diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/components/FontSizeSliderRow.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/components/FontSizeSliderRow.tsx
index c0e46d248e04..c01c4980ae92 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/components/FontSizeSliderRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/components/FontSizeSliderRow.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export function FontSizeSliderRow(props: {
   readonly step: number;
   readonly value: number;
   readonly onChange: (value: number) => void;
+  readonly onPreviewChange?: (value: number | null) => void;
 }) {
   const icon = useThemeColor("--color-icon");
   const iconMuted = String(useThemeColor("--color-icon-muted"));
@@ -48,21 +49,30 @@ export function FontSizeSliderRow(props: {
   const fraction = (value - min) / (max - min);
 
   const progress = useSharedValue(clampFraction(fraction));
+  const previewValue = useSharedValue(value);
   const trackWidth = useSharedValue(0);
   const dragging = useSharedValue(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!dragging.value) {
       progress.value = withTiming(clampFraction(fraction), SNAP_ANIMATION);
+      previewValue.value = value;
     }
-  }, [dragging, fraction, progress]);
+  }, [dragging, fraction, previewValue, progress, value]);
+
+  const preview = useCallback((next: number | null) => {
+    latest.current.onPreviewChange?.(next);
+  }, []);
 
   const commit = useCallback((next: number) => {
-    if (next === latest.current.value) {
+    const current = latest.current;
+    if (next === current.value) {
+      current.onPreviewChange?.(null);
       return;
     }
     Haptics.selectionAsync().catch(() => undefined);
-    latest.current.onChange(next);
+    current.onChange(next);
+    current.onPreviewChange?.(null);
   }, []);
 
   const gesture = useMemo(() => {
@@ -96,29 +106,52 @@ export function FontSizeSliderRow(props: {
         dragging.value = true;
         const f = fractionAt(event.x);
         progress.value = f;
-        runOnJS(commit)(valueAtFraction(f));
+        const next = valueAtFraction(f);
+        if (next !== previewValue.value) {
+          previewValue.value = next;
+          runOnJS(preview)(next);
+        }
       })
-      .onFinalize(() => {
+      .onFinalize((_event, success) => {
         if (!dragging.value) {
           return;
         }
         dragging.value = false;
-        progress.value = withTiming(
-          fractionOfValue(valueAtFraction(progress.value)),
-          SNAP_ANIMATION,
-        );
+        if (!success) {
+          previewValue.value = value;
+          progress.value = withTiming(fractionOfValue(value), SNAP_ANIMATION);
+          runOnJS(preview)(null);
+          return;
+        }
+        const next = valueAtFraction(progress.value);
+        previewValue.value = next;
+        progress.value = withTiming(fractionOfValue(next), SNAP_ANIMATION);
+        runOnJS(commit)(next);
       });
 
     const tap = Gesture.Tap()
       .enabled(!disabled)
       .onEnd((event) => {
         const next = valueAtFraction(fractionAt(event.x));
+        previewValue.value = next;
         progress.value = withTiming(fractionOfValue(next), SNAP_ANIMATION);
         runOnJS(commit)(next);
       });
 
     return Gesture.Race(pan, tap);
-  }, [commit, disabled, dragging, max, min, progress, step, trackWidth]);
+  }, [
+    commit,
+    disabled,
+    dragging,
+    max,
+    min,
+    preview,
+    previewValue,
+    progress,
+    step,
+    trackWidth,
+    value,
+  ]);
 
   const fillStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
     width: THUMB_SIZE / 2 + progress.value * Math.max(0, trackWidth.value - THUMB_SIZE),
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/CodeAppearanceSection.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/CodeAppearanceSection.tsx
index bb4bb4d0a8fe..c0a3b44e690d 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/CodeAppearanceSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/CodeAppearanceSection.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
   CODE_FONT_SIZE_STEP,
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { FontSizeSliderRow } from "../components/FontSizeSliderRow";
 export function CodeAppearanceSection() {
   const { isReady, appearance, setCodeFontSize, setCodeWordBreak } = useAppearancePreferences();
   const custom = appearance.isCodeFontSizeCustom;
+  const [previewFontSize, setPreviewFontSize] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const fontSize = previewFontSize ?? appearance.codeFontSize;
 
   const handleToggleCustom = useCallback(
     (enabled: boolean) => {
@@ -27,10 +29,7 @@ export function CodeAppearanceSection() {
 
   return (
     <SettingsSection card title="Code & Diffs">
-      <CodeAppearancePreview
-        fontSize={appearance.codeFontSize}
-        wordBreak={appearance.codeWordBreak}
-      />
+      <CodeAppearancePreview fontSize={fontSize} wordBreak={appearance.codeWordBreak} />
       <AppearancePreviewSeparator />
       <SettingsSwitchRow
         disabled={!isReady}
@@ -47,9 +46,10 @@ export function CodeAppearanceSection() {
           max={MAX_CODE_FONT_SIZE}
           min={MIN_CODE_FONT_SIZE}
           onChange={setCodeFontSize}
+          onPreviewChange={setPreviewFontSize}
           step={CODE_FONT_SIZE_STEP}
           value={appearance.codeFontSize}
-          valueLabel={`${appearance.codeFontSize} pt`}
+          valueLabel={`${fontSize} pt`}
         />
       ) : null}
       <SettingsSwitchRow
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TerminalAppearanceSection.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TerminalAppearanceSection.tsx
index 911e6c307e85..f57bf76491c7 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TerminalAppearanceSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TerminalAppearanceSection.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
   MAX_TERMINAL_FONT_SIZE,
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { FontSizeSliderRow } from "../components/FontSizeSliderRow";
 export function TerminalAppearanceSection() {
   const { isReady, appearance, setTerminalFontSize } = useAppearancePreferences();
   const custom = appearance.isTerminalFontSizeCustom;
+  const [previewFontSize, setPreviewFontSize] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const fontSize = previewFontSize ?? appearance.terminalFontSize;
 
   const handleToggleCustom = useCallback(
     (enabled: boolean) => {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ export function TerminalAppearanceSection() {
 
   return (
     <SettingsSection card title="Terminal">
-      <TerminalAppearancePreview fontSize={appearance.terminalFontSize} />
+      <TerminalAppearancePreview fontSize={fontSize} />
       <AppearancePreviewSeparator />
       <SettingsSwitchRow
         disabled={!isReady}
@@ -44,9 +46,10 @@ export function TerminalAppearanceSection() {
           max={MAX_TERMINAL_FONT_SIZE}
           min={MIN_TERMINAL_FONT_SIZE}
           onChange={setTerminalFontSize}
+          onPreviewChange={setPreviewFontSize}
           step={TERMINAL_FONT_SIZE_STEP}
           value={appearance.terminalFontSize}
-          valueLabel={`${appearance.terminalFontSize.toFixed(1)} pt`}
+          valueLabel={`${fontSize.toFixed(1)} pt`}
         />
       ) : null}
     </SettingsSection>
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TextAppearanceSection.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TextAppearanceSection.tsx
index 6617a75720c4..96a5daa58c6e 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TextAppearanceSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/sections/TextAppearanceSection.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+
 import {
   BASE_FONT_SIZE_STEP,
   MAX_BASE_FONT_SIZE,
@@ -13,10 +15,12 @@ import { FontSizeSliderRow } from "../components/FontSizeSliderRow";
 
 export function TextAppearanceSection() {
   const { isReady, appearance, setBaseFontSize } = useAppearancePreferences();
+  const [previewFontSize, setPreviewFontSize] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const fontSize = previewFontSize ?? appearance.baseFontSize;
 
   return (
     <SettingsSection card title="Text">
-      <TextAppearancePreview fontSize={appearance.baseFontSize} />
+      <TextAppearancePreview fontSize={fontSize} />
       <AppearancePreviewSeparator />
       <FontSizeSliderRow
         disabled={!isReady}
@@ -25,9 +29,10 @@ export function TextAppearanceSection() {
         max={MAX_BASE_FONT_SIZE}
         min={MIN_BASE_FONT_SIZE}
         onChange={setBaseFontSize}
+        onPreviewChange={setPreviewFontSize}
         step={BASE_FONT_SIZE_STEP}
         value={appearance.baseFontSize}
-        valueLabel={`${appearance.baseFontSize} pt`}
+        valueLabel={`${fontSize} pt`}
       />
     </SettingsSection>
   );