diff --git a/.changeset/forty-taxis-live.md b/.changeset/forty-taxis-live.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab7d50b20110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/forty-taxis-live.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cloudflare/quick-edit": patch
+---
+
+fix: disable autosave on quick editor to avoid context reset without explicit user action
diff --git a/packages/quick-edit/functions/_middleware.ts b/packages/quick-edit/functions/_middleware.ts
index df710ef1f23f..d1c87d2c5e89 100644
--- a/packages/quick-edit/functions/_middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/quick-edit/functions/_middleware.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const onRequest = async ({
 						: "Solarflare Light",
 				"workbench.startupEditor": "none",
 				"editor.minimap.autohide": true,
+				"files.autoSave": "off",
 				"files.exclude": {
 					"*.d.ts": true,
 					"jsconfig.json": true,