diff --git a/src/main/services/config/config-manager.ts b/src/main/services/config/config-manager.ts
index ced0fdc..525ee87 100644
--- a/src/main/services/config/config-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/config/config-manager.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,73 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: SettingsData = {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if value is a plain object
+ */
+function isObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deep merge two objects, only updating fields present in target
+ * Preserves all fields from source that are not in target
+ */
+function deepMerge<T>(source: T, target: Partial<T>): T {
+  const result = { ...source }
+
+  for (const key in target) {
+    if (key in target) {
+      const targetValue = target[key]
+      const sourceValue = result[key]
+
+      if (isObject(targetValue) && isObject(sourceValue)) {
+        result[key] = deepMerge(sourceValue, targetValue)
+      } else if (targetValue !== undefined) {
+        result[key] = targetValue as T[Extract<keyof T, string>]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
+/**
+ * UI editable field whitelist
+ * Fields that can be modified through the settings UI
+ */
+const UI_EDITABLE_FIELDS: string[] = [
+  'erp.url',
+  'erp.username',
+  'erp.password',
+  // Add more fields as UI expands
+]
+
+/**
+ * Validate that settings only contain editable fields
+ */
+function validateEditableFields(settings: Partial<SettingsData>): {
+  valid: boolean
+  invalidFields: string[]
+} {
+  const invalidFields: string[] = []
+
+  for (const [section, values] of Object.entries(settings)) {
+    if (values && typeof values === 'object') {
+      for (const field of Object.keys(values)) {
+        const fieldPath = `${section}.${field}`
+        if (!UI_EDITABLE_FIELDS.includes(fieldPath)) {
+          invalidFields.push(fieldPath)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    valid: invalidFields.length === 0,
+    invalidFields
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Configuration Manager Class
  */
diff --git a/tests/main/services/config/config-manager.test.ts b/tests/main/services/config/config-manager.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35440de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main/services/config/config-manager.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ConfigManager } from '@services/config/config-manager'
+import type { SettingsData } from '@types/settings.types'
+
+describe('ConfigManager - deep merge utilities', () => {
+  it('should deep merge objects, updating only specified fields', async () => {
+    const manager = ConfigManager.getInstance()
+    await manager.initialize()
+
+    // Setup initial state
+    const initial: SettingsData = {
+      erp: { url: 'http://old.com', username: 'user1', password: 'pass1', headless: true, ignoreHttpsErrors: true, autoCloseBrowser: true },
+      database: { dbType: 'mysql', server: '', mysqlHost: 'localhost', mysqlPort: 3306, database: 'db', username: 'user', password: '' },
+      paths: { dataDir: '/data', defaultOutput: 'out.xlsx', validationOutput: 'validation.xlsx' },
+      extraction: { batchSize: 100, verbose: true, autoConvert: true, mergeBatches: true, enableDbPersistence: true },
+      validation: { dataSource: 'database_full', batchSize: 2000, matchMode: 'substring', enableCrud: false, defaultManager: '' },
+      ui: { fontFamily: 'Arial', fontSize: 12, productionIdInputWidth: 20 },
+      execution: { dryRun: false }
+    }
+
+    // Load initial settings
+    await manager.saveAllSettings(initial)
+
+    // Partial update
+    const partial = {
+      erp: { url: 'http://new.com' }
+    }
+
+    const result = await manager.savePartialSettings(partial)
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true)
+
+    const current = manager.getAllSettings()
+
+    // Updated field
+    expect(current.erp.url).toBe('http://new.com')
+
+    // Preserved fields
+    expect(current.erp.username).toBe('user1')
+    expect(current.database.dbType).toBe('mysql')
+    expect(current.paths.dataDir).toBe('/data')
+  })
+})