diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/save.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/save.rs
index 6b1d32dd6..d4f7b1704 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/save.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/save.rs
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ impl SaveJob {
         let saved = self.plan.retargets() && self.plan.path.is_some();
         if saved && self.plan.format.id == "vectorcraft" {
             let mut last = self.plan.options.clone();
-            last.retain(|k, _| !ARTBOARD_PARAMS.contains(&k.as_str()) && !matches!(k.as_str(), "separateArtboards" | "compress"));
+            last.retain(|k, _| !ARTBOARD_PARAMS.contains(&k.as_str()) && !matches!(k.as_str(), "separateArtboards" | "compress" | "precision"));
             s.prefs.native_save_options = last;
         }
         // The other open documents that place this one show the new version.
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/saveoptions.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/saveoptions.rs
index b3c9c5e8c..d52cbba61 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/saveoptions.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/saveoptions.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,19 @@ fn precision_rounds_the_paths_of_that_save_only() {
     assert!(e.contains("`document.save`") && !e.contains("document.export"), "{e}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn precision_is_not_remembered_for_new_documents() {
+    let dir = Folder::new("precision-preferences");
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.execute("file.new", &json!({"width": 100, "height": 100})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("document.save", &json!({"path": dir.file("rounded.vectorcraft"), "precision": 3})).unwrap();
+    assert!(!s.prefs.native_save_options.contains_key("precision"));
+
+    s.execute("file.new", &json!({"width": 100, "height": 100})).unwrap();
+    let options = s.execute("file.formatOptions", &json!({"format": "vectorcraft"})).unwrap();
+    assert!(options["options"]["precision"]["value"].is_null(), "{}", options["options"]["precision"]);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn a_ai_file_ignores_precision_as_save_does() {
     let mut s = Session::new();