diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts b/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts
index f6d86cf..4cc5f0b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/stores.ts
@@ -349,6 +349,17 @@ export async function saveProfile(name: string) {
 async function applyProfileVolumes(profile: PatchbayProfile) {
   if (!profile.volumes && !profile.mutes) return;
   const currentNodes = get_store_value(nodes);
+
+  // Optimistically update store so sliders reflect new values immediately
+  nodes.update(ns => ns.map(n => {
+    const vol = profile.volumes?.[n.name];
+    const mute = profile.mutes?.[n.name];
+    if (vol !== undefined || mute !== undefined) {
+      return { ...n, ...(vol !== undefined ? { volume: vol } : {}), ...(mute !== undefined ? { mute } : {}) };
+    }
+    return n;
+  }));
+
   for (const n of currentNodes) {
     if (profile.volumes?.[n.name] !== undefined) {
       await setNodeVolume(n.id, profile.volumes[n.name]);