
+      });
+    });
+    input.focus();
+
+    try {
+      await expect(flushStudioPendingEdits()).resolves.toEqual({ status: "clean" });
+
+      expect(persist).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    } finally {
+      await registrationDone;
+      removeListener?.();
+      input.remove();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("preserves a pending edit failure instead of reporting a clean drain", async () => {
+    const failure = new Error("field save failed");
+    const remove = addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(async () => {
+      throw failure;
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await expect(flushStudioPendingEdits()).resolves.toEqual({
+        status: "failed",
+        error: failure,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      remove();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the full typed conflict payload for the external-change decision", async () => {
+    const conflict = new StudioFileConflictError({
+      filePath: "index.html",
+      currentVersion: "v2",
+      currentContent: "external",
+      attemptedContent: "studio",
+    });
+    const remove = addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(async () => {
+      throw conflict;
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await expect(flushStudioPendingEdits()).resolves.toEqual({
+        status: "conflict",
+        error: conflict,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      remove();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("prioritizes a conflict when pending edits fail with mixed errors", async () => {
+    const failure = new Error("field save failed");
+    const conflict = new StudioFileConflictError({
+      filePath: "index.html",
+      currentVersion: "v2",
+      currentContent: "external",
+      attemptedContent: "studio",
+    });
+    const removeFailure = addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(async () => {
+      throw failure;
+    });
+    const removeConflict = addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(async () => {
+      throw conflict;
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await expect(flushStudioPendingEdits()).resolves.toEqual({
+        status: "conflict",
+        error: conflict,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      removeFailure();
+      removeConflict();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("waits for edits already started by unmounted panels", async () => {
     const steps: string[] = [];
     let resolvePersist!: () => void;
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.ts
index 911907f96..876ce7e43 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioPendingEdits.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,32 @@
+import { StudioFileConflictError, type StudioSaveDrainResult } from "./studioSaveDiagnostics";
+
 const STUDIO_FLUSH_PENDING_EDITS_EVENT = "hf-studio-flush-pending-edits";
 
 interface StudioFlushPendingEditsDetail {
   promises: Array<Promise<unknown>>;
 }
 
+export type StudioPendingEditsDrainResult = StudioSaveDrainResult;
+
 const pendingEditPromises = new Set<Promise<unknown>>();
 
+function waitForPostBlurEffects(): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+}
+
+function inspectDrainFailures(results: PromiseSettledResult<unknown>[]): {
+  conflict?: StudioFileConflictError;
+  firstFailure?: PromiseRejectedResult;
+} {
+  let firstFailure: PromiseRejectedResult | undefined;
+  for (const result of results) {
+    if (result.status !== "rejected") continue;
+    if (result.reason instanceof StudioFileConflictError) return { conflict: result.reason };
+    firstFailure ??= result;
+  }
+  return { firstFailure };
+}
+
 export function trackStudioPendingEdit(
   result: Promise<unknown> | unknown,
 ): Promise<unknown> | undefined {
@@ -19,16 +40,32 @@ export function trackStudioPendingEdit(
   return promise;
 }
 
-export async function flushStudioPendingEdits(): Promise<void> {
+export async function flushStudioPendingEdits(): Promise<StudioPendingEditsDrainResult> {
+  const active = document.activeElement;
+  if (
+    active instanceof HTMLElement &&
+    active.matches('input, textarea, select, [contenteditable="true"], [role="textbox"]')
+  ) {
+    active.blur();
+    // ponytail: Preserve synchronous/microtask blur commits, then cross one task boundary
+    // so React effects triggered by the blur can register their flush listener.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await waitForPostBlurEffects();
+  }
   const detail: StudioFlushPendingEditsDetail = { promises: [] };
   window.dispatchEvent(
     new CustomEvent<StudioFlushPendingEditsDetail>(STUDIO_FLUSH_PENDING_EDITS_EVENT, { detail }),
   );
+  let firstFailure: PromiseRejectedResult | undefined;
   while (detail.promises.length > 0 || pendingEditPromises.size > 0) {
     const promises = [...detail.promises, ...pendingEditPromises];
     detail.promises = [];
-    await Promise.allSettled(promises);
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(promises);
+    const batchFailures = inspectDrainFailures(results);
+    if (batchFailures.conflict) return { status: "conflict", error: batchFailures.conflict };
+    firstFailure ??= batchFailures.firstFailure;
   }
+  return firstFailure ? { status: "failed", error: firstFailure.reason } : { status: "clean" };
 }
 
 export function addStudioPendingEditFlushListener(
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioSaveDiagnostics.ts b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioSaveDiagnostics.ts
index 837af11c4..f635d02c9 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/utils/studioSaveDiagnostics.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/utils/studioSaveDiagnostics.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ export class StudioFileConflictError extends StudioSaveHttpError {
   }
 }
 
+export type StudioSaveDrainResult<Failure = unknown> =
+  | { status: "clean" }
+  | { status: "conflict"; error: StudioFileConflictError }
+  | { status: "failed"; error: Failure };
+
 function readNumericProperty(value: object, key: string): number | undefined {
   const record = value as Record<string, unknown>;
   const property = record[key];