diff --git a/toonz/sources/tnztools/fullcolorbrushtool.cpp b/toonz/sources/tnztools/fullcolorbrushtool.cpp
index 765cbbd..7c74d8b 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/tnztools/fullcolorbrushtool.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/tnztools/fullcolorbrushtool.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ void FullColorBrushTool::onActivate() {
         QString::fromStdString(FullcolorBrushPreset.getValue()).toStdWString();
     if (wpreset != CUSTOM_WSTR) {
       initPresets();
+      if (!m_preset.isValue(wpreset)) wpreset = CUSTOM_WSTR;
       m_preset.setValue(wpreset);
+      FullcolorBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
       loadPreset();
     } else
       loadLastBrush();
@@ -707,6 +709,7 @@ void FullColorBrushTool::addPreset(QString name) {
 
   // Set the value to the specified one
   m_preset.setValue(preset.m_name);
+  FullcolorBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -720,6 +723,7 @@ void FullColorBrushTool::removePreset() {
 
   // No parameter change, and set the preset value to custom
   m_preset.setValue(CUSTOM_WSTR);
+  FullcolorBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzrasterbrushtool.cpp b/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzrasterbrushtool.cpp
index 56178a6..3ff0afd 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzrasterbrushtool.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzrasterbrushtool.cpp
@@ -1135,7 +1135,9 @@ void ToonzRasterBrushTool::onActivate() {
         QString::fromStdString(RasterBrushPreset.getValue()).toStdWString();
     if (wpreset != CUSTOM_WSTR) {
       initPresets();
+      if (!m_preset.isValue(wpreset)) wpreset = CUSTOM_WSTR;
       m_preset.setValue(wpreset);
+      RasterBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
       loadPreset();
     } else
       loadLastBrush();
@@ -2071,6 +2073,7 @@ void ToonzRasterBrushTool::addPreset(QString name) {
 
   // Set the value to the specified one
   m_preset.setValue(preset.m_name);
+  RasterBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2084,6 +2087,7 @@ void ToonzRasterBrushTool::removePreset() {
 
   // No parameter change, and set the preset value to custom
   m_preset.setValue(CUSTOM_WSTR);
+  RasterBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzvectorbrushtool.cpp b/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzvectorbrushtool.cpp
index cd5f55f..196d565 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzvectorbrushtool.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/tnztools/toonzvectorbrushtool.cpp
@@ -619,7 +619,9 @@ void ToonzVectorBrushTool::onActivate() {
         QString::fromStdString(V_VectorBrushPreset.getValue()).toStdWString();
     if (wpreset != CUSTOM_WSTR) {
       initPresets();
+      if (!m_preset.isValue(wpreset)) wpreset = CUSTOM_WSTR;
       m_preset.setValue(wpreset);
+      V_VectorBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
       loadPreset();
     } else
       loadLastBrush();
@@ -1743,6 +1745,7 @@ void ToonzVectorBrushTool::addPreset(QString name) {
 
   // Set the value to the specified one
   m_preset.setValue(preset.m_name);
+  V_VectorBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1756,6 +1759,7 @@ void ToonzVectorBrushTool::removePreset() {
 
   // No parameter change, and set the preset value to custom
   m_preset.setValue(CUSTOM_WSTR);
+  V_VectorBrushPreset = m_preset.getValueAsString();
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------