diff --git a/src/firmware/application/system/Config.h b/src/firmware/application/system/Config.h
index ccb8ba925..5a597aa69 100644
--- a/src/firmware/application/system/Config.h
+++ b/src/firmware/application/system/Config.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <functional>
 #include <optional>
 #include "SysExConf/SysExConf.h"
+#include "application/database/Config.h"
 
 namespace sys
 {
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ namespace sys
             };
         };
 
+        enum class systemSetting_t : uint8_t
+        {
+            ENABLE_FORCED_REFRESH_AFTER_PRESET_CHANGE = static_cast<uint8_t>(database::Config::systemSetting_t::CUSTOM_SYSTEM_SETTING_START),
+        };
+
         struct status_t
         {
             // Since get/set config messages return uint8_t to allow for custom, user statuses,
diff --git a/src/firmware/application/system/Layout.h b/src/firmware/application/system/Layout.h
index 2a96e3755..acc595b0f 100644
--- a/src/firmware/application/system/Layout.h
+++ b/src/firmware/application/system/Layout.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace sys
 
             // preset section
             {
-                static_cast<uint16_t>(database::Config::presetSetting_t::AMOUNT),
+                // all preset related settings are stored in system section in database
+                static_cast<uint16_t>(database::Config::systemSetting_t::AMOUNT),
                 0,
                 0,
             },
diff --git a/src/firmware/application/system/System.cpp b/src/firmware/application/system/System.cpp
index 56df67100..cb09e9f1f 100644
--- a/src/firmware/application/system/System.cpp
+++ b/src/firmware/application/system/System.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ Instance::Instance(HWA&        hwa,
                                   break;
                               }
                           });
+
+    ConfigHandler.registerConfig(
+        sys::Config::block_t::GLOBAL,
+        // read
+        [this](uint8_t section, size_t index, uint16_t& value)
+        {
+            return sysConfigGet(static_cast<sys::Config::Section::global_t>(section), index, value);
+        },
+
+        // write
+        [this](uint8_t section, size_t index, uint16_t value)
+        {
+            return sysConfigSet(static_cast<sys::Config::Section::global_t>(section), index, value);
+        });
 }
 
 bool Instance::init()
@@ -368,15 +382,23 @@ void Instance::checkProtocols()
 
 void Instance::forceComponentRefresh()
 {
+    if (!_components.database().read(database::Config::Section::system_t::SYSTEM_SETTINGS,
+                                     Config::systemSetting_t::ENABLE_FORCED_REFRESH_AFTER_PRESET_CHANGE))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // extra check here - it's possible that preset was changed and then backup/restore procedure started
     // in that case this would get called
-    if (_backupRestoreState == backupRestoreState_t::NONE)
+    if (_backupRestoreState != backupRestoreState_t::NONE)
     {
-        messaging::event_t event;
-        event.systemMessage = messaging::systemMessage_t::FORCE_IO_REFRESH;
-
-        MIDIDispatcher.notify(messaging::eventType_t::SYSTEM, event);
+        return;
     }
+
+    messaging::event_t event;
+    event.systemMessage = messaging::systemMessage_t::FORCE_IO_REFRESH;
+
+    MIDIDispatcher.notify(messaging::eventType_t::SYSTEM, event);
 }
 
 void Instance::SysExDataHandler::sendResponse(uint8_t* array, uint16_t size)
@@ -597,3 +619,45 @@ void Instance::DBhandlers::factoryResetDone()
 
     MIDIDispatcher.notify(messaging::eventType_t::SYSTEM, event);
 }
+
+std::optional<uint8_t> Instance::sysConfigGet(sys::Config::Section::global_t section, size_t index, uint16_t& value)
+{
+    if (section != sys::Config::Section::global_t::PRESETS)
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    if (index != static_cast<size_t>(sys::Config::systemSetting_t::ENABLE_FORCED_REFRESH_AFTER_PRESET_CHANGE))
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t readValue;
+
+    auto result = _components.database().read(database::Config::Section::system_t::SYSTEM_SETTINGS, index, readValue)
+                      ? sys::Config::status_t::ACK
+                      : sys::Config::status_t::ERROR_READ;
+
+    value = readValue;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+std::optional<uint8_t> Instance::sysConfigSet(sys::Config::Section::global_t section, size_t index, uint16_t value)
+{
+    if (section != sys::Config::Section::global_t::PRESETS)
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    if (index != static_cast<size_t>(sys::Config::systemSetting_t::ENABLE_FORCED_REFRESH_AFTER_PRESET_CHANGE))
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    auto result = _components.database().update(database::Config::Section::system_t::SYSTEM_SETTINGS, index, value)
+                      ? sys::Config::status_t::ACK
+                      : sys::Config::status_t::ERROR_WRITE;
+
+    return result;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/firmware/application/system/System.h b/src/firmware/application/system/System.h
index 9ad46811f..f1bdbd16c 100644
--- a/src/firmware/application/system/System.h
+++ b/src/firmware/application/system/System.h
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ namespace sys
             SCHEDULED_TASK_FORCED_REFRESH,
         };
 
-        io::ioComponent_t checkComponents();
-        void              checkProtocols();
-        void              backup();
-        void              forceComponentRefresh();
+        io::ioComponent_t      checkComponents();
+        void                   checkProtocols();
+        void                   backup();
+        void                   forceComponentRefresh();
+        std::optional<uint8_t> sysConfigGet(sys::Config::Section::global_t section, size_t index, uint16_t& value);
+        std::optional<uint8_t> sysConfigSet(sys::Config::Section::global_t section, size_t index, uint16_t value);
 
         HWA&                _hwa;
         Components&         _components;