diff --git a/Glamourer/Designs/DesignManager.cs b/Glamourer/Designs/DesignManager.cs
index 7eaad9d..a31ba83 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Designs/DesignManager.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Designs/DesignManager.cs
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ public sealed class DesignManager : DesignEditor
         design.LastEdit = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
         SaveService.QueueSave(design);
         Glamourer.Log.Debug($"Renamed tag {oldTag} at {tagIdx} to {newTag} in design {design.Identifier} and reordered tags.");
-        DesignChanged.Invoke(DesignChanged.Type.ChangedTag, design, new TagChangedTransaction(oldTag, newTag, tagIdx, design.Tags.IndexOf(newTag)));
+        DesignChanged.Invoke(DesignChanged.Type.ChangedTag, design,
+            new TagChangedTransaction(oldTag, newTag, tagIdx, design.Tags.IndexOf(newTag)));
     }
 
     /// <summary> Add an associated mod to a design. </summary>
@@ -278,12 +279,20 @@ public sealed class DesignManager : DesignEditor
     /// <summary> Add or update an associated mod to a design. </summary>
     public void UpdateMod(Design design, Mod mod, ModSettings settings)
     {
-        var oldSettings = design.AssociatedMods[mod];
+        var hasOldSettings = design.AssociatedMods.TryGetValue(mod, out var oldSettings);
         design.AssociatedMods[mod] = settings;
         design.LastEdit            = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
         SaveService.QueueSave(design);
-        Glamourer.Log.Debug($"Updated (or added) associated mod {mod.DirectoryName} from design {design.Identifier}.");
-        DesignChanged.Invoke(DesignChanged.Type.UpdatedMod, design, new ModUpdatedTransaction(mod, oldSettings, settings));
+        if (hasOldSettings)
+        {
+            Glamourer.Log.Debug($"Updated associated mod {mod.DirectoryName} from design {design.Identifier}.");
+            DesignChanged.Invoke(DesignChanged.Type.UpdatedMod, design, new ModUpdatedTransaction(mod, oldSettings, settings));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Glamourer.Log.Debug($"Added associated mod {mod.DirectoryName} from design {design.Identifier}.");
+            DesignChanged.Invoke(DesignChanged.Type.AddedMod, design, new ModAddedTransaction(mod, settings));
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary> Set the write protection status of a design. </summary>
diff --git a/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/ModAssociationsTab.cs b/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/ModAssociationsTab.cs
index 3ebf78a..1f1e1ad 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/ModAssociationsTab.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/ModAssociationsTab.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ using OtterGui.Classes;
 using OtterGui.Raii;
 using OtterGui.Text;
 using OtterGui.Text.Widget;
-using OtterGui.Widgets;
 
 namespace Glamourer.Gui.Tabs.DesignTab;
 
-public class ModAssociationsTab(PenumbraService penumbra, DesignFileSystemSelector selector, DesignManager manager)
+public class ModAssociationsTab(PenumbraService penumbra, DesignFileSystemSelector selector, DesignManager manager, Configuration config)
 {
     private readonly ModCombo              _modCombo = new(penumbra, Glamourer.Log);
     private          (Mod, ModSettings)[]? _copy;
@@ -127,8 +126,17 @@ public class ModAssociationsTab(PenumbraService penumbra, DesignFileSystemSelect
         removedMod = null;
         updatedMod = null;
         ImGui.TableNextColumn();
-        if (ImUtf8.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Trash, "Delete this mod from associations."u8))
-            removedMod = mod;
+        var canDelete = config.DeleteDesignModifier.IsActive();
+        if (canDelete)
+        {
+            if (ImUtf8.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Trash, "Delete this mod from associations."u8))
+                removedMod = mod;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ImUtf8.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Trash, $"Delete this mod from associations.\nHold {config.DeleteDesignModifier} to delete.",
+                disabled: true);
+        }
 
         ImUtf8.SameLineInner();
         if (ImUtf8.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Clipboard, "Copy this mod setting to clipboard."u8))
diff --git a/Penumbra.GameData b/Penumbra.GameData
index a62d62a..ad6973c 160000
--- a/Penumbra.GameData
+++ b/Penumbra.GameData
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a62d62a8532de528f43515233ea44892cdb974b5
+Subproject commit ad6973c559b4c05aa3c3735ec7b53cc0f5d2f203