diff --git a/src/features/AdjustTypography/model/store/typographySettingsStore/typographySettingsStore.test.ts b/src/features/AdjustTypography/model/store/typographySettingsStore/typographySettingsStore.test.ts
index 5d99eb5..4b81e47 100644
--- a/src/features/AdjustTypography/model/store/typographySettingsStore/typographySettingsStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/AdjustTypography/model/store/typographySettingsStore/typographySettingsStore.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('TypographySettingsStore - Unit Tests', () => {
     let mockPersistentStore: {
         value: TypographySettings;
         clear: () => void;
+        destroy: () => void;
     };
 
     const createMockPersistentStore = (initialValue: TypographySettings) => {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ describe('TypographySettingsStore - Unit Tests', () => {
                     letterSpacing: DEFAULT_LETTER_SPACING,
                 };
             },
+            destroy() {},
         };
     };
 
@@ -535,6 +537,7 @@ describe('TypographySettingsStore - Unit Tests', () => {
                     mockStorage = v;
                 },
                 clear: clearSpy,
+                destroy() {},
             };
 
             const manager = new TypographySettingsStore(
diff --git a/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.svelte.ts b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.svelte.ts
index 028770c..368d8f9 100644
--- a/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.svelte.ts
@@ -1,66 +1,15 @@
 /**
- * Persistent localStorage-backed reactive state
+ * Reactive localStorage-backed state. Loads on init, saves on change via an
+ * $effect.root. Falls back to the default on SSR (no localStorage) and on JSON
+ * parse errors; swallows quota/write errors with a warning.
  *
- * Creates reactive state that automatically syncs with localStorage.
- * Values persist across browser sessions and are restored on page load.
+ * Owners that create this outside a component must call destroy() to dispose
+ * the save effect.
  *
- * Handles edge cases:
- * - SSR safety (no localStorage on server)
- * - JSON parse errors (falls back to default)
- * - Storage quota errors (logs warning, doesn't crash)
- *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * // Store user preferences
- * const preferences = createPersistentStore('user-prefs', {
- *     theme: 'dark',
- *     fontSize: 16,
- *     sidebarOpen: true
- * });
- *
- * // Access reactive state
- * $: currentTheme = preferences.value.theme;
- *
- * // Update (auto-saves to localStorage)
- * preferences.value.theme = 'light';
- *
- * // Clear stored value
- * preferences.clear();
- * ```
- */
-
-/**
- * Creates a reactive store backed by localStorage
- *
- * The value is loaded from localStorage on initialization and automatically
- * saved whenever it changes. Uses Svelte 5's $effect for reactive sync.
- *
- * @param key - localStorage key for storing the value
- * @param defaultValue - Default value if no stored value exists
- * @returns Persistent store with getter/setter and clear method
- *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * // Simple value
- * const counter = createPersistentStore('counter', 0);
- * counter.value++;
- *
- * // Complex object
- * interface Settings {
- *     theme: 'light' | 'dark';
- *     fontSize: number;
- * }
- * const settings = createPersistentStore<Settings>('app-settings', {
- *     theme: 'light',
- *     fontSize: 16
- * });
- * ```
+ * @param key - localStorage key
+ * @param defaultValue - value used when nothing is stored
  */
 export function createPersistentStore<T>(key: string, defaultValue: T) {
-    /**
-     * Load value from localStorage or return default
-     * Safely handles missing keys, parse errors, and SSR
-     */
     const loadFromStorage = (): T => {
         if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
             return defaultValue;
@@ -76,9 +25,13 @@ export function createPersistentStore<T>(key: string, defaultValue: T) {
 
     let value = $state<T>(loadFromStorage());
 
-    // Sync to storage whenever value changes
-    // Wrapped in $effect.root to prevent memory leaks
-    $effect.root(() => {
+    /**
+     * Sync to storage whenever value changes. The effect lives in an
+     * $effect.root so it outlives any component; the returned disposer is kept
+     * and run by destroy(), because an $effect.root with no disposer leaks for
+     * the life of the process.
+     */
+    const dispose = $effect.root(() => {
         $effect(() => {
             if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
                 return;
@@ -113,6 +66,15 @@ export function createPersistentStore<T>(key: string, defaultValue: T) {
             }
             value = defaultValue;
         },
+
+        /**
+         * Dispose the storage-sync effect. Owners that create a store outside a
+         * component (e.g. a singleton store class) must call this to avoid
+         * leaking the underlying $effect.root.
+         */
+        destroy() {
+            dispose();
+        },
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.test.ts b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.test.ts
index 7435a2a..6ee6325 100644
--- a/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createPersistentStore/createPersistentStore.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @vitest-environment jsdom
  */
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
 import {
     afterEach,
     beforeEach,
@@ -376,4 +377,39 @@ describe('createPersistentStore', () => {
             expect(store.value[0].name).toBe('First');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('Lifecycle', () => {
+        it('persists value changes via the sync effect', () => {
+            const store = createPersistentStore(testKey, 'a');
+            const spy = vi.spyOn(mockLocalStorage, 'setItem');
+
+            store.value = 'b';
+            flushSync();
+
+            expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testKey, JSON.stringify('b'));
+        });
+
+        it('stops persisting after destroy()', () => {
+            const store = createPersistentStore(testKey, 'a');
+            flushSync();
+            store.destroy();
+
+            const spy = vi.spyOn(mockLocalStorage, 'setItem');
+            store.value = 'c';
+            flushSync();
+
+            expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            // reading still works after disposal
+            expect(store.value).toBe('c');
+        });
+
+        it('destroy() is safe to call repeatedly', () => {
+            const store = createPersistentStore(testKey, 'a');
+
+            expect(() => {
+                store.destroy();
+                store.destroy();
+            }).not.toThrow();
+        });
+    });
 });