diff --git a/.changeset/fn-7535-global-gitlab-setting-save.md b/.changeset/fn-7535-global-gitlab-setting-save.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adf4d7d16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-7535-global-gitlab-setting-save.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Fix the global GitLab integration setting not persisting when saved.
+category: fix
+dev: splitSettingsSave now diffs the five global GitLab keys (gitlabEnabled, gitlabInstanceUrl, gitlabApiBaseUrl, gitlabAuthToken, gitlabAuthTokenType) against scoped global initials only, never the project-effective merged initialValues, so a project override no longer suppresses a real global save.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/settings-save-split.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/settings-save-split.test.ts
index 52b150783a..9ad7a921c1 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/settings-save-split.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/settings-save-split.test.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,68 @@ describe("splitSettingsSave", () => {
     expect(projectPatch).toEqual({ gitlabEnabled: false, gitlabAuthToken: "project-token", gitlabAuthTokenType: "project" });
   });
 
+  /*
+  FNXC:GitLabEnablement 2026-07-04-00:00:
+  FN-7535 regression repro: scoped global initials omit `gitlabEnabled` (the operator has never
+  saved a global value before) while the merged/project-effective `initialValues` happens to equal
+  the new edited value. Before the fix, the changed-only comparison fell back to `initialValues`
+  when the scoped global object lacked the key, so this genuine global edit was misclassified as
+  "unchanged" and dropped from the global patch entirely.
+  */
+  it("persists an explicit global GitLab edit when scoped global initials omit the key but merged initialValues matches the new value", () => {
+    const initialScopedValues = {
+      global: {}, // operator has never saved global GitLab settings before; key is absent, not `undefined`
+      project: { gitlabEnabled: false },
+    } as never;
+
+    const { globalPatch, projectPatch } = splitSettingsSave({
+      payload: { gitlabEnabled: true },
+      // The merged/project-effective initialValues happens to already be `true`
+      // (e.g. inherited default or a stale merge) — this must NOT suppress a
+      // genuine global edit.
+      initialValues: { gitlabEnabled: true } as never,
+      initialScopedValues,
+      activeSection: "global-general",
+    });
+
+    expect(globalPatch).toEqual({ gitlabEnabled: true });
+    expect(projectPatch).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it("does not emit a spurious global GitLab write when the scoped global initial already matches the unchanged value", () => {
+    const initialScopedValues = {
+      global: { gitlabEnabled: true },
+      project: { gitlabEnabled: false },
+    } as never;
+
+    const { globalPatch } = splitSettingsSave({
+      payload: { gitlabEnabled: true },
+      initialValues: { gitlabEnabled: true } as never,
+      initialScopedValues,
+      activeSection: "global-general",
+    });
+
+    expect(globalPatch).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it("treats a present-but-undefined scoped global GitLab key as unset, not as the merged fallback", () => {
+    const initialScopedValues = {
+      global: { gitlabEnabled: undefined },
+      project: { gitlabEnabled: true },
+    } as never;
+
+    const { globalPatch } = splitSettingsSave({
+      payload: { gitlabEnabled: true },
+      // Merged initialValues also happens to be true, but the scoped global key
+      // is explicitly present-but-undefined (unset) — the edit must still land.
+      initialValues: { gitlabEnabled: true } as never,
+      initialScopedValues,
+      activeSection: "global-general",
+    });
+
+    expect(globalPatch).toEqual({ gitlabEnabled: true });
+  });
+
   it("clears a project GitLab token with null-as-delete while preserving selected token type", () => {
     const initialScopedValues = {
       global: {},
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/SettingsModal.general.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/SettingsModal.general.test.tsx
index 70c4aaade7..adf207625b 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/SettingsModal.general.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/SettingsModal.general.test.tsx
@@ -874,6 +874,42 @@ describe("SettingsModal", () => {
       }
     });
 
+    /*
+    FNXC:GitLabEnablement 2026-07-04-00:00:
+    FN-7535 regression repro: the scoped `global` settings omit `gitlabEnabled`
+    entirely (the operator has never saved a global GitLab value before), while
+    the merged/project-effective `fetchSettings` value already happens to equal
+    the value the operator is about to set. Before the fix, `splitSettingsSave`
+    fell back to the merged `initialValues` for the changed-only comparison
+    when the scoped global object lacked the key, so this explicit global edit
+    was misclassified as "unchanged" and silently dropped from the global patch.
+    */
+    it("saves an explicit global GitLab disable edit when scoped global omits the key but merged settings already match", async () => {
+      // Scoped global omits `gitlabEnabled` entirely (unset renders as checked/
+      // enabled per the disclosure's documented "unset behaves as enabled" default).
+      // The merged/project-effective `fetchSettings` value already happens to be
+      // `false` — the same value the operator is about to explicitly set.
+      mockFetchSettings.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...defaultSettings, gitlabEnabled: false });
+      mockFetchSettingsByScope.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        global: { ...defaultSettings }, // no gitlabEnabled key at all
+        project: {},
+      });
+
+      renderModal({ initialSection: "global-general" });
+      await waitForSettingsModalReady();
+
+      const enableToggle = screen.getByLabelText("Enable GitLab integration") as HTMLInputElement;
+      expect(enableToggle).toBeChecked();
+
+      await settingsModalUser.click(enableToggle);
+      expect(enableToggle).not.toBeChecked();
+      await settingsModalUser.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockUpdateGlobalSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ gitlabEnabled: false }));
+      });
+    });
+
     it("shows global tracking repo error hint and keeps custom entry when lookups fail", async () => {
       mockFetchProjects.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("no projects"));
 
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/save-split.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/save-split.ts
index 782afe84cc..81527ad5a4 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/save-split.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/save-split.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ export const MODEL_LANE_KEYS = [
 
 const MODEL_LANE_KEY_SET = new Set<string>(MODEL_LANE_KEYS);
 
+/*
+FNXC:GitLabEnablement 2026-07-04-00:00:
+FN-7535: the five global GitLab keys must be diffed against the SCOPED global
+initial only — never the merged, project-effective `initialValues` — because
+SettingsModal already edits these keys through a dedicated `globalGitlabSettings`
+state seeded from `scoped.global` (FN-7453). Falling back to merged initialValues
+when the scoped global object lacks the key (e.g. the operator has never saved a
+global value before) let a project override's effective value silently stand in
+for "no change", so a genuine global edit that happened to match the merged value
+was dropped from the global patch. These keys never fall back to `initialValues`.
+*/
+const GLOBAL_GITLAB_SCOPED_ONLY_KEYS = new Set<string>([
+  "gitlabEnabled",
+  "gitlabInstanceUrl",
+  "gitlabApiBaseUrl",
+  "gitlabAuthToken",
+  "gitlabAuthTokenType",
+]);
+
 type RemoteAccessProvider = "tailscale" | "cloudflare";
 type RemoteAccessPatch = NonNullable<GlobalSettings["remoteAccess"]>;
 
@@ -366,11 +385,14 @@ export function splitSettingsSave({
         continue;
       }
 
+      const scopedOnly = GLOBAL_GITLAB_SCOPED_ONLY_KEYS.has(key);
       const hasScopedInitial = hasOwn(initialScopedValues?.global, key);
-      const hasMergedInitial = hasOwn(initialValues, key);
+      const hasMergedInitial = !scopedOnly && hasOwn(initialValues, key);
       const initialValue = hasScopedInitial
         ? initialScopedValues?.global?.[key as keyof GlobalSettings]
-        : initialValues?.[key as keyof GlobalSettings];
+        : scopedOnly
+          ? undefined
+          : initialValues?.[key as keyof GlobalSettings];
       const hasInitialValue = hasScopedInitial || hasMergedInitial;
 
       if (settingsValueEquals(value, initialValue)) {