diff --git a/public/css/toggle-dependent.css b/public/css/toggle-dependent.css
index d582cbbd8..86e00acb2 100644
--- a/public/css/toggle-dependent.css
+++ b/public/css/toggle-dependent.css
@@ -498,3 +498,15 @@ label[for="trim_spaces"]:not(:has(input:checked)) small {
 #banned_tokens_block_ooba:not(:has(#send_banned_tokens_textgenerationwebui:checked)) #banned_tokens_controls_ooba {
     filter: brightness(0.5);
 }
+
+#bind_preset_to_connection:checked ~ .toggleOff {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+#bind_preset_to_connection:not(:checked) ~ .toggleOn {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+label[for="bind_preset_to_connection"]:has(input:checked) {
+    color: var(--active);
+}
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 4deb5fbdd..f7359f742 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@
                                         </strong>
 
                                         <div class="flex-container gap3px">
+                                            <label for="bind_preset_to_connection" class="margin0 menu_button menu_button_icon" title="Bind presets to API connections" data-i18n="[title]Bind presets to API connections">
+                                                <input id="bind_preset_to_connection" type="checkbox" class="displayNone" />
+                                                <i class="fa-fw fa-solid fa-link toggleOn"></i>
+                                                <i class="fa-fw fa-solid fa-link-slash toggleOff"></i>
+                                            </label>
                                             <div id="import_oai_preset" class="margin0 menu_button menu_button_icon" title="Import preset" data-i18n="[title]Import preset">
                                                 <i class="fa-fw fa-solid fa-file-import"></i>
                                             </div>
diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index fccfd7846..1fdd0d9d5 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ import { SlashCommand } from './slash-commands/SlashCommand.js';
 import { ARGUMENT_TYPE, SlashCommandArgument } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandArgument.js';
 import { renderTemplateAsync } from './templates.js';
 import { SlashCommandEnumValue } from './slash-commands/SlashCommandEnumValue.js';
-import { Popup, POPUP_RESULT } from './popup.js';
+import { Popup, POPUP_RESULT, POPUP_TYPE } from './popup.js';
 import { t } from './i18n.js';
 import { ToolManager } from './tool-calling.js';
 import { accountStorage } from './util/AccountStorage.js';
@@ -236,87 +236,87 @@ const sensitiveFields = [
 ];
 
 /**
- * preset_name -> [selector, setting_name, is_checkbox]
- * @type {Record<string, [string, string, boolean]>}
+ * preset_name -> [selector, setting_name, is_checkbox, is_connection]
+ * @type {Record<string, [string, string, boolean, boolean]>}
  */
 export const settingsToUpdate = {
-    chat_completion_source: ['#chat_completion_source', 'chat_completion_source', false],
-    temperature: ['#temp_openai', 'temp_openai', false],
-    frequency_penalty: ['#freq_pen_openai', 'freq_pen_openai', false],
-    presence_penalty: ['#pres_pen_openai', 'pres_pen_openai', false],
-    top_p: ['#top_p_openai', 'top_p_openai', false],
-    top_k: ['#top_k_openai', 'top_k_openai', false],
-    top_a: ['#top_a_openai', 'top_a_openai', false],
-    min_p: ['#min_p_openai', 'min_p_openai', false],
-    repetition_penalty: ['#repetition_penalty_openai', 'repetition_penalty_openai', false],
-    max_context_unlocked: ['#oai_max_context_unlocked', 'max_context_unlocked', true],
-    openai_model: ['#model_openai_select', 'openai_model', false],
-    claude_model: ['#model_claude_select', 'claude_model', false],
-    windowai_model: ['#model_windowai_select', 'windowai_model', false],
-    openrouter_model: ['#model_openrouter_select', 'openrouter_model', false],
-    openrouter_use_fallback: ['#openrouter_use_fallback', 'openrouter_use_fallback', true],
-    openrouter_group_models: ['#openrouter_group_models', 'openrouter_group_models', false],
-    openrouter_sort_models: ['#openrouter_sort_models', 'openrouter_sort_models', false],
-    openrouter_providers: ['#openrouter_providers_chat', 'openrouter_providers', false],
-    openrouter_allow_fallbacks: ['#openrouter_allow_fallbacks', 'openrouter_allow_fallbacks', true],
-    openrouter_middleout: ['#openrouter_middleout', 'openrouter_middleout', false],
-    ai21_model: ['#model_ai21_select', 'ai21_model', false],
-    mistralai_model: ['#model_mistralai_select', 'mistralai_model', false],
-    cohere_model: ['#model_cohere_select', 'cohere_model', false],
-    perplexity_model: ['#model_perplexity_select', 'perplexity_model', false],
-    groq_model: ['#model_groq_select', 'groq_model', false],
-    nanogpt_model: ['#model_nanogpt_select', 'nanogpt_model', false],
-    deepseek_model: ['#model_deepseek_select', 'deepseek_model', false],
-    zerooneai_model: ['#model_01ai_select', 'zerooneai_model', false],
-    xai_model: ['#model_xai_select', 'xai_model', false],
-    pollinations_model: ['#model_pollinations_select', 'pollinations_model', false],
-    custom_model: ['#custom_model_id', 'custom_model', false],
-    custom_url: ['#custom_api_url_text', 'custom_url', false],
-    custom_include_body: ['#custom_include_body', 'custom_include_body', false],
-    custom_exclude_body: ['#custom_exclude_body', 'custom_exclude_body', false],
-    custom_include_headers: ['#custom_include_headers', 'custom_include_headers', false],
-    custom_prompt_post_processing: ['#custom_prompt_post_processing', 'custom_prompt_post_processing', false],
-    google_model: ['#model_google_select', 'google_model', false],
-    openai_max_context: ['#openai_max_context', 'openai_max_context', false],
-    openai_max_tokens: ['#openai_max_tokens', 'openai_max_tokens', false],
-    wrap_in_quotes: ['#wrap_in_quotes', 'wrap_in_quotes', true],
-    names_behavior: ['#names_behavior', 'names_behavior', false],
-    send_if_empty: ['#send_if_empty_textarea', 'send_if_empty', false],
-    impersonation_prompt: ['#impersonation_prompt_textarea', 'impersonation_prompt', false],
-    new_chat_prompt: ['#newchat_prompt_textarea', 'new_chat_prompt', false],
-    new_group_chat_prompt: ['#newgroupchat_prompt_textarea', 'new_group_chat_prompt', false],
-    new_example_chat_prompt: ['#newexamplechat_prompt_textarea', 'new_example_chat_prompt', false],
-    continue_nudge_prompt: ['#continue_nudge_prompt_textarea', 'continue_nudge_prompt', false],
-    bias_preset_selected: ['#openai_logit_bias_preset', 'bias_preset_selected', false],
-    reverse_proxy: ['#openai_reverse_proxy', 'reverse_proxy', false],
-    wi_format: ['#wi_format_textarea', 'wi_format', false],
-    scenario_format: ['#scenario_format_textarea', 'scenario_format', false],
-    personality_format: ['#personality_format_textarea', 'personality_format', false],
-    group_nudge_prompt: ['#group_nudge_prompt_textarea', 'group_nudge_prompt', false],
-    stream_openai: ['#stream_toggle', 'stream_openai', true],
-    prompts: ['', 'prompts', false],
-    prompt_order: ['', 'prompt_order', false],
-    api_url_scale: ['#api_url_scale', 'api_url_scale', false],
-    show_external_models: ['#openai_show_external_models', 'show_external_models', true],
-    proxy_password: ['#openai_proxy_password', 'proxy_password', false],
-    assistant_prefill: ['#claude_assistant_prefill', 'assistant_prefill', false],
-    assistant_impersonation: ['#claude_assistant_impersonation', 'assistant_impersonation', false],
-    claude_use_sysprompt: ['#claude_use_sysprompt', 'claude_use_sysprompt', true],
-    use_makersuite_sysprompt: ['#use_makersuite_sysprompt', 'use_makersuite_sysprompt', true],
-    use_alt_scale: ['#use_alt_scale', 'use_alt_scale', true],
-    squash_system_messages: ['#squash_system_messages', 'squash_system_messages', true],
-    image_inlining: ['#openai_image_inlining', 'image_inlining', true],
-    inline_image_quality: ['#openai_inline_image_quality', 'inline_image_quality', false],
-    continue_prefill: ['#continue_prefill', 'continue_prefill', true],
-    continue_postfix: ['#continue_postfix', 'continue_postfix', false],
-    function_calling: ['#openai_function_calling', 'function_calling', true],
-    show_thoughts: ['#openai_show_thoughts', 'show_thoughts', true],
-    reasoning_effort: ['#openai_reasoning_effort', 'reasoning_effort', false],
-    enable_web_search: ['#openai_enable_web_search', 'enable_web_search', true],
-    seed: ['#seed_openai', 'seed', false],
-    n: ['#n_openai', 'n', false],
-    bypass_status_check: ['#openai_bypass_status_check', 'bypass_status_check', true],
-    request_images: ['#openai_request_images', 'request_images', true],
+    chat_completion_source: ['#chat_completion_source', 'chat_completion_source', false, true],
+    temperature: ['#temp_openai', 'temp_openai', false, false],
+    frequency_penalty: ['#freq_pen_openai', 'freq_pen_openai', false, false],
+    presence_penalty: ['#pres_pen_openai', 'pres_pen_openai', false, false],
+    top_p: ['#top_p_openai', 'top_p_openai', false, false],
+    top_k: ['#top_k_openai', 'top_k_openai', false, false],
+    top_a: ['#top_a_openai', 'top_a_openai', false, false],
+    min_p: ['#min_p_openai', 'min_p_openai', false, false],
+    repetition_penalty: ['#repetition_penalty_openai', 'repetition_penalty_openai', false, false],
+    max_context_unlocked: ['#oai_max_context_unlocked', 'max_context_unlocked', true, false],
+    openai_model: ['#model_openai_select', 'openai_model', false, true],
+    claude_model: ['#model_claude_select', 'claude_model', false, true],
+    windowai_model: ['#model_windowai_select', 'windowai_model', false, true],
+    openrouter_model: ['#model_openrouter_select', 'openrouter_model', false, true],
+    openrouter_use_fallback: ['#openrouter_use_fallback', 'openrouter_use_fallback', true, true],
+    openrouter_group_models: ['#openrouter_group_models', 'openrouter_group_models', false, true],
+    openrouter_sort_models: ['#openrouter_sort_models', 'openrouter_sort_models', false, true],
+    openrouter_providers: ['#openrouter_providers_chat', 'openrouter_providers', false, true],
+    openrouter_allow_fallbacks: ['#openrouter_allow_fallbacks', 'openrouter_allow_fallbacks', true, true],
+    openrouter_middleout: ['#openrouter_middleout', 'openrouter_middleout', false, true],
+    ai21_model: ['#model_ai21_select', 'ai21_model', false, true],
+    mistralai_model: ['#model_mistralai_select', 'mistralai_model', false, true],
+    cohere_model: ['#model_cohere_select', 'cohere_model', false, true],
+    perplexity_model: ['#model_perplexity_select', 'perplexity_model', false, true],
+    groq_model: ['#model_groq_select', 'groq_model', false, true],
+    nanogpt_model: ['#model_nanogpt_select', 'nanogpt_model', false, true],
+    deepseek_model: ['#model_deepseek_select', 'deepseek_model', false, true],
+    zerooneai_model: ['#model_01ai_select', 'zerooneai_model', false, true],
+    xai_model: ['#model_xai_select', 'xai_model', false, true],
+    pollinations_model: ['#model_pollinations_select', 'pollinations_model', false, true],
+    custom_model: ['#custom_model_id', 'custom_model', false, true],
+    custom_url: ['#custom_api_url_text', 'custom_url', false, true],
+    custom_include_body: ['#custom_include_body', 'custom_include_body', false, true],
+    custom_exclude_body: ['#custom_exclude_body', 'custom_exclude_body', false, true],
+    custom_include_headers: ['#custom_include_headers', 'custom_include_headers', false, true],
+    custom_prompt_post_processing: ['#custom_prompt_post_processing', 'custom_prompt_post_processing', false, true],
+    google_model: ['#model_google_select', 'google_model', false, true],
+    openai_max_context: ['#openai_max_context', 'openai_max_context', false, false],
+    openai_max_tokens: ['#openai_max_tokens', 'openai_max_tokens', false, false],
+    wrap_in_quotes: ['#wrap_in_quotes', 'wrap_in_quotes', true, false],
+    names_behavior: ['#names_behavior', 'names_behavior', false, false],
+    send_if_empty: ['#send_if_empty_textarea', 'send_if_empty', false, false],
+    impersonation_prompt: ['#impersonation_prompt_textarea', 'impersonation_prompt', false, false],
+    new_chat_prompt: ['#newchat_prompt_textarea', 'new_chat_prompt', false, false],
+    new_group_chat_prompt: ['#newgroupchat_prompt_textarea', 'new_group_chat_prompt', false, false],
+    new_example_chat_prompt: ['#newexamplechat_prompt_textarea', 'new_example_chat_prompt', false, false],
+    continue_nudge_prompt: ['#continue_nudge_prompt_textarea', 'continue_nudge_prompt', false, false],
+    bias_preset_selected: ['#openai_logit_bias_preset', 'bias_preset_selected', false, false],
+    reverse_proxy: ['#openai_reverse_proxy', 'reverse_proxy', false, true],
+    wi_format: ['#wi_format_textarea', 'wi_format', false, false],
+    scenario_format: ['#scenario_format_textarea', 'scenario_format', false, false],
+    personality_format: ['#personality_format_textarea', 'personality_format', false, false],
+    group_nudge_prompt: ['#group_nudge_prompt_textarea', 'group_nudge_prompt', false, false],
+    stream_openai: ['#stream_toggle', 'stream_openai', true, false],
+    prompts: ['', 'prompts', false, false],
+    prompt_order: ['', 'prompt_order', false, false],
+    api_url_scale: ['#api_url_scale', 'api_url_scale', false, true],
+    show_external_models: ['#openai_show_external_models', 'show_external_models', true, true],
+    proxy_password: ['#openai_proxy_password', 'proxy_password', false, true],
+    assistant_prefill: ['#claude_assistant_prefill', 'assistant_prefill', false, false],
+    assistant_impersonation: ['#claude_assistant_impersonation', 'assistant_impersonation', false, false],
+    claude_use_sysprompt: ['#claude_use_sysprompt', 'claude_use_sysprompt', true, false],
+    use_makersuite_sysprompt: ['#use_makersuite_sysprompt', 'use_makersuite_sysprompt', true, false],
+    use_alt_scale: ['#use_alt_scale', 'use_alt_scale', true, true],
+    squash_system_messages: ['#squash_system_messages', 'squash_system_messages', true, false],
+    image_inlining: ['#openai_image_inlining', 'image_inlining', true, false],
+    inline_image_quality: ['#openai_inline_image_quality', 'inline_image_quality', false, false],
+    continue_prefill: ['#continue_prefill', 'continue_prefill', true, false],
+    continue_postfix: ['#continue_postfix', 'continue_postfix', false, false],
+    function_calling: ['#openai_function_calling', 'function_calling', true, false],
+    show_thoughts: ['#openai_show_thoughts', 'show_thoughts', true, false],
+    reasoning_effort: ['#openai_reasoning_effort', 'reasoning_effort', false, false],
+    enable_web_search: ['#openai_enable_web_search', 'enable_web_search', true, false],
+    seed: ['#seed_openai', 'seed', false, false],
+    n: ['#n_openai', 'n', false, false],
+    bypass_status_check: ['#openai_bypass_status_check', 'bypass_status_check', true, true],
+    request_images: ['#openai_request_images', 'request_images', true, false],
 };
 
 const default_settings = {
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ const default_settings = {
     request_images: false,
     seed: -1,
     n: 1,
+    bind_preset_to_connection: true,
 };
 
 const oai_settings = {
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ const oai_settings = {
     request_images: false,
     seed: -1,
     n: 1,
+    bind_preset_to_connection: true,
 };
 
 export let proxies = [
@@ -3395,6 +3397,7 @@ function loadOpenAISettings(data, settings) {
     oai_settings.continue_postfix = settings.continue_postfix ?? default_settings.continue_postfix;
     oai_settings.function_calling = settings.function_calling ?? default_settings.function_calling;
     oai_settings.openrouter_providers = settings.openrouter_providers ?? default_settings.openrouter_providers;
+    oai_settings.bind_preset_to_connection = settings.bind_preset_to_connection ?? default_settings.bind_preset_to_connection;
 
     // Migrate from old settings
     if (settings.names_in_completion === true) {
@@ -3511,6 +3514,7 @@ function loadOpenAISettings(data, settings) {
     $('#openai_show_thoughts').prop('checked', oai_settings.show_thoughts);
     $('#openai_enable_web_search').prop('checked', oai_settings.enable_web_search);
     $('#openai_request_images').prop('checked', oai_settings.request_images);
+    $('#bind_preset_to_connection').prop('checked', oai_settings.bind_preset_to_connection);
 
     $('#openai_reasoning_effort').val(oai_settings.reasoning_effort);
     $(`#openai_reasoning_effort option[value="${oai_settings.reasoning_effort}"]`).prop('selected', true);
@@ -4039,20 +4043,33 @@ async function onExportPresetClick() {
     const preset = structuredClone(openai_settings[openai_setting_names[oai_settings.preset_settings_openai]]);
 
     const fieldValues = sensitiveFields.filter(field => preset[field]).map(field => `<b>${field}</b>: <code>${preset[field]}</code>`);
-    const shouldConfirm = fieldValues.length > 0;
-    const textHeader = t`Your preset contains proxy and/or custom endpoint settings.`;
-    const textMessage = '<div>' + t`Do you want to remove these fields before exporting?` + `</div><br>${DOMPurify.sanitize(fieldValues.join('<br>'))}`;
-    const cancelButton = { text: 'Cancel', result: POPUP_RESULT.CANCELLED, appendAtEnd: true };
-    const popupOptions = { customButtons: [cancelButton] };
-    const popupResult = await Popup.show.confirm(textHeader, textMessage, popupOptions);
+    if (fieldValues.length > 0) {
+        const textHeader = t`Your preset contains proxy and/or custom endpoint settings.`;
+        const textMessage = '<div>' + t`Do you want to remove these fields before exporting?` + `</div><br>${DOMPurify.sanitize(fieldValues.join('<br>'))}`;
+        const cancelButton = { text: 'Cancel', result: POPUP_RESULT.CANCELLED, appendAtEnd: true };
+        const popupOptions = { customButtons: [cancelButton] };
+        const popupResult = await Popup.show.confirm(textHeader, textMessage, popupOptions);
 
-    if (popupResult === POPUP_RESULT.CANCELLED) {
-        console.log('Export cancelled by user');
-        return;
+        if (popupResult === POPUP_RESULT.CANCELLED) {
+            console.log('Export cancelled by user');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (popupResult === POPUP_RESULT.AFFIRMATIVE) {
+            sensitiveFields.forEach(field => delete preset[field]);
+        }
     }
 
-    if (!shouldConfirm || popupResult === POPUP_RESULT.AFFIRMATIVE) {
-        sensitiveFields.forEach(field => delete preset[field]);
+    const exportConnectionTemplate = $(await renderTemplateAsync('exportPreset'));
+    await new Popup(exportConnectionTemplate, POPUP_TYPE.TEXT).show();
+
+    const removeConnectionData = exportConnectionTemplate.find('input[name="export_connection_data"]:checked').val() === 'false';
+    if (removeConnectionData) {
+        for (const [, [, settingName, , isConnection]] of Object.entries(settingsToUpdate)) {
+            if (isConnection) {
+                delete preset[settingName];
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     await eventSource.emit(event_types.OAI_PRESET_EXPORT_READY, preset);
@@ -4200,9 +4217,15 @@ function onSettingsPresetChange() {
         savePreset: saveOpenAIPreset,
         presetNameBefore: presetNameBefore,
     }).finally(r => {
-        $('.model_custom_select').empty();
+        if (oai_settings.bind_preset_to_connection) {
+            $('.model_custom_select').empty();
+        }
+
+        for (const [key, [selector, setting, isCheckbox, isConnection]] of Object.entries(settingsToUpdate)) {
+            if (isConnection && !oai_settings.bind_preset_to_connection) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
-        for (const [key, [selector, setting, isCheckbox]] of Object.entries(settingsToUpdate)) {
             if (preset[key] !== undefined) {
                 if (isCheckbox) {
                     updateCheckbox(selector, preset[key]);
@@ -4213,9 +4236,13 @@ function onSettingsPresetChange() {
             }
         }
 
-        $('#chat_completion_source').trigger('change');
+        // These cannot be changed via preset if unbound to connection
+        if (oai_settings.bind_preset_to_connection) {
+            $('#chat_completion_source').trigger('change');
+            $('#openrouter_providers_chat').trigger('change');
+        }
+
         $('#openai_logit_bias_preset').trigger('change');
-        $('#openrouter_providers_chat').trigger('change');
 
         saveSettingsDebounced();
         eventSource.emit(event_types.OAI_PRESET_CHANGED_AFTER);
@@ -5848,6 +5875,11 @@ export function initOpenAI() {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });
 
+    $('#bind_preset_to_connection').on('input', function () {
+        oai_settings.bind_preset_to_connection = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+        saveSettingsDebounced();
+    });
+
     $('#api_button_openai').on('click', onConnectButtonClick);
     $('#openai_reverse_proxy').on('input', onReverseProxyInput);
     $('#model_openai_select').on('change', onModelChange);
diff --git a/public/scripts/templates/exportPreset.html b/public/scripts/templates/exportPreset.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d00b572f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/scripts/templates/exportPreset.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<div class="flex-container flexFlowColumn marginBot10">
+    <h3 data-i18n="Do you want to export connection data with the preset?">
+        Do you want to export connection data with the preset?
+    </h3>
+
+    <div data-i18n="This includes the selected source, models, and other preferences set in the API Connections panel.">
+        This includes the selected source, models, and other preferences set in the API Connections panel.
+    </div>
+
+    <strong data-i18n="Your stored API keys are never exported.">
+        Your stored API keys are never exported.
+    </strong>
+</div>
+<div class="flex-container flexFlowColumn">
+    <label class="checkbox_label" for="export_connection_data_yes">
+        <input type="radio" id="export_connection_data_yes" name="export_connection_data" value="true">
+        <span data-i18n="Export connection data">
+            Export connection data
+        </span>
+    </label>
+    <label class="checkbox_label" for="export_connection_data_no">
+        <input type="radio" id="export_connection_data_no" name="export_connection_data" value="false" checked>
+        <span data-i18n="Do not export connection data">
+            Do not export connection data
+        </span>
+    </label>
+</div>