diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/debugging/DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/debugging/DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index dec5ed7ef98..258a5ef6ab4 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/debugging/DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/debugging/DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ import net.thunderbird.core.logging.LogLevelManager
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 
 private const val TAG = "DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val logLevelManager: LogLevelManager,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ class DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager(
 ) : DebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager {
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<DebuggingSettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
 
     override fun getConfig(): DebuggingSettings = configState.value
     override fun getConfigFlow(): Flow<DebuggingSettings> = configState
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/coreSettings/DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/coreSettings/DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index 0bd2c3e4797..a8bcda29690 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/coreSettings/DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/coreSettings/DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.getEnumOrDefault
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.putEnum
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ private const val TAG = "DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ class DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager(
 
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<DisplayCoreSettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
 
     override fun getConfig(): DisplayCoreSettings = configState.value
 
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/inboxSettings/DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/inboxSettings/DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index 525a1e04718..62ac95ceb8e 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/inboxSettings/DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/inboxSettings/DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 
 private const val TAG = "DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ class DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager(
 
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<DisplayInboxSettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
 
     override fun getConfig(): DisplayInboxSettings = configState.value
 
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/miscSettings/DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/miscSettings/DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index 95b67aa04cc..052d8e0b4a4 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/miscSettings/DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/miscSettings/DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 
 private const val TAG = "DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
 ) : DisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager {
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<DisplayMiscSettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
     override fun save(config: DisplayMiscSettings) {
         logger.debug(TAG) { "save() called with: config = $config" }
         writeConfig(config)
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/visualSettings/DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/visualSettings/DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index e3890d9f4d9..cbd2049ba38 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/visualSettings/DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/display/visualSettings/DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.PreferenceChangeBroker
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.PreferenceChangeSubscriber
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.display.visualSettings.message.list.MessageListPreferencesManager
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.getEnumOrDefault
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.putEnum
 
@@ -25,12 +28,17 @@ private const val TAG = "DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
+    preferenceChangeBroker: PreferenceChangeBroker,
     private val messageListPreferences: MessageListPreferencesManager,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private val scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
-) : DisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager {
+) : DisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager, PreferenceChangeSubscriber {
+
+    init {
+        preferenceChangeBroker.subscribe(this)
+    }
     private val internalConfigState = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val configState: StateFlow<DisplayVisualSettings> = combine(
         internalConfigState,
@@ -39,6 +47,8 @@ class DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager(
         config.copy(messageListSettings = messageListConfig)
     }.stateIn(scope = scope, started = SharingStarted.Eagerly, initialValue = internalConfigState.value)
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
 
     override fun save(config: DisplayVisualSettings) {
         logger.debug(TAG) { "save() called with: config = $config" }
@@ -92,4 +102,8 @@ class DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager(
     override fun getConfig() = configState.value
 
     override fun getConfigFlow(): Flow<DisplayVisualSettings> = configState
+
+    override fun receive() {
+        internalConfigState.update { loadConfig() }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/interaction/DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/interaction/DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index 97d1c64517f..ff1b2620256 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/interaction/DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/interaction/DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.thunderbird.core.common.action.SwipeActions
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.getEnumOrDefault
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.putEnum
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ private const val TAG = "DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ class DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<InteractionSettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
 
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
+
     override fun getConfig(): InteractionSettings = configState.value
     override fun getConfigFlow(): Flow<InteractionSettings> = configState
 
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/network/DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/network/DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index 40984b16f01..2f47d06de08 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/network/DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/network/DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.getEnumOrDefault
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.putEnum
 
@@ -20,13 +21,15 @@ private const val TAG = "DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
 ) : NetworkSettingsPreferenceManager {
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<NetworkSettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
 
     override fun getConfig(): NetworkSettings = configState.value
     override fun getConfigFlow(): Flow<NetworkSettings> = configState
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/notification/DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/notification/DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager.kt
index 96121c53ab3..f23e9694bd3 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/notification/DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/notification/DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -13,17 +13,20 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 
 private const val TAG = "DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
 ) : NotificationPreferenceManager {
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
     private val configState = MutableStateFlow(
         value = NotificationPreference(
             isQuietTimeEnabled = storage.getBoolean(
diff --git a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/privacy/DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager.kt b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/privacy/DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager.kt
index 689adf13e1f..51bbcd0c568 100644
--- a/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/privacy/DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager.kt
+++ b/core/preference/impl/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/preference/privacy/DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager.kt
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import net.thunderbird.core.logging.Logger
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.Storage
 import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StorageEditor
+import net.thunderbird.core.preference.storage.StoragePersister
 
 private const val TAG = "DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager"
 
 class DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager(
     private val logger: Logger,
-    private val storage: Storage,
+    private val storagePersister: StoragePersister,
     private val storageEditor: StorageEditor,
     private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private var scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob()),
 ) : PrivacySettingsPreferenceManager {
     private val configState: MutableStateFlow<PrivacySettings> = MutableStateFlow(value = loadConfig())
     private val mutex = Mutex()
+    private val storage: Storage
+        get() = storagePersister.loadValues()
 
     override fun getConfig(): PrivacySettings = configState.value
     override fun getConfigFlow(): Flow<PrivacySettings> = configState
diff --git a/legacy/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/KoinModule.kt b/legacy/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/KoinModule.kt
index 450f1ef2b3d..8a8eac287df 100644
--- a/legacy/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/KoinModule.kt
+++ b/legacy/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/KoinModule.kt
@@ -52,50 +52,51 @@ val preferencesModule = module {
     single<PrivacySettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultPrivacySettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
     single<NotificationPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultNotificationPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
     single<DisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultDisplayCoreSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
     single<DisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultDisplayInboxSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
     single<DisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultDisplayVisualSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
             messageListPreferences = get(),
+            preferenceChangeBroker = get(),
         )
     }
     single<DisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultDisplayMiscSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
     single<InteractionSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultInteractionSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@ val preferencesModule = module {
     single<NetworkSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultNetworkSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
         )
     }
     single<DebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager> {
         DefaultDebuggingSettingsPreferenceManager(
             logger = get(),
-            storage = get<Preferences>().storage,
+            storagePersister = get(),
             storageEditor = get<Preferences>().createStorageEditor(),
             logLevelManager = get(),
             platformConfigProvider = get(),