diff --git a/app/Config/Routes.php b/app/Config/Routes.php
index 1bd4305..8cde860 100644
--- a/app/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/app/Config/Routes.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ $routes->get('/', 'Home::index');
 $routes->get('dashboard', 'Home::dashboard');
 $routes->get('my-profile', 'Home::myProfile');
 $routes->post('my-profile/save', 'Home::myProfileSave');
+$routes->post('my-profile/save-settings', 'Home::myProfileSaveSettings');
 $routes->get('speech-test', 'Home::speechTest');
 $routes->post('stt-proxy', 'Home::sttProxy');
 $routes->get('stt-proxy/health', 'Home::sttProxyHealth');
diff --git a/app/Controllers/Home.php b/app/Controllers/Home.php
index aa7965c..9e11cbb 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Home.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Home.php
@@ -630,6 +630,62 @@ class Home extends BaseController
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function myProfileSaveSettings()
+    {
+        if (! $this->request->is('post')) {
+            return $this->response->setStatusCode(405)->setJSON([
+                'success' => 0,
+                'message' => 'Method not allowed.',
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        $authUser = auth()->user();
+        if (! $authUser) {
+            return $this->response->setStatusCode(401)->setJSON([
+                'success' => 0,
+                'message' => 'Not authenticated.',
+                'csrfName' => csrf_token(),
+                'csrfHash' => csrf_hash(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        $userId = (int) $authUser->id;
+
+        // Process sidebar auto-hide setting
+        $sidebarAutoHideSecondsInput = trim((string) $this->request->getPost('sidebar_auto_hide_seconds'));
+        $userSettingsModel = model('UserSettings');
+
+        if ($sidebarAutoHideSecondsInput === '') {
+            // Empty means use hospital default
+            $userSettingsModel->deleteUserSetting($userId, 'SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS');
+            $message = 'Settings saved. Using hospital default.';
+        } else {
+            $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = (int) $sidebarAutoHideSecondsInput;
+            if ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds < 0) {
+                $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = 0;
+            }
+            if ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds > 60) {
+                $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = 60;
+            }
+
+            if ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds > 0) {
+                $userSettingsModel->setUserSetting($userId, 'SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS', (string) $sidebarAutoHideSeconds);
+                $message = "Sidebar auto-hide set to {$sidebarAutoHideSeconds} seconds.";
+            } else {
+                // 0 means disable auto-hide
+                $userSettingsModel->setUserSetting($userId, 'SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS', '0');
+                $message = 'Sidebar auto-hide disabled.';
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $this->response->setJSON([
+            'success' => 1,
+            'message' => $message,
+            'csrfName' => csrf_token(),
+            'csrfHash' => csrf_hash(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array{phone_no:string, full_name:string, profile_photo:string}
      */
diff --git a/app/Views/account/my_profile.php b/app/Views/account/my_profile.php
index 69492c7..8e8d381 100644
--- a/app/Views/account/my_profile.php
+++ b/app/Views/account/my_profile.php
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="small text-muted mt-1">How many seconds before sidebar auto-hides. Enter 0 to disable auto-hide. Leave blank to use hospital default.</div>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="small text-success" id="settings_msg" style="display:none;">Settings auto-saved.</div>
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-success btn-sm" id="btn_settings_save">Save Settings</button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="small text-success mt-2" id="settings_msg" style="display:none;">Settings saved successfully.</div>
+                    <div class="small text-danger mt-2" id="settings_error" style="display:none;"></div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -212,5 +216,56 @@
             setMsg('err', 'Unable to update profile');
         });
     });
+
+    $('#btn_settings_save').on('click', function() {
+        var sidebarAutoHideSeconds = ($('#sidebar_auto_hide_seconds').val() || '').trim();
+        
+        // Validate input
+        if (sidebarAutoHideSeconds !== '') {
+            var val = parseInt(sidebarAutoHideSeconds, 10);
+            if (isNaN(val) || val < 0 || val > 60) {
+                $('#settings_error').text('Please enter a value between 0 and 60.').show();
+                $('#settings_msg').hide();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var payload = new window.FormData();
+        payload.append('sidebar_auto_hide_seconds', sidebarAutoHideSeconds);
+
+        var csrf = getCsrfPair();
+        payload.append(csrf.name, csrf.value);
+
+        var $btn = $(this);
+        $btn.prop('disabled', true).text('Saving...');
+
+        $.ajax({
+            url: '<?= base_url('my-profile/save-settings') ?>',
+            method: 'POST',
+            data: payload,
+            processData: false,
+            contentType: false,
+            dataType: 'json'
+        }).done(function(data) {
+            updateCsrf(data);
+            $btn.prop('disabled', false).text('Save Settings');
+
+            if (parseInt(data.success || '0', 10) !== 1) {
+                $('#settings_error').text(data.message || 'Unable to save settings').show();
+                $('#settings_msg').hide();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $('#settings_msg').show();
+            $('#settings_error').hide();
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                $('#settings_msg').fadeOut(500);
+            }, 2000);
+        }).fail(function() {
+            $btn.prop('disabled', false).text('Save Settings');
+            $('#settings_error').text('Unable to save settings').show();
+            $('#settings_msg').hide();
+        });
+    });
 })();
 </script>