:chef_kiss:

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp

@@ -3398,7 +3398,9 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
                 if (const auto scheme = _settings.GlobalSettings().ColorSchemes().TryLookup(args.SchemeName()))
                 {
                     // Get the settings of the focused control and stash them
-                    _originalSettings = activeControl.Settings().as<TerminalSettings>();
+                    auto controlSettings = activeControl.Settings().as<TerminalSettings>();
+
+                    _originalSettings = controlSettings.GetParent();
                     // Create a new child for those settings
                     // auto childImpl = _originalSettings.CreateChild();
                     TerminalSettingsStruct fake{ _originalSettings, nullptr };
@@ -3408,7 +3410,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
                     childStruct.DefaultSettings().ApplyColorScheme(scheme);
 
                     // Insert that new child as the parent of the control's settings
-                    activeControl.Settings().as<TerminalSettings>().SetParent(childStruct.DefaultSettings());
+                    controlSettings.SetParent(childStruct.DefaultSettings());
                     activeControl.UpdateSettings();
                 }
             }

src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp

@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
         InsertParent(parentImpl);
     }
 
+    Model::TerminalSettings TerminalSettings::GetParent()
+    {
+        if (_parents.size() > 0)
+        {
+            return *_parents.at(0);
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     // Method Description:
     // - Apply Profile settings, as well as any colors from our color scheme, if we have one.
     // Arguments:

src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
                                                                        const Control::IKeyBindings& keybindings);
 
         static Model::TerminalSettingsStruct CreateWithParent(const Model::TerminalSettingsStruct& parent);
+        Model::TerminalSettings GetParent();
         void SetParent(const Model::TerminalSettings& parent);
 
         void ApplyColorScheme(const Model::ColorScheme& scheme);

src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.idl

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model
         static TerminalSettingsStruct CreateWithParent(TerminalSettingsStruct parent);
 
         void SetParent(TerminalSettings parent);
+        TerminalSettings GetParent();
         void ApplyColorScheme(ColorScheme scheme);
     };
 }