diff --git a/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index f376d5f71d..ebb84edebb 100644
--- a/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -1785,6 +1785,8 @@ namespace MeoAsstGui
             set
             {
                 SetAndNotify(ref _useAlternateStage, value);
+                var taskQueueViewModel = _container.Get<TaskQueueViewModel>();
+                taskQueueViewModel.AlternateStageDisplay = value ? "Visible" : "Hidden";
                 ViewStatusStorage.Set("GUI.UseAlternateStage", value.ToString());
                 if (value)
                 {
diff --git a/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/TaskQueueViewModel.cs b/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/TaskQueueViewModel.cs
index 326a7b3e62..144f61cc60 100644
--- a/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/TaskQueueViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/TaskQueueViewModel.cs
@@ -1448,6 +1448,8 @@ namespace MeoAsstGui
             }
         }
 
+        private string _alternateStageDisplay = Convert.ToBoolean(ViewStatusStorage.Get("GUI.UseAlternateStage", bool.FalseString)) ? "Visible" : "Hidden";
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use alternate stage.
         /// </summary>
@@ -1455,12 +1457,12 @@ namespace MeoAsstGui
         {
             get
             {
-                var settingsModel = _container.Get<SettingsViewModel>();
-                return settingsModel.UseAlternateStage ? "Visible" : "Hidden";
+                return _alternateStageDisplay;
             }
 
             set
             {
+                SetAndNotify(ref _alternateStageDisplay, value);
             }
         }