diff --git a/src/ui/applicationShell.js b/src/ui/applicationShell.js
index ec912be87..064024920 100644
--- a/src/ui/applicationShell.js
+++ b/src/ui/applicationShell.js
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
         _setScope: (...args) => this._visualSettings._setScope(...args),
         _applyGlobalPostDefaults: (...args) =>
           this._applyGlobalPostDefaults(...args),
+        _adoptDetectionAsRestore: () =>
+          this._visualSettings.adoptDetectionAsRestore(),
         setCelestialRingEnabled: (...args) =>
           this.setCelestialRingEnabled(...args),
         _setModels3dEnabled: (...args) => this._setModels3dEnabled(...args),
diff --git a/src/ui/displayBindings.js b/src/ui/displayBindings.js
index 40e4a1edb..827cd51cd 100644
--- a/src/ui/displayBindings.js
+++ b/src/ui/displayBindings.js
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ export class DisplayBindings {
         this._setModels3dEnabled(true);
         this._setModels3dMode('proximity');
         this._syncModels3dModeRow?.();
+        // Inside Contacts the detection shown is lent for the session, and
+        // leaving puts back the state from before. A reset there is the user's
+        // choice, so the defaults become what leaving puts back and what a
+        // share link carries.
+        this.claimDetection();
+        this._adoptDetectionAsRestore?.();
         this._syncShareState();
       },
     });
diff --git a/src/ui/displayPanelActions.test.mjs b/src/ui/displayPanelActions.test.mjs
index 32a8e8d1b..59cb064dd 100644
--- a/src/ui/displayPanelActions.test.mjs
+++ b/src/ui/displayPanelActions.test.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { createApp, h, nextTick } from 'vue';
 import { createPinia } from 'pinia';
 import { useDisplayStore } from './stores/display.js';
 import { DisplayBindings } from './displayBindings.js';
+import { VisualSettings } from './visualSettings.js';
 import CommandDockView from './views/CommandDockView.vue';
 import DisplayControlsView from './views/DisplayControlsView.vue';
 import DrawControls from './views/panels/DrawControls.vue';
@@ -296,13 +297,14 @@ test('DisplayBindings sets the scope opacity and resets Visual to its defaults',
       _setModels3dMode: (mode) => calls.push(['models3dMode', mode]),
       _syncModels3dModeRow: () => calls.push(['models3dRow']),
       _syncShareState: () => calls.push(['share']),
+      _adoptDetectionAsRestore: () => calls.push(['adoptDetection']),
     },
     readState: () => ({
       shareLinkManager: {
         claimRestoreLane: (lane) => calls.push(['claim', lane]),
       },
     }),
-    claimDetection: () => {},
+    claimDetection: () => calls.push(['claimDetection']),
     displayStore: store,
   });
   bindings._initUI();
@@ -325,6 +327,29 @@ test('DisplayBindings sets the scope opacity and resets Visual to its defaults',
     ['models3d', true],
     ['models3dMode', 'proximity'],
     ['models3dRow'],
+    ['claimDetection'],
+    ['adoptDetection'],
     ['share'],
   ]);
 });
+
+test('a reset inside Contacts makes the shown detection what leaving puts back', () => {
+  const adopt = VisualSettings.prototype.adoptDetectionAsRestore;
+  const live = { detectionMode: 'DENSE', densityPct: 75 };
+  const inContacts = {
+    _contactsDetectionRestore: { mode: 'OFF', densityPct: 50 },
+    getDetectionState: () => live,
+  };
+  adopt.call(inContacts);
+  assert.deepEqual(inContacts._contactsDetectionRestore, {
+    mode: 'DENSE',
+    densityPct: 75,
+  });
+  // Outside Contacts there is no saved state to change.
+  const outside = {
+    _contactsDetectionRestore: null,
+    getDetectionState: () => live,
+  };
+  adopt.call(outside);
+  assert.equal(outside._contactsDetectionRestore, null);
+});
diff --git a/src/ui/visualSettings.js b/src/ui/visualSettings.js
index e6cf4d180..3282038d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/visualSettings.js
+++ b/src/ui/visualSettings.js
@@ -355,6 +355,20 @@ export class VisualSettings {
     this._syncShareState();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * While Contacts holds detection, make the detection shown now the state
+   * leaving Contacts puts back (and a share link carries): the user chose it,
+   * as with Reset in Visual. Nothing changes outside Contacts.
+   */
+  adoptDetectionAsRestore() {
+    if (!this._contactsDetectionRestore) return;
+    const state = this.getDetectionState();
+    this._contactsDetectionRestore = {
+      mode: state.detectionMode,
+      densityPct: state.densityPct,
+    };
+  }
+
   _setCockpitVision(mode, active, { revealParameters = false } = {}) {
     const next = active ? normalizeCockpitVisionMode(mode) : 'optical';
     if (!this.stages) return;