diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/enhancers/reduxRemember/unserialize.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/enhancers/reduxRemember/unserialize.ts
index c6ae4946f2..c6af5f3612 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/enhancers/reduxRemember/unserialize.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/enhancers/reduxRemember/unserialize.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { initialCanvasState } from 'features/canvas/store/canvasSlice';
+import { initialControlNetState } from 'features/controlNet/store/controlNetSlice';
 import { initialGalleryState } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
 import { initialImagesState } from 'features/gallery/store/imagesSlice';
 import { initialLightboxState } from 'features/lightbox/store/lightboxSlice';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const initialStates: {
   ui: initialUIState,
   hotkeys: initialHotkeysState,
   images: initialImagesState,
+  controlNet: initialControlNetState,
 };
 
 export const unserialize: UnserializeFunction = (data, key) => {
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetImageProcessed.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetImageProcessed.ts
index 00cc2d2474..7d3def3a8f 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetImageProcessed.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetImageProcessed.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ export const addControlNetImageProcessedListener = () => {
         );
         const processedControlImage = imageMetadataReceivedAction.payload;
 
+        moduleLog.debug(
+          { data: { arg: action.payload, processedControlImage } },
+          'ControlNet image processed'
+        );
+
         // Update the processed image in the store
         dispatch(
           controlNetProcessedImageChanged({
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetProcessorParamsChanged.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetProcessorParamsChanged.ts
index 315b793e53..5f71c1ed56 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetProcessorParamsChanged.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/store/middleware/listenerMiddleware/listeners/controlNetProcessorParamsChanged.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,33 @@ import {
 
 const moduleLog = log.child({ namespace: 'controlNet' });
 
+/**
+ * Listener that automatically processes a ControlNet image when its processor parameters are changed.
+ *
+ * The network request is debounced by 1 second.
+ */
 export const addControlNetProcessorParamsChangedListener = () => {
   startAppListening({
     predicate: (action) =>
       controlNetProcessorParamsChanged.match(action) ||
       controlNetProcessorTypeChanged.match(action),
-    effect: async (action, { dispatch, cancelActiveListeners, delay }) => {
+    effect: async (
+      action,
+      { dispatch, getState, cancelActiveListeners, delay }
+    ) => {
+      const state = getState();
+      if (!state.controlNet.shouldAutoProcess) {
+        // silently skip
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (state.system.isProcessing) {
+        moduleLog.trace('System busy, skipping ControlNet auto-processing');
+        return;
+      }
+
       const { controlNetId } = action.payload;
+
       // Cancel any in-progress instances of this listener
       cancelActiveListeners();