diff --git a/frontend/src/features/crawl-workflows/workflow-editor.ts b/frontend/src/features/crawl-workflows/workflow-editor.ts
index c661db817..7545cd63e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/crawl-workflows/workflow-editor.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/crawl-workflows/workflow-editor.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import {
 import { maxLengthValidator } from "@/utils/form";
 import { getLocale } from "@/utils/localization";
 import { isArchivingDisabled } from "@/utils/orgs";
+import { AppStateService } from "@/utils/state";
 import { regexEscape } from "@/utils/string";
 import { tw } from "@/utils/tailwind";
 import {
@@ -1712,6 +1713,13 @@ https://archiveweb.page/images/${"logo.svg"}`}
       }
     }
 
+    if (!this.configId) {
+      // Remember scope type for new workflows
+      AppStateService.partialUpdateUserPreferences({
+        newWorkflowScopeType: value,
+      });
+    }
+
     this.updateFormState(formState);
   }