diff --git a/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte b/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
index ab9a2bf..8bcc27d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
@@ -2660,6 +2660,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	// The markdown body the editor would currently save; used to ignore the file-watcher echo of our own save.
+	export function getCurrentBody(): string {
+		return $sourceMode ? restoreTitleH1(sourceContent) : editorToMarkdown();
+	}
+
 	// ── Tag editing (active note) ──
 	function toggleTagMenu(e: MouseEvent) {
 		if (tagMenu) { tagMenu = null; return; }
diff --git a/src/lib/components/NoteWindow.svelte b/src/lib/components/NoteWindow.svelte
index 0dee877..4634cee 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/NoteWindow.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/NoteWindow.svelte
@@ -103,8 +103,11 @@
 				if (!$editorDirty) {
 					try {
 						const content = await readNote(notePath);
-						$activeNote = content;
-						editor?.loadNote(notePath, content.content);
+						// Ignore the file-watcher echo of our own save; only reload genuine external edits.
+						if (content.content.trim() !== (editor?.getCurrentBody() ?? '').trim()) {
+							$activeNote = content;
+							editor?.loadNote(notePath, content.content);
+						}
 					} catch (_) {}
 				}
 			}