diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.test.ts
index d44a68d93..a6695d724 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.test.ts
@@ -316,10 +316,15 @@ describe("toggleTimelineElementHidden", () => {
     const iframe = document.createElement("iframe");
     document.body.append(iframe);
     const seek = vi.fn();
+    const forceTimelineRebind = vi.fn();
     const win = iframe.contentWindow;
     if (!win) throw new Error("Expected iframe contentWindow");
-    const playerWindow: Window & { __player?: { seek?: (time: number) => void } } = win;
+    const playerWindow: Window & {
+      __player?: { seek?: (time: number) => void };
+      __hfForceTimelineRebind?: () => void;
+    } = win;
     playerWindow.__player = { seek };
+    playerWindow.__hfForceTimelineRebind = forceTimelineRebind;
 
     const files = new Map([
       [
@@ -369,6 +374,7 @@ describe("toggleTimelineElementHidden", () => {
     expect(recordEdit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(recordEdit.mock.calls[0]?.[0]?.label).toBe("Hide element");
     expect(seek).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1.25);
+    expect(forceTimelineRebind).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(
       usePlayerStore.getState().elements.find((el) => el.key === "index.html:#hero")?.hidden,
     ).toBe(true);
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.ts b/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.ts
index 32b084613..77d1d5249 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/timelineTrackVisibility.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { useCallback } from "react";
 import { usePlayerStore, type TimelineElement } from "../player";
+import { reseekPreviewAtTime } from "../player/hooks/timelineSyncHydration";
 import { useExpandedTimelineElements } from "../player/hooks/useExpandedTimelineElements";
+import { applySoftReloadFinalization } from "../utils/gsapSoftReload";
 import {
   timelineTrackOrder,
   trackDisplayNumber,
@@ -106,11 +108,9 @@ function patchLiveHiddenState(
 }
 
 export function reseekPreviewRuntime(iframe: HTMLIFrameElement | null): void {
-  try {
-    const win: (Window & { __player?: { seek?: (time: number) => void } }) | null =
-      iframe?.contentWindow ?? null;
-    win?.__player?.seek?.(usePlayerStore.getState().currentTime);
-  } catch {}
+  const store = usePlayerStore.getState();
+  if (applySoftReloadFinalization(iframe, store.currentTime)) return;
+  reseekPreviewAtTime({ seek: store.requestSeek }, store.currentTime);
 }
 
 export function groupElementsByTargetPath(
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.test.tsx b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.test.tsx
index 54bdea39f..b6738fa66 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.test.tsx
@@ -981,6 +981,42 @@ describe("useDomEditCommits style persist handling", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("rebinds the paused preview after a saved optimistic style commit", async () => {
+    stubPatchFetch({
+      ok: true,
+      changed: true,
+      matched: true,
+      path: "index.html",
+      version: '"sha256:changed"',
+    });
+    const { iframe, element } = createPreviewElement();
+    const seek = vi.fn();
+    const forceTimelineRebind = vi.fn();
+    Object.defineProperty(iframe.contentWindow, "__player", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: { seek },
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(iframe.contentWindow, "__hfForceTimelineRebind", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: forceTimelineRebind,
+    });
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTime: 2.4 });
+    const rendered = renderDomEditCommits(createSelection(element), iframe);
+
+    try {
+      await act(async () => {
+        await rendered.hook.handleDomStyleCommit("color", "blue");
+      });
+
+      expect(seek).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2.4);
+      expect(forceTimelineRebind).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(rendered.reloadPreview).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } finally {
+      rendered.cleanup();
+      usePlayerStore.getState().reset();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("toasts and reverts a style commit when the patch request rejects", async () => {
     const { element, rendered, cleanup } = await commitStyleAgainst(new Error("network down"));
 
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.ts b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.ts
index baa7a6696..b425ddb0d 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useDomEditCommits.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 } from "./useDomEditCommitsHelpers";
 import type { CutoverResult } from "../utils/sdkCutover";
 import { studioWriteHeaders } from "../utils/studioFileVersion";
+import { reseekPreviewRuntime } from "./timelineTrackVisibility";
 interface RecordEditInput {
   label: string;
   kind: EditHistoryKind;
@@ -154,6 +155,10 @@ export function useDomEditCommits({
       if (options?.shouldSave && !options.shouldSave()) return;
 
       const targetPath = selection.sourceFile || activeCompPath || "index.html";
+      const completePersistence = <T>(result: T, changed: boolean): T => {
+        if (options?.skipRefresh && changed) reseekPreviewRuntime(previewIframeRef.current);
+        return result;
+      };
 
       const readResponse = await fetch(
         `/api/projects/${pid}/files/${encodeURIComponent(targetPath)}`,
@@ -201,7 +206,10 @@ export function useDomEditCommits({
         if (cutover.status === "committed") {
           // SDK handled it — its in-memory doc is already current, so do NOT
           // forceReload (that would echo-reload the session we just wrote).
-          return { sourceFile: targetPath, version: cutover.version, changed: true };
+          return completePersistence(
+            { sourceFile: targetPath, version: cutover.version, changed: true },
+            true,
+          );
         }
       }
 
@@ -249,9 +257,12 @@ export function useDomEditCommits({
           throw new DomEditPersistUnresolvableError(targetPath);
         }
         warnDomEditPersistNoOp(selection, operations);
-        return typeof patchData.path === "string" && typeof patchData.version === "string"
-          ? { sourceFile: patchData.path, version: patchData.version, changed: false }
-          : undefined;
+        return completePersistence(
+          typeof patchData.path === "string" && typeof patchData.version === "string"
+            ? { sourceFile: patchData.path, version: patchData.version, changed: false }
+            : undefined,
+          false,
+        );
       }
 
       const patchedContent =
@@ -289,11 +300,14 @@ export function useDomEditCommits({
       if (!options?.skipRefresh) {
         reloadPreview();
       }
-      return finalContent === patchedContent &&
-        typeof patchData.path === "string" &&
-        typeof patchData.version === "string"
-        ? { sourceFile: patchData.path, version: patchData.version, changed: true }
-        : undefined;
+      return completePersistence(
+        finalContent === patchedContent &&
+          typeof patchData.path === "string" &&
+          typeof patchData.version === "string"
+          ? { sourceFile: patchData.path, version: patchData.version, changed: true }
+          : undefined,
+        true,
+      );
     },
     [
       activeCompPath,
@@ -305,6 +319,7 @@ export function useDomEditCommits({
       showToast,
       forceReloadSdkSession,
       onTrySdkPersist,
+      previewIframeRef,
     ],
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/timelineSyncHydration.ts b/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/timelineSyncHydration.ts
index 0878a2763..5251e0786 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/timelineSyncHydration.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/timelineSyncHydration.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ export function resolveReloadSeekTime(input: {
   return Math.min(target, input.duration);
 }
 
+type SeekablePreview = Pick<PlaybackAdapter, "seek">;
+
+/** Re-run the current frame even when the runtime already reports that time. */
+export function reseekPreviewAtTime(preview: SeekablePreview, time: number): void {
+  const target = Number.isFinite(time) && time > 0 ? time : 0;
+  preview.seek(target > 0.001 ? Math.max(0, target - 0.001) : 0.001);
+  preview.seek(target);
+}
+
 export function seekAdapterToRestorePoint(
   adapter: PlaybackAdapter,
   pendingSeekRef: { current: number | null },
@@ -303,8 +312,7 @@ export function seekAdapterToRestorePoint(
   });
   pendingSeekRef.current = null;
   if (storeSeek != null) usePlayerStore.getState().clearSeekRequest();
-  adapter.seek(startTime > 0.001 ? Math.max(0, startTime - 0.001) : 0.001);
-  adapter.seek(startTime);
+  reseekPreviewAtTime(adapter, startTime);
   return startTime;
 }