diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/admin/rounds/[roundId]/page.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/admin/rounds/[roundId]/page.tsx
index 1797999..7850009 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/admin/rounds/[roundId]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/admin/rounds/[roundId]/page.tsx
@@ -1824,24 +1824,6 @@ export default function RoundDetailPage() {
                 />
               </div>
 
-              <div className="flex items-center justify-between p-4 rounded-md">
-                <div className="space-y-0.5">
-                  <Label htmlFor="ai-parse-files" className="text-sm font-medium">
-                    AI document parsing
-                  </Label>
-                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                    Allow AI to read the contents of uploaded files (PDF/text) for deeper analysis during filtering and evaluation
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-                <Switch
-                  id="ai-parse-files"
-                  checked={!!config.aiParseFiles}
-                  onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
-                    handleConfigChange({ ...config, aiParseFiles: checked })
-                  }}
-                />
-              </div>
-
               <div className="border-t mt-2 pt-4 px-4 pb-2 bg-[#053d57]/[0.03] rounded-b-lg -mx-6 -mb-6 p-6">
                 <Label className="text-sm font-medium">Advancement Targets</Label>
                 <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">
diff --git a/src/components/admin/round/filtering-dashboard.tsx b/src/components/admin/round/filtering-dashboard.tsx
index 11c2446..f68e2a9 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/round/filtering-dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/round/filtering-dashboard.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ export function FilteringDashboard({ competitionId, roundId }: FilteringDashboar
   const utils = trpc.useUtils()
 
   // -- Queries --
+  const { data: round } = trpc.round.getById.useQuery({ id: roundId })
+  const roundConfig = (round?.configJson as Record<string, unknown>) ?? {}
+  const aiParseFiles = !!roundConfig.aiParseFiles
+
+  const updateRoundMutation = trpc.round.update.useMutation({
+    onSuccess: () => utils.round.getById.invalidate({ id: roundId }),
+    onError: (err) => toast.error(err.message),
+  })
+
   const { data: latestJob } = trpc.filtering.getLatestJob.useQuery(
     { roundId },
     { refetchInterval: pollingJobId ? 3_000 : 15_000 },
@@ -525,6 +534,29 @@ export function FilteringDashboard({ competitionId, roundId }: FilteringDashboar
             </CollapsibleContent>
           </Collapsible>
 
+          {/* AI Document Parsing — prominent toggle */}
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-lg border p-3">
+            <div className="space-y-0.5">
+              <Label htmlFor="ai-parse-files-filter" className="text-sm font-medium">
+                AI document parsing
+              </Label>
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                Allow AI to read uploaded file contents (PDF/text) for deeper analysis
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <Switch
+              id="ai-parse-files-filter"
+              checked={aiParseFiles}
+              disabled={updateRoundMutation.isPending}
+              onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
+                updateRoundMutation.mutate({
+                  id: roundId,
+                  configJson: { ...roundConfig, aiParseFiles: checked },
+                })
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+
           {/* Job Progress */}
           {isRunning && activeJob && (
             <div className="space-y-2 pt-3 border-t">