diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 33cfc9676..4557f723d 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -1887,6 +1887,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 if (provider == ImHexApi::Provider::get())
                     m_textEditor.SetText(sourceCode);
 
+                m_hasUnevaluatedChanges = true;
+
                 return true;
             },
             .store = [this](prv::Provider *provider, const std::fs::path &basePath, const Tar &tar) {