diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 75d660366..f61de8b4c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -7841,7 +7841,8 @@ FurnaceGUI::FurnaceGUI():
   curTutorialStep(0),
   audioExportType(0),
   dmfExportVersion(0),
-  curExportType(GUI_EXPORT_NONE) {
+  curExportType(GUI_EXPORT_NONE),
+  selectedUserPreset(-1) {
   // value keys
   valueKeys[SDLK_0]=0;
   valueKeys[SDLK_1]=1;
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 5c39105df..43eedc9e8 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -2476,6 +2476,9 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   int dmfExportVersion;
   FurnaceGUIExportTypes curExportType;
 
+  // user presets window
+  int selectedUserPreset;
+
   void drawExportAudio(bool onWindow=false);
   void drawExportVGM(bool onWindow=false);
   void drawExportZSM(bool onWindow=false);
diff --git a/src/gui/presets.cpp b/src/gui/presets.cpp
index c114c26ea..a0bda5b73 100644
--- a/src/gui/presets.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/presets.cpp
@@ -3404,12 +3404,26 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawUserPresets() {
   }
   if (!userPresetsOpen) return;
   if (ImGui::Begin("User Presets",&userPresetsOpen,globalWinFlags)) {
-    if (ImGui::BeginTable("UserPresets",2,ImGuiTableFlags_BordersInnerV)) {
+    FurnaceGUISysCategory* userCategory=NULL;
+    for (FurnaceGUISysCategory& i: sysCategories) {
+      if (strcmp(i.name,"User")==0) {
+        userCategory=&i;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (userCategory==NULL) {
+      ImGui::Text("Error! User category does not exist!");
+    } else if (ImGui::BeginTable("UserPresets",2,ImGuiTableFlags_BordersInnerV)) {
       ImGui::TableNextRow();
       ImGui::TableNextColumn();
       ImGui::Text("Presets...");
       ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-      ImGui::Text("Edit...");
+      if (selectedUserPreset<0 || selectedUserPreset>=(int)userCategory->systems.size()) {
+        ImGui::Text("select a preset");
+      } else {
+        ImGui::Text("Edit...");
+      }
 
       ImGui::EndTable();
     }
@@ -3423,4 +3437,4 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawUserPresets() {
   }
   if (ImGui::IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags_ChildWindows)) curWindow=GUI_WINDOW_USER_PRESETS;
   ImGui::End();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}