diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/stickies/StickyNoteCard.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/stickies/StickyNoteCard.tsx
index c8985c72..9cfcd790 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/stickies/StickyNoteCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/stickies/StickyNoteCard.tsx
@@ -196,8 +196,10 @@ export function StickyNoteCard({
   const safeSlug = workspaceSlug.trim();
   const initialHtml = getInitialStickyHtml(sticky);
   const debounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const pendingHtmlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const lastSyncedHtmlRef = useRef(initialHtml);
   const contentRequestIdRef = useRef(0);
+  const stickyUpdateChainRef = useRef<Promise<void>>(Promise.resolve());
   const colorRequestIdRef = useRef(0);
   const colorListboxId = useId();
   const [colorOpen, setColorOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -209,11 +211,17 @@ export function StickyNoteCard({
       if (!safeSlug) return;
       const plain = htmlToPlainText(html).slice(0, 255);
       const requestId = ++contentRequestIdRef.current;
-      stickiesService
-        .update(safeSlug, sticky.id, {
+      const save = stickyUpdateChainRef.current.then(() =>
+        stickiesService.update(safeSlug, sticky.id, {
           description: html,
           name: plain || 'Untitled',
-        })
+        }),
+      );
+      stickyUpdateChainRef.current = save.then(
+        () => undefined,
+        () => undefined,
+      );
+      save
         .then((data) => {
           if (requestId !== contentRequestIdRef.current) return;
           setContentSaveError(false);
@@ -228,6 +236,11 @@ export function StickyNoteCard({
     },
     [safeSlug, sticky.id, onUpdate],
   );
+  const persistStickyRef = useRef(persistSticky);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    persistStickyRef.current = persistSticky;
+  }, [persistSticky]);
 
   const editor = useEditor({
     extensions: [
@@ -259,15 +272,25 @@ export function StickyNoteCard({
     ],
     content: initialHtml,
     onUpdate: ({ editor: ed }) => {
-      const html = ed.getHTML();
+      pendingHtmlRef.current = ed.getHTML();
       if (debounceRef.current) clearTimeout(debounceRef.current);
-      debounceRef.current = setTimeout(() => persistSticky(html), 400);
+      debounceRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+        debounceRef.current = null;
+        const pendingHtml = pendingHtmlRef.current;
+        pendingHtmlRef.current = null;
+        if (pendingHtml !== null) persistStickyRef.current(pendingHtml);
+      }, 400);
     },
   });
 
   useEffect(
     () => () => {
-      if (debounceRef.current) clearTimeout(debounceRef.current);
+      if (!debounceRef.current) return;
+      clearTimeout(debounceRef.current);
+      debounceRef.current = null;
+      const pendingHtml = pendingHtmlRef.current;
+      pendingHtmlRef.current = null;
+      if (pendingHtml !== null) persistStickyRef.current(pendingHtml);
     },
     [],
   );
@@ -295,8 +318,14 @@ export function StickyNoteCard({
   const setStickyColor = (next: string) => {
     if (!safeSlug) return;
     const requestId = ++colorRequestIdRef.current;
-    stickiesService
-      .update(safeSlug, sticky.id, { color: next })
+    const update = stickyUpdateChainRef.current.then(() =>
+      stickiesService.update(safeSlug, sticky.id, { color: next }),
+    );
+    stickyUpdateChainRef.current = update.then(
+      () => undefined,
+      () => undefined,
+    );
+    update
       .then((data) => {
         if (requestId !== colorRequestIdRef.current) return;
         onUpdate(data);