diff --git a/src/synth/patch.cpp b/src/synth/patch.cpp
index 4be76ed..00b949f 100644
--- a/src/synth/patch.cpp
+++ b/src/synth/patch.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace baconpaul::six_sines
 
 void Patch::resetToInit()
 {
+    dirty = false;
     // Sweep any new param since this stream to default
     for (auto [id, p] : paramMap)
     {
diff --git a/src/synth/patch.h b/src/synth/patch.h
index fd39d3a..85becab 100644
--- a/src/synth/patch.h
+++ b/src/synth/patch.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct Param
 
 struct Patch
 {
+    bool dirty{false};
     static constexpr uint32_t patchVersion{8};
     std::vector<const Param *> params;
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, Param *> paramMap;
diff --git a/src/synth/synth.cpp b/src/synth/synth.cpp
index 35793fa..ed03ab5 100644
--- a/src/synth/synth.cpp
+++ b/src/synth/synth.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ void Synth::processUIQueue(const clap_output_events_t *outq)
             {
                 resetPlaymode();
             }
+
+            auto d = patch.dirty;
+            if (!d)
+            {
+                patch.dirty = true;
+                audioToUi.push({AudioToUIMsg::SET_PATCH_DIRTY_STATE, patch.dirty});
+            }
         }
         break;
         case UIToAudioMsg::BEGIN_EDIT:
@@ -291,6 +298,12 @@ void Synth::processUIQueue(const clap_output_events_t *outq)
             audioToUi.push({AudioToUIMsg::SET_PATCH_NAME, 0, 0, 0, patch.name});
         }
         break;
+        case UIToAudioMsg::SEND_PATCH_IS_CLEAN:
+        {
+            patch.dirty = false;
+            audioToUi.push({AudioToUIMsg::SET_PATCH_DIRTY_STATE, patch.dirty});
+        }
+        break;
         case UIToAudioMsg::EDITOR_ATTACH_DETATCH:
         {
             isEditorAttached = uiM->paramId;
@@ -363,6 +376,7 @@ void Synth::pushFullUIRefresh()
         audioToUi.push(au);
     }
     audioToUi.push({AudioToUIMsg::SET_PATCH_NAME, 0, 0, 0, patch.name});
+    audioToUi.push({AudioToUIMsg::SET_PATCH_DIRTY_STATE, patch.dirty});
 }
 
 } // namespace baconpaul::six_sines
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/synth/synth.h b/src/synth/synth.h
index f862872..769c708 100644
--- a/src/synth/synth.h
+++ b/src/synth/synth.h
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ struct Synth
             UPDATE_PARAM,
             UPDATE_VU,
             UPDATE_VOICE_COUNT,
-            SET_PATCH_NAME
+            SET_PATCH_NAME,
+            SET_PATCH_DIRTY_STATE
         } action;
         uint32_t paramId{0};
         float value{0}, value2{0};
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ struct Synth
             STOP_AUDIO,
             START_AUDIO,
             SEND_PATCH_NAME,
+            SEND_PATCH_IS_CLEAN,
             EDITOR_ATTACH_DETATCH, // paramid is true for attach and false for detach
             PANIC_STOP_VOICES
         } action;
diff --git a/src/ui/preset-manager.cpp b/src/ui/preset-manager.cpp
index 15f84b0..691d360 100644
--- a/src/ui/preset-manager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/preset-manager.cpp
@@ -45,32 +45,37 @@ struct PresetDataBinding : sst::jucegui::data::Discrete
 
     int getValue() const override { return curr; }
     int getDefaultValue() const override { return 0; };
+    bool isDirty{false};
+
     std::string getValueAsStringFor(int i) const override
     {
         if (hasExtra && i < 0)
             return extraName;
 
+        std::string postfix = isDirty ? " *" : "";
+
         if (i == 0)
-            return "Init";
+            return "Init" + postfix;
         auto fp = i - 1;
         if (fp < pm.factoryPatchVector.size())
         {
             fs::path p{pm.factoryPatchVector[fp].first};
             p = p / pm.factoryPatchVector[fp].second;
             p = p.replace_extension("");
-            return p.u8string();
+            return p.u8string() + postfix;
         }
         fp -= pm.factoryPatchVector.size();
         if (fp < pm.userPatches.size())
         {
             auto pt = pm.userPatches[fp];
             pt = pt.replace_extension("");
-            return pt.u8string();
+            return pt.u8string() + postfix;
         }
         return "ERR";
     }
     void setValueFromGUI(const int &f) override
     {
+        isDirty = false;
         if (hasExtra)
         {
             hasExtra = false;
@@ -344,4 +349,6 @@ void PresetManager::setStateForDisplayName(const std::string &s)
     }
 }
 
+void PresetManager::setDirtyState(bool b) { discreteDataBinding->isDirty = b; }
+
 } // namespace baconpaul::six_sines::ui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/preset-manager.h b/src/ui/preset-manager.h
index 9ccca97..94793d2 100644
--- a/src/ui/preset-manager.h
+++ b/src/ui/preset-manager.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ struct PresetManager
 
     std::unique_ptr<PresetDataBinding> discreteDataBinding;
     sst::jucegui::data::Discrete *getDiscreteData();
+
+    void setDirtyState(bool b);
 };
 } // namespace baconpaul::six_sines::ui
 #endif // PRESET_MANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/ui/six-sines-editor.cpp b/src/ui/six-sines-editor.cpp
index e93da59..f1fcda1 100644
--- a/src/ui/six-sines-editor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/six-sines-editor.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,16 @@ void SixSinesEditor::idle()
             strncpy(patchCopy.name, aum->hackPointer, 255);
             setPatchNameDisplay();
         }
+        else if (aum->action == Synth::AudioToUIMsg::SET_PATCH_DIRTY_STATE)
+        {
+            patchCopy.dirty = (bool)aum->paramId;
+            presetManager->setDirtyState(patchCopy.dirty);
+            presetButton->repaint();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SXSNLOG("Ignored patch message " << aum->action);
+        }
         aum = audioToUI.pop();
     }
 }
@@ -645,6 +655,7 @@ void SixSinesEditor::sendEntirePatchToAudio(const std::string &s)
         uiToAudio.push({Synth::UIToAudioMsg::END_EDIT, p->meta.id});
     }
     uiToAudio.push({Synth::UIToAudioMsg::START_AUDIO});
+    uiToAudio.push({Synth::UIToAudioMsg::SEND_PATCH_IS_CLEAN, true});
 }
 
 void SixSinesEditor::setParamValueOnCopy(uint32_t paramId, float value, bool notifyAudio)