diff --git a/src/lib/components/DetailsPanel.svelte b/src/lib/components/DetailsPanel.svelte
index 0ddb156..354b6e1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/DetailsPanel.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/DetailsPanel.svelte
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@
 
   let placed = $derived(narrow || pos !== null);
 
+  // Escape/X/scrim all close the panel the same way: commit whatever's still
+  // only in the drafts (typing in the notes editor never patches the store
+  // until blur — see MarkdownNotes) before `ui.closeDetails()` clears
+  // `detailsId` out from under `task`, or the edit is lost rather than saved.
   function close() {
+    commitTitle();
+    commitNotes();
     ui.closeDetails();
     lastId = null;
   }