diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 1145af65..be970b6e 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -1045,14 +1045,35 @@ def _run_immapp_result(app: "App") -> Result[None]:
   forces a save of dirty registries/caches, and terminates the active thread pools.
   SSDL Shape: `[I:save_ini] -> [I:controller_shutdown]`
   """
-  #Note(Ed): Exception(Thirdparty)
-  try:
-   if hasattr(self, 'runner_params') and self.runner_params.ini_filename:
-    imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk(self.runner_params.ini_filename)
-  except:
-   pass
+  ini_result = _shutdown_save_ini_result(self)
+  if not ini_result.ok:
+   if not hasattr(self, '_startup_timeline_errors'): self._startup_timeline_errors = []
+   self._startup_timeline_errors.append(("shutdown.save_ini", ini_result.errors[0]))
   self.controller.shutdown()
 
+def _shutdown_save_ini_result(app: "App") -> Result[None]:
+ """Drain-aware variant of App.shutdown save_ini try block (L1052 INTERNAL_SILENT_SWALLOW).
+
+ Extracts the thirdparty imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk try/except from
+ App.shutdown into a Result-returning helper. On exception, converts to
+ ErrorInfo (logging NOT a drain per the user's principle 2026-06-17). The
+ legacy shutdown method drains to self._startup_timeline_errors.
+
+ [C: src/gui_2.py:App.shutdown (L1052 legacy wrapper)]
+ """
+ #Note(Ed): Exception(Thirdparty)
+ try:
+  if hasattr(app, 'runner_params') and app.runner_params.ini_filename:
+   imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk(app.runner_params.ini_filename)
+  return Result(data=None)
+ except Exception as e:
+  return Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo(
+   kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL,
+   message=f"imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk failed: {e}",
+   source="gui_2._shutdown_save_ini_result",
+   original=e,
+  )])
+
  def load_context_preset(self, name: str) -> None:
   preset = self.controller.load_context_preset(name)
   from src import models
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
index 07691191..7ac173ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
@@ -1903,4 +1903,48 @@ def test_phase_10_l728_run_immapp_result_failure():
  assert "IM_ASSERT" in err.message
 
 
+def test_phase_10_l1052_shutdown_save_ini_result_success():
+ """
+ L1052 _shutdown_save_ini_result returns Result(data=None) on success.
+
+ The helper extracts the imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk() try/except from
+ App.shutdown into a Result-returning helper. On success, returns
+ Result(data=None). The legacy shutdown method proceeds to
+ self.controller.shutdown().
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.runner_params = MagicMock()
+ app.runner_params.ini_filename = "manualslop_layout.ini"
+ with patch("src.gui_2.imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk", return_value=None):
+  result = gui2_mod._shutdown_save_ini_result(app)
+ assert result.ok, f"Expected ok=True on success, got errors: {result.errors}"
+ assert result.data is None
+
+
+def test_phase_10_l1052_shutdown_save_ini_result_failure():
+ """
+ L1052 _shutdown_save_ini_result returns Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo]) on failure.
+
+ When imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk() raises (e.g., disk full, path
+ not writable), the helper converts to ErrorInfo. The legacy shutdown
+ method drains to self._startup_timeline_errors and proceeds to
+ self.controller.shutdown() (the original behavior preserved).
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.runner_params = MagicMock()
+ app.runner_params.ini_filename = "manualslop_layout.ini"
+ with patch("src.gui_2.imgui.save_ini_settings_to_disk", side_effect=OSError("disk full")):
+  result = gui2_mod._shutdown_save_ini_result(app)
+ assert not result.ok, f"Expected ok=False on failure, got data: {result.data}"
+ assert result.data is None
+ assert result.errors, "Expected at least one error on failure"
+ err = result.errors[0]
+ assert err.source == "gui_2._shutdown_save_ini_result"
+ assert "disk full" in err.message
+
+