diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx
index c5d0a2462b42d6fb6f1e7209c66adbb8fe2f0502..c8733e81790b546c284aac86101b30b272a89f25 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from 'loot-core/src/types/models';
 
 import { useCategories } from '../../hooks/useCategories';
-import { useSyncedPref } from '../../hooks/useSyncedPref';
+import { useMetadataPref } from '../../hooks/useMetadataPref';
 import { SvgSplit } from '../../icons/v0';
 import { useResponsive } from '../../ResponsiveProvider';
 import { type CSSProperties, theme, styles } from '../../style';
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function CategoryItem({
         borderTop: `1px solid ${theme.pillBorder}`,
       }
     : {};
-  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useSyncedPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
 
   const balanceBinding =
     budgetType === 'rollover'
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/index.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/index.tsx
index 9fecac8728d0509731d0089a1bd6e065f3c3c583..1f2e299952ef3bf844116ad6ae5bf7651cec07b7 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/index.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import * as monthUtils from 'loot-core/src/shared/months';
 import { useCategories } from '../../hooks/useCategories';
 import { useGlobalPref } from '../../hooks/useGlobalPref';
 import { useLocalPref } from '../../hooks/useLocalPref';
+import { useMetadataPref } from '../../hooks/useMetadataPref';
 import { useNavigate } from '../../hooks/useNavigate';
-import { useSyncedPref } from '../../hooks/useSyncedPref';
 import { styles } from '../../style';
 import { View } from '../common/View';
 import { NamespaceContext } from '../spreadsheet/NamespaceContext';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function BudgetInner(props: BudgetInnerProps) {
     start: startMonth,
     end: startMonth,
   });
-  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useSyncedPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
   const [maxMonthsPref] = useGlobalPref('maxMonths');
   const maxMonths = maxMonthsPref || 1;
   const [initialized, setInitialized] = useState(false);
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/util.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/util.ts
index 44f5471d730301f4ec55bbeddecab38adfcabcc7..239a5ba15bc30f79ad85e366b1ed53fc75941248 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/util.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/util.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { send } from 'loot-core/src/platform/client/fetch';
 import * as monthUtils from 'loot-core/src/shared/months';
 import { type Handlers } from 'loot-core/src/types/handlers';
 import { type CategoryGroupEntity } from 'loot-core/src/types/models';
-import { type SyncedPrefs } from 'loot-core/src/types/prefs';
+import { type MetadataPrefs } from 'loot-core/src/types/prefs';
 
 import { type CSSProperties, styles, theme } from '../../style';
 import { type DropPosition } from '../sort';
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export function getScrollbarWidth() {
 }
 
 export async function prewarmMonth(
-  budgetType: SyncedPrefs['budgetType'],
+  budgetType: MetadataPrefs['budgetType'],
   spreadsheet: ReturnType<typeof useSpreadsheet>,
   month: string,
 ) {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export async function prewarmMonth(
 }
 
 export async function prewarmAllMonths(
-  budgetType: SyncedPrefs['budgetType'],
+  budgetType: MetadataPrefs['budgetType'],
   spreadsheet: ReturnType<typeof useSpreadsheet>,
   bounds: { start: string; end: string },
   startMonth: string,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export async function prewarmAllMonths(
 }
 
 export async function switchBudgetType(
-  newBudgetType: SyncedPrefs['budgetType'],
+  newBudgetType: MetadataPrefs['budgetType'],
   spreadsheet: ReturnType<typeof useSpreadsheet>,
   bounds: { start: string; end: string },
   startMonth: string,
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/BudgetTable.jsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/BudgetTable.jsx
index 2961520b0ef2b92dac699b9915fbb1dba3e73ce3..bcef3cfa2af1c4d0be1b58d08c457983319d9179 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/BudgetTable.jsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/BudgetTable.jsx
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import * as monthUtils from 'loot-core/src/shared/months';
 import { useCategories } from '../../../hooks/useCategories';
 import { useFeatureFlag } from '../../../hooks/useFeatureFlag';
 import { useLocalPref } from '../../../hooks/useLocalPref';
+import { useMetadataPref } from '../../../hooks/useMetadataPref';
 import { useNavigate } from '../../../hooks/useNavigate';
 import { useNotes } from '../../../hooks/useNotes';
-import { useSyncedPref } from '../../../hooks/useSyncedPref';
 import { useUndo } from '../../../hooks/useUndo';
 import { SvgLogo } from '../../../icons/logo';
 import { SvgExpandArrow } from '../../../icons/v0';
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ function BudgetCell({
 }) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { showUndoNotification } = useUndo();
-  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useLocalPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
 
   const categoryBudgetMenuModal = `${budgetType}-budget-menu`;
   const categoryNotes = useNotes(category.id);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ const ExpenseCategory = memo(function ExpenseCategory({
   const goalTemp = useSheetValue(goal);
   const goalValue = isGoalTemplatesEnabled ? goalTemp : null;
 
-  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useSyncedPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { showUndoNotification } = useUndo();
   const { list: categories } = useCategories();
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/index.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/index.tsx
index cf1fc310b380f6520e83d842a6a34568258e918a..65eb9543fd66857587e0d97c21a8466363eab241 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/index.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 
 import { useCategories } from '../../../hooks/useCategories';
 import { useLocalPref } from '../../../hooks/useLocalPref';
+import { useMetadataPref } from '../../../hooks/useMetadataPref';
 import { useSetThemeColor } from '../../../hooks/useSetThemeColor';
 import { useSyncedPref } from '../../../hooks/useSyncedPref';
 import { AnimatedLoading } from '../../../icons/AnimatedLoading';
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ function BudgetInner(props: BudgetInnerProps) {
 
 export function Budget() {
   const { list: categories, grouped: categoryGroups } = useCategories();
-  const [budgetType] = useSyncedPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
   const spreadsheet = useSpreadsheet();
   useSetThemeColor(theme.mobileViewTheme);
   return (
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/BudgetTypeSettings.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/BudgetTypeSettings.tsx
index ad5c3e746f0cbd936d45d8932402f68d0958ca4a..7bc50ec0134c32e4f8a6e150f8e7627d39c115e4 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/BudgetTypeSettings.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/BudgetTypeSettings.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useSpreadsheet } from 'loot-core/src/client/SpreadsheetProvider';
 import * as monthUtils from 'loot-core/src/shared/months';
 
 import { useLocalPref } from '../../hooks/useLocalPref';
-import { useSyncedPref } from '../../hooks/useSyncedPref';
+import { useMetadataPref } from '../../hooks/useMetadataPref';
 import { switchBudgetType } from '../budget/util';
 import { ButtonWithLoading } from '../common/Button2';
 import { Link } from '../common/Link';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { Setting } from './UI';
 
 export function BudgetTypeSettings() {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useSyncedPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const currentMonth = monthUtils.currentMonth();
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Experimental.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Experimental.tsx
index fa6da21cf849652fbd9728b8edd6f6ffc14306f4..58ccc41d79d5a812b160d29bda199553504b38b8 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Experimental.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/settings/Experimental.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import type { FeatureFlag } from 'loot-core/src/types/prefs';
 
 import { useFeatureFlag } from '../../hooks/useFeatureFlag';
+import { useMetadataPref } from '../../hooks/useMetadataPref';
 import { useSyncedPref } from '../../hooks/useSyncedPref';
 import { theme } from '../../style';
 import { Link } from '../common/Link';
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ function FeatureToggle({
 
 function ReportBudgetFeature() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useSyncedPref('budgetType');
+  const [budgetType = 'rollover'] = useMetadataPref('budgetType');
   const enabled = useFeatureFlag('reportBudget');
   const blockToggleOff = budgetType === 'report' && enabled;
   return (
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/prefs.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/prefs.ts
index 1df9f034163791b453cafc4fb34e3485eae27fa4..e18d107d3c4a96be96b985b76da53b2eb0e5057d 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/prefs.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/prefs.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 import { Timestamp } from '@actual-app/crdt';
 
 import * as fs from '../platform/server/fs';
-import type { MetadataPrefs, SyncedPrefs } from '../types/prefs';
+import type { MetadataPrefs } from '../types/prefs';
 
 import { Message, sendMessages } from './sync';
 
-type LocalPrefs = MetadataPrefs & Pick<SyncedPrefs, 'budgetType'>;
-
 export const BUDGET_TYPES = ['report', 'rollover'] as const;
 export type BudgetType = (typeof BUDGET_TYPES)[number];
 
 let prefs: MetadataPrefs = null;
 
-export async function loadPrefs(id?: string): Promise<LocalPrefs> {
+export async function loadPrefs(id?: string): Promise<MetadataPrefs> {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' && !id) {
     prefs = getDefaultPrefs('test', 'test_LocalPrefs');
     return prefs;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ export async function loadPrefs(id?: string): Promise<LocalPrefs> {
 }
 
 export async function savePrefs(
-  prefsToSet: LocalPrefs,
+  prefsToSet: MetadataPrefs,
   { avoidSync = false } = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
   Object.assign(prefs, prefsToSet);
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ export function unloadPrefs(): void {
   prefs = null;
 }
 
-export function getPrefs(): LocalPrefs {
+export function getPrefs(): MetadataPrefs {
   return prefs;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/types/prefs.d.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/types/prefs.d.ts
index fe88076afab4fa22eaba1e8f3f75134eb2f0942b..132fde3a9944115c8b18fb3bcab4bd9f5ec7aeca 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/types/prefs.d.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/types/prefs.d.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export type SyncedPrefs = Partial<
     | `csv-has-header-${string}`
     | `ofx-fallback-missing-payee-${string}`
     | `flip-amount-${string}-${'csv' | 'qif'}`
-    | 'budgetType'
     | `flags.${FeatureFlag}`,
     string
   >
@@ -40,6 +39,8 @@ export type SyncedPrefs = Partial<
  * core database.
  */
 export type MetadataPrefs = Partial<{
+  // TODO: move budgetType to SyncedPrefs
+  budgetType: string;
   budgetName: string;
   id: string;
   lastUploaded: string;
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3410.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3410.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aff78c9812bb23b9ab571b946d13fdf7bad30c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3410.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+SyncedPrefs: move `budgetType` back to metadata prefs.