diff --git a/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.node.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.node.test.ts
index 5a3c6b8022c7..b9b940a645e3 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.node.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.node.test.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,13 @@ describe("cron quick create", () => {
     expect(patch.deliveryMode).toBe("announce");
     expect(patch.wakeMode).toBe("now");
   });
+
+  it("targets main session with systemEvent payload for silent preset (#95073)", () => {
+    const patch = draftToCronFormPatch(createDraft({ deliveryPreset: "silent" }));
+
+    expect(patch.sessionTarget).toBe("main");
+    expect(patch.payloadKind).toBe("systemEvent");
+    expect(patch.deliveryMode).toBe("none");
+    expect(patch.wakeMode).toBe("now");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.ts b/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.ts
index 6edab3e05172..776d840f1fa5 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/views/cron-quick-create.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export function draftToCronFormPatch(draft: CronQuickCreateDraft): Partial<CronF
       break;
     case "silent":
       patch.sessionTarget = "main";
+      patch.payloadKind = "systemEvent";
       patch.deliveryMode = "none";
       patch.wakeMode = "now";
       break;