diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 74e12b5470..b4388d27ef 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -520,7 +520,9 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
     if (root["win"].isNull() && getVal(root["ps"], presetCycCurr, 1, 250) && presetCycCurr > 0 && presetCycCurr < 251 && presetCycCurr != currentPreset) {
       DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("Preset select: %d\n"), presetCycCurr);
       // b) preset ID only or preset that does not change state (use embedded cycling limits if they exist in getVal())
-      applyPreset(presetCycCurr, callMode); // async load from file system (only preset ID was specified)
+      // async load from file system (only preset ID was specified)
+      // avoid propogating CALL_MODE_INIT, which may cause accidental recursion
+      applyPreset(presetCycCurr, callMode == CALL_MODE_INIT ? CALL_MODE_DIRECT_CHANGE : callMode);
       return stateResponse;
     } else presetCycCurr = currentPreset; // restore presetCycCurr
   }
diff --git a/wled00/presets.cpp b/wled00/presets.cpp
index 9023baf344..e3ad2e9f6a 100644
--- a/wled00/presets.cpp
+++ b/wled00/presets.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ void handlePresets()
     changePreset = true;
   } else {
     if (!fdo["seg"].isNull() || !fdo["on"].isNull() || !fdo["bri"].isNull() || !fdo["nl"].isNull() || !fdo["ps"].isNull() || !fdo[F("playlist")].isNull()) changePreset = true;
-    if (!(tmpMode == CALL_MODE_BUTTON_PRESET && fdo["ps"].is<const char *>() && strchr(fdo["ps"].as<const char *>(),'~') != strrchr(fdo["ps"].as<const char *>(),'~')))
-      fdo.remove("ps"); // remove load request for presets to prevent recursive crash (if not called by button and contains preset cycling string "1~5~")
+    if (!(tmpMode == CALL_MODE_INIT || (tmpMode == CALL_MODE_BUTTON_PRESET && fdo["ps"].is<const char *>() && strchr(fdo["ps"].as<const char *>(),'~') != strrchr(fdo["ps"].as<const char *>(),'~'))))
+      fdo.remove("ps"); // remove load request for presets to prevent recursive crash (if not called by boot preset or button which contains preset cycling string "1~5~")
     deserializeState(fdo, CALL_MODE_NO_NOTIFY, tmpPreset); // may change presetToApply by calling applyPreset()
   }
   if (!errorFlag && tmpPreset < 255 && changePreset) currentPreset = tmpPreset;
diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index eb6019e6bf..493c687700 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,12 @@ void WLED::setup()
 
   if (needsCfgSave) serializeConfigToFS(); // usermods required new parameters; need to wait for strip to be initialised #4752
 
+  if (bootPreset > 0) {
+    handlePresets();  // handle boot preset
+    handlePlaylist(); // handle playlist if preset queued one
+    handlePresets();  // handle presets again to give a chance for anything queued by the boot preset or playlist
+  }
+  
   if (strcmp(multiWiFi[0].clientSSID, DEFAULT_CLIENT_SSID) == 0 && !configBackupExists())
     showWelcomePage = true;