diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
index c829e1a2b9..ea9daa74bc 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
     @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
     @State var contact: Contact
     @State var localAlias: String
+    @State var featuresAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed
+    @State var currentFeaturesAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed
     var onSearch: () -> Void
     @State private var connectionStats: ConnectionStats? = nil
     @State private var customUserProfile: Profile? = nil
@@ -327,6 +329,16 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
                 $0.content
             }
         }
+        .onDisappear {
+            if currentFeaturesAllowed != featuresAllowed {
+                showAlert(
+                    title: NSLocalizedString("Save preferences?", comment: "alert title"),
+                    buttonTitle: NSLocalizedString("Save and notify contact", comment: "alert button"),
+                    buttonAction: { savePreferences() },
+                    cancelButton: true
+                )
+            }
+        }
     }
     
     private func contactInfoHeader() -> some View {
@@ -447,8 +459,9 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
         NavigationLink {
             ContactPreferencesView(
                 contact: $contact,
-                featuresAllowed: contactUserPrefsToFeaturesAllowed(contact.mergedPreferences),
-                currentFeaturesAllowed: contactUserPrefsToFeaturesAllowed(contact.mergedPreferences)
+                featuresAllowed: $featuresAllowed,
+                currentFeaturesAllowed: $currentFeaturesAllowed,
+                savePreferences: savePreferences
             )
             .navigationBarTitle("Contact preferences")
             .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
@@ -617,6 +630,23 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    private func savePreferences() {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let prefs = contactFeaturesAllowedToPrefs(featuresAllowed)
+                if let toContact = try await apiSetContactPrefs(contactId: contact.contactId, preferences: prefs) {
+                    await MainActor.run {
+                        contact = toContact
+                        chatModel.updateContact(toContact)
+                        currentFeaturesAllowed = featuresAllowed
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch {
+                logger.error("ContactPreferencesView apiSetContactPrefs error: \(responseError(error))")
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct AudioCallButton: View {
@@ -1173,6 +1203,8 @@ struct ChatInfoView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
             chat: Chat(chatInfo: ChatInfo.sampleData.direct, chatItems: []),
             contact: Contact.sampleData,
             localAlias: "",
+            featuresAllowed: contactUserPrefsToFeaturesAllowed(Contact.sampleData.mergedPreferences),
+            currentFeaturesAllowed: contactUserPrefsToFeaturesAllowed(Contact.sampleData.mergedPreferences),
             onSearch: {}
         )
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index b436147a8e..df5fde9e7a 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                             chat: chat,
                             contact: contact,
                             localAlias: chat.chatInfo.localAlias,
+                            featuresAllowed: contactUserPrefsToFeaturesAllowed(contact.mergedPreferences),
+                            currentFeaturesAllowed: contactUserPrefsToFeaturesAllowed(contact.mergedPreferences),
                             onSearch: { focusSearch() }
                         )
                     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ContactPreferencesView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ContactPreferencesView.swift
index b3fab958bc..e4489e46ee 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ContactPreferencesView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ContactPreferencesView.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ struct ContactPreferencesView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     @Binding var contact: Contact
-    @State var featuresAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed
-    @State var currentFeaturesAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed
+    @Binding var featuresAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed
+    @Binding var currentFeaturesAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed
     @State private var showSaveDialogue = false
+    let savePreferences: () -> Void
 
     var body: some View {
         let user: User = chatModel.currentUser!
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ struct ContactPreferencesView: View {
                 savePreferences()
                 dismiss()
             }
-            Button("Exit without saving") { dismiss() }
+            Button("Exit without saving") {
+                featuresAllowed = currentFeaturesAllowed
+                dismiss()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -118,31 +122,15 @@ struct ContactPreferencesView: View {
     private func featureFooter(_ feature: ChatFeature, _ enabled: FeatureEnabled) -> some View {
         Text(feature.enabledDescription(enabled))
     }
-
-    private func savePreferences() {
-        Task {
-            do {
-                let prefs = contactFeaturesAllowedToPrefs(featuresAllowed)
-                if let toContact = try await apiSetContactPrefs(contactId: contact.contactId, preferences: prefs) {
-                    await MainActor.run {
-                        contact = toContact
-                        chatModel.updateContact(toContact)
-                        currentFeaturesAllowed = featuresAllowed
-                    }
-                }
-            } catch {
-                logger.error("ContactPreferencesView apiSetContactPrefs error: \(responseError(error))")
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 struct ContactPreferencesView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         ContactPreferencesView(
             contact: Binding.constant(Contact.sampleData),
-            featuresAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed.sampleData,
-            currentFeaturesAllowed: ContactFeaturesAllowed.sampleData
+            featuresAllowed: Binding.constant(ContactFeaturesAllowed.sampleData),
+            currentFeaturesAllowed: Binding.constant(ContactFeaturesAllowed.sampleData),
+            savePreferences: {}
         )
     }
 }