diff --git a/frontend/src/js/modules/image/resize.js b/frontend/src/js/modules/image/resize.js
index d14c2ee..4385bb7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/modules/image/resize.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/modules/image/resize.js
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ class Image_resize_class {
 		var resolution = this.Tools_settings.get_setting('resolution');
 
 		// Persist so Canvas Size and other dialogs open with the same units
+		const unitShort = {pixels: 'px', inches: '"', centimeters: 'cm', millimetres: 'mm'};
 		this.Tools_settings.save_setting('default_units', units);
+		this.Tools_settings.save_setting('default_units_short', unitShort[units] || units);
 
 		var newWidth = this.Helper.get_user_unit(config.WIDTH, units, resolution);
 		var newHeight = this.Helper.get_user_unit(config.HEIGHT, units, resolution);
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/modules/image/size.js b/frontend/src/js/modules/image/size.js
index 412565c..39cbc34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/modules/image/size.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/modules/image/size.js
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ class Image_size_class {
 		var resolution = this.Tools_settings.get_setting('resolution');
 
 		// Persist so Resize and other dialogs open with the same units
+		const unitShort = {pixels: 'px', inches: '"', centimeters: 'cm', millimetres: 'mm'};
 		this.Tools_settings.save_setting('default_units', units);
+		this.Tools_settings.save_setting('default_units_short', unitShort[units] || units);
 
 		var newWidth = this.Helper.get_user_unit(config.WIDTH, units, resolution);
 		var newHeight = this.Helper.get_user_unit(config.HEIGHT, units, resolution);