diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1876a2c..f9931c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## 2.15.3 - 2026-10-15
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Preserved the force-delete flag when submitting a screen with onboarding-device bindings.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Replaced the canvas-size duplicate action with reversible disable/enable controls. Disabled sizes remain assigned to existing templates and playlists but cannot be selected for new ones.
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/admin/admin-page.js b/src/web/public/js/admin/admin-page.js
index 8c9497b..d0ce39f 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/admin/admin-page.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/admin/admin-page.js
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
         return;
       }
 
+      if (form.hasAttribute('data-native-submit')) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       var actionPath = '';
       try {
         actionPath = new URL(form.action, window.location.href).pathname;
diff --git a/src/web/views/signage/screens/form.hbs b/src/web/views/signage/screens/form.hbs
index 574edae..d1d16a9 100644
--- a/src/web/views/signage/screens/form.hbs
+++ b/src/web/views/signage/screens/form.hbs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         </div>
       </form>
       {{#if screen.canForceDelete}}
-        <form id="screen-force-delete-form" method="post" action="{{forceDeleteUrl}}" data-confirm-message="Force delete this screen group and unlink its onboarding devices?">
+        <form id="screen-force-delete-form" method="post" action="{{forceDeleteUrl}}" data-confirm-message="Force delete this screen group and unlink its onboarding devices?" data-native-submit>
           <input type="hidden" name="force_delete" value="1" />
         </form>
       {{/if}}
diff --git a/test/web-screens-routes.test.js b/test/web-screens-routes.test.js
index 4a4d483..259e6d5 100644
--- a/test/web-screens-routes.test.js
+++ b/test/web-screens-routes.test.js
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ test('screen edit page offers force delete for disconnected onboarding bindings'
 
   assert.match(html, /Force delete/);
   assert.match(html, /name="force_delete" value="1"/);
+  assert.match(html, /data-native-submit/);
   assert.match(html, /Force delete this screen group and unlink its onboarding devices\?/);
   assert.ok(html.indexOf('form="screen-force-delete-form"') < html.indexOf('class="btn-group save-action-group"'));
   assert.match(html, /class="ms-auto">\s*<div class="btn-group save-action-group"/);