diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/completion-docs/completion-template-dialog.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/completion-docs/completion-template-dialog.test.tsx
index de46b87f..a8d88128 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/completion-docs/completion-template-dialog.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/completion-docs/completion-template-dialog.test.tsx
@@ -234,6 +234,28 @@ describe("Edit template", { timeout: 15_000 }, () => {
       await within(dialog).findByText("Created by Jane Doe · Updated Sep 25, 2026"),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("stays closed when the user closes it while a save is still in flight", async () => {
+    let finishSave: (value: unknown) => void = () => undefined;
+    api.apiPut.mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          finishSave = resolve;
+        }),
+    );
+    const dialog = await openTemplate("Backflow Test Report");
+    await user.click(within(dialog).getByRole("button", { name: /Edit/ }));
+    await user.type(within(dialog).getByRole("textbox", { name: /Document Title/ }), " v2");
+    await user.click(within(dialog).getByRole("button", { name: /Save changes/ }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(api.apiPut).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    await user.click(within(dialog).getByRole("button", { name: "Close" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument());
+    finishSave({ ...BACKFLOW, name: "Backflow Test Report v2" });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(toast.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Template updated"));
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Delete template", { timeout: 15_000 }, () => {