diff --git a/platform/ide-core/api-dump.txt b/platform/ide-core/api-dump.txt
index 52b707118dd6..82ba62836bbc 100644
--- a/platform/ide-core/api-dump.txt
+++ b/platform/ide-core/api-dump.txt
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ c:com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException
 - setQuickFix(com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationQuickFix):V
 - setQuickFix(java.lang.Runnable):V
 - withHtmlMessage():com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException
+com.intellij.openapi.options.NoAutomaticReset
 f:com.intellij.openapi.options.OptionsBundle
 - com.intellij.DynamicBundle
 com.intellij.openapi.options.SearchableConfigurable
diff --git a/platform/ide-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/NoAutomaticReset.kt b/platform/ide-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/NoAutomaticReset.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd085d193910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/ide-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/NoAutomaticReset.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2026 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.openapi.options
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
+
+/**
+ * A marker interface for [Configurable]s that require an explicit user action outside the IDE
+ * (such as browser-based authorization or a native file picker) before their state can be reset.
+ *
+ * When a settings window regains focus, the Settings editor normally resets any configurable that
+ * was unmodified when focus was lost but now reports `isModified() == true` (e.g. due to a
+ * background/external change). Implementing this interface opts the configurable out of that
+ * automatic reset, ensuring that ongoing external interactions are not interrupted.
+ */
+@ApiStatus.OverrideOnly
+interface NoAutomaticReset
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsEditor.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsEditor.java
index 55f91ff22b49..67a8b4e9b1e8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsEditor.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsEditor.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.UiDataProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.BackedByPersistentState;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.NoAutomaticReset;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.Configurable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurableGroup;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import java.awt.AWTEvent;
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.awt.Component;
-import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
 import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
@@ -704,9 +704,14 @@ public final class SettingsEditor extends AbstractEditor implements UiDataProvid
     if (isModified == null) return;
     LOG.debug("resetUnmodifiedOnWindowFocus: current=" + current.getDisplayName() + ", leaveState=" + leaveState + ", isModified=" + isModified);
     if (leaveState == Boolean.FALSE && isModified) {
-      LOG.warn("resetUnmodifiedOnWindowFocus: resetting " + current.getDisplayName());
-      current.reset();
-      filter.context.fireReset(current);
+      if (ConfigurableWrapper.cast(NoAutomaticReset.class, current) != null) {
+        LOG.debug("resetUnmodifiedOnWindowFocus: skipping reset for " + current.getDisplayName() + " (NoAutomaticReset)");
+      }
+      else {
+        LOG.warn("resetUnmodifiedOnWindowFocus: resetting " + current.getDisplayName());
+        current.reset();
+        filter.context.fireReset(current);
+      }
     }
     detectExternalChangesOnFocusGain();
   }