diff --git a/.config/gnome-settings/misc.ini b/.config/gnome-settings/misc.ini
index d726e5a..c68d2f4 100644
--- a/.config/gnome-settings/misc.ini
+++ b/.config/gnome-settings/misc.ini
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ night-light-schedule-automatic=true
 night-light-schedule-from=18.0
 night-light-schedule-to=6.0
 
+# The `$_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE` used in the ~/.local/bin/night-light-* scripts
 night-light-temperature=uint32 2200
 
 
diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/night-light-reset.service b/.config/systemd/user/night-light-reset.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a34b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/systemd/user/night-light-reset.service
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Return "Night Light" to the automatic schedule
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/night-light-reset
diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/night-light-reset.timer b/.config/systemd/user/night-light-reset.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64079f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/systemd/user/night-light-reset.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=03:00
+Persistent=false
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/restore-gnome.service b/.config/systemd/user/restore-gnome.service
index 1651a82..1d2d363 100644
--- a/.config/systemd/user/restore-gnome.service
+++ b/.config/systemd/user/restore-gnome.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Restore the GNOME settings from ~/.config/gnome-settings/*.ini
+Description=Restore of the GNOME settings upon login
 Before=gnome-session-pre.target
 ConditionPathIsDirectory=%h/.config/gnome-settings
 
diff --git a/.local/bin/install-dotfiles b/.local/bin/install-dotfiles
index 4443aa9..2e4dfa9 100755
--- a/.local/bin/install-dotfiles
+++ b/.local/bin/install-dotfiles
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -f "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/restore-gnome.service" ]; then
     systemctl --user daemon-reload
+    systemctl --user enable night-light-reset.timer
     systemctl --user enable restore-gnome.service
     systemctl --user status --no-pager restore-gnome.service || true
 fi
diff --git a/.local/bin/night-light-make-cooler b/.local/bin/night-light-make-cooler
index ccae215..b115687 100755
--- a/.local/bin/night-light-make-cooler
+++ b/.local/bin/night-light-make-cooler
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 # as defined in [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys]
 # in ~/.config/gnome-settings/key-bindings.ini
 #
-# This script ensures "Night Light" is forced on
-# if it was not yet on by schedule
-# and makes the screen a bit cooler than it currently is
+# This script makes the screen a bit cooler than it currently is,
+# unless it is currently in a ramping phase and not fully tinted
 #
 # The default warmth is restored at login by ~/.local/bin/restore-gnome
 
-
 set -eu
 
 
@@ -42,9 +40,41 @@ active=$(gdbus call --session \
     --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
     org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color NightLightActive)
 
+applied=$(gdbus call --session \
+    --dest org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color \
+    --object-path /org/gnome/SettingsDaemon/Color \
+    --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
+    org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color Temperature \
+    | sed -E 's/.*uint32 ([0-9]+).*/\1/')
+
+automatic=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-schedule-automatic)
 current=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-temperature | awk '{print $2}')
 
 
+# Cooling never turns "Night Light" on
+if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
+    notify "is not tinting the screen right now (target: ${current}K)"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+
+# While the screen is not (fully) tinted,
+# stepping the target has no visible effect
+# => Only show what is going on
+if [ "$automatic" = "true" ] && [ $((applied - current)) -gt 300 ]; then
+    notify "is still following the schedule's ramp (target: ${current}K)"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+
+# Walking past the cool end switches the feature off
+if [ "$current" -ge $_MAX_TEMPERATURE ]; then
+    gsettings set $Schema night-light-enabled false
+    notify "is now off (stepped past ${_MAX_TEMPERATURE}K)"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+
 # 500 = (4700 - 1700 + 500) / 7
 # => Seven steps spanning more than the range in the GUI,
 #    mainly because we want to allow a bit more warmth (i.e., +500)
@@ -56,30 +86,3 @@ fi
 
 
 gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 $new"
-
-
-# Force "Night Light" on, saving a <Control><Alt>n call,
-# with the same settings as in ~/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule
-if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
-    gsettings set $Schema night-light-enabled true
-    gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-automatic false
-    gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-from 0.0
-    gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-to 24.0
-fi
-
-
-if [ "$current" -ge $_MAX_TEMPERATURE ]; then
-
-    if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
-        notify "is now forced on and already as cool as it gets (${_MAX_TEMPERATURE}K)"
-    else
-        notify "is already as cool as it gets (${_MAX_TEMPERATURE}K)"
-    fi
-
-else
-
-    if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
-        notify "is now forced on at ${new}K"
-    fi
-
-fi
diff --git a/.local/bin/night-light-make-warmer b/.local/bin/night-light-make-warmer
index 43e9a68..67bf3ca 100755
--- a/.local/bin/night-light-make-warmer
+++ b/.local/bin/night-light-make-warmer
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
 # in ~/.config/gnome-settings/key-bindings.ini
 #
 # This script ensures "Night Light" is forced on
-# if it was not yet on by schedule
-# and makes the screen a bit warmer than it currently is
+# or makes the screen a bit warmer than it currently is
 #
 # The default warmth is restored at login by ~/.local/bin/restore-gnome
 
-
 set -eu
 
 
@@ -20,6 +18,8 @@ set -eu
 _MIN_TEMPERATURE=1200
 _MAX_TEMPERATURE=4700
 
+_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE=2200
+
 
 notify() {
     ID_FILE="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/night-light-notification-id"
@@ -42,25 +42,52 @@ active=$(gdbus call --session \
     --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
     org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color NightLightActive)
 
+applied=$(gdbus call --session \
+    --dest org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color \
+    --object-path /org/gnome/SettingsDaemon/Color \
+    --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
+    org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color Temperature \
+    | sed -E 's/.*uint32 ([0-9]+).*/\1/')
+
+automatic=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-schedule-automatic)
 current=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-temperature | awk '{print $2}')
 
 
-# 500 = (4700 - 1700 + 500) / 7
-# => Seven steps spanning more than the range in the GUI,
-#    mainly because we want to allow a bit more warmth (i.e., +500)
-new=$((current - 500))
-
-if [ "$new" -lt $_MIN_TEMPERATURE ]; then
-    new=$_MIN_TEMPERATURE
+if [ "$active" = "(<true>,)" ] \
+        && { [ "$automatic" = "false" ] || [ $((applied - current)) -le 300 ]; }; then
+    at_target=true
+else
+    at_target=false
 fi
 
 
-gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 $new"
+# Step only if the screen already shows the target tint
+# while off or ramping in, forcing on below provides the warming already
+if [ "$at_target" = "true" ]; then
+
+    # 500 = (4700 - 1700 + 500) / 7
+    # => Seven steps spanning more than the range in the GUI,
+    #    mainly because we want to allow a bit more warmth (i.e., +500)
+    new=$((current - 500))
+
+    if [ "$new" -lt $_MIN_TEMPERATURE ]; then
+        new=$_MIN_TEMPERATURE
+    fi
+
+    gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 $new"
+
+# Untinted and parked at a cool target
+# => Forcing on would barely show otherwise
+elif [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ] && [ "$current" -gt $_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE ]; then
+
+    gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 $_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE"
+
+fi
 
 
-# Force "Night Light" on, saving a <Control><Alt>n call,
+# Always force "Night Light" on, saving a <Control><Alt>n call,
 # with the same settings as in ~/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule
-if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
+if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ] || [ "$automatic" = "true" ]; then
     gsettings set $Schema night-light-enabled true
     gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-automatic false
     gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-from 0.0
@@ -68,18 +95,8 @@ if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
 fi
 
 
-if [ "$current" -le $_MIN_TEMPERATURE ]; then
-
-    if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
-        notify "is now forced on and already as warm as it gets (${_MIN_TEMPERATURE}K)"
-    else
-        notify "is already as warm as it gets (${_MIN_TEMPERATURE}K)"
-    fi
-
-else
-
-    if [ "$active" = "(<false>,)" ]; then
-        notify "is now forced on at ${new}K"
-    fi
-
+# Notify only if the press produced no visible change
+# (i.e., already at the minimum and not just snapped to full warmth by the force)
+if [ "$at_target" = "true" ] && [ "$current" -le $_MIN_TEMPERATURE ]; then
+    notify "is already as warm as it gets (${_MIN_TEMPERATURE}K)"
 fi
diff --git a/.local/bin/night-light-reset b/.local/bin/night-light-reset
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5224c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/night-light-reset
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Ensure "Night Light" is enabled,
+# set to run according to the automatic schedule,
+# and reverted to the `_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE`
+#
+# Intended to be run at 03:00 by the `night-light-reset.timer` systemd
+# user unit, so that a forced state does not persist
+#
+# See ~/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule for detailed documentation
+
+set -eu
+
+
+_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE=2200
+
+
+Schema=org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color
+
+gsettings set $Schema night-light-enabled true
+gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-automatic true
+gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-from 18.0
+gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-to 6.0
+
+gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 $_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE"
diff --git a/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-enabled b/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-enabled
index 4b895cf..77dd6c1 100755
--- a/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-enabled
+++ b/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-enabled
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 # for the other half of the toggling logic
 # and extensive documentation
 
-
 set -eu
 
 
@@ -48,9 +47,17 @@ else
     # We could start from our default warmth, as defined
     # in [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/color]
     # in ~/.config/gnome-settings/misc.ini
-    # but choose not to do that because the default
-    # warmth is reset anyways after a reboot
-    # gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 2200"
+    # but choose not to do that because this is meant to be
+    # a plain on/off switch with no side effects
+    # => Snapping is left to <Alt><Shift>Right, which is about
+    #    warmth rather than about the feature being on or off
+    #
+    # _DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE=2200
+    # current=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-temperature | awk '{print $2}')
+    #
+    # if [ "$current" -gt $_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE ]; then
+    #     gsettings set $Schema night-light-temperature "uint32 $_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE"
+    # fi
 
     # Give the settings daemon a moment to recompute "NightLightActive"
     sleep 0.1
diff --git a/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule b/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule
index 25ae9ca..86a24f9 100755
--- a/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule
+++ b/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-schedule
@@ -12,28 +12,62 @@
 #   + "Un-force" the Night Light into the local evening schedule
 # - <Alt><Shift>n => "if" toggle
 #   Plain on/off switch for the Night Light feature
+# - <Alt><Shift>Left => Make the screen cooler
+# - <Alt><Shift>Right => Make the screen warmer, and "force" warmness
 #
-# Neither key binding changes what the other controls, so they don't fight.
-#
-# Making the screen cooler or warmer with <Alt><Shift>Left/Right
-# also forces "Night Light" on because adjusting this implies
-# that the user wants to use it.
 #
 # State machine:
-#                                                  TARGET STATE
-#                             +--------------------------+--------------------------+
-#      CURRENT STATE          | nl-toggle-schedule       | nl-toggle-enabled        |
-#  +--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
-#  | disabled, automatic      | enabled, force           | enabled, automatic (*)   |
-#  | disabled, force          | enabled, force           | enabled, force           |
-#  | enabled,  automatic      | enabled, force (*)       | disabled, automatic (*)  |
-#  | enabled,  force          | enabled, automatic (*)   | disabled, force          |
-#  +--------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
-#  (*) There are four cases where a user does not perceive a change on the screen.
-#      Then, a notification is shown instead.
 #
-# See ~/.local/bin/night-light-toggle-enabled for the other half of the toggling logic
-
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  |                       | "IF" toggle           | "WHEN" toggle         | "make COOLER"         | "make WARMER"         |
+#  | Current STATE         | <Alt><Shift>n         | <Control><Alt>n       | <Alt><Shift>Left      | <Alt><Shift>Right     |
+#  |                       |                       |                       |                       |                       |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  | DISABLED              | ENABLE                | enabled               | still disabled        | enabled               |
+#  | + scheduled           | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           |
+#  | => no tint            | => no or set tint     | => set tint           | => still no tint      | => set tint           |
+#  |                       |    based on time   N? |                       |                    N! |                    *1 |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  | DISABLED              | ENABLE                | enabled               | still disabled        | enabled               |
+#  | + forced on           | + still forced        | + still FORCED on     | + still forced        | + still FORCED on     |
+#  | => no tint            | => set tint           | => set tint           | => still no tint      | => set tint           |
+#  |                       |                       |                       |                    N! |                    *1 |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  | enabled               | DISABLE               | still enabled         | still enabled         | still enabled         |
+#  | + SCHEDULED (day)     | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           |
+#  | => no tint yet        | => still no tint      | => set tint           | => still no tint      | => set tint           |
+#  |                       |                    N! |                       |                    N! |                    *1 |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  | enabled               | DISABLE               | still enabled         | still enabled         | still enabled         |
+#  | + SCHEDULED (ramping) | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           |
+#  | => some tint already  | => no tint            | => set tint           | => no change in tint  | => set tint           |
+#  |                       |                       |                       |                    N! |                       |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  | enabled               | DISABLE               | still enabled         | still enabled         | still enabled         |
+#  | + SCHEDULED (night)   | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           | + still scheduled     | + FORCED on           |
+#  | => set tint           | => no tint            | => set tint           | => LESS tint          | => MORE tint          |
+#  |                       |                       |                    N! |                 *2 N? |                    N? |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  | enabled               | DISABLE               | still enabled         | still enabled         | still enabled         |
+#  | + FORCED on           | + still forced on     | + back to SCHEDULED   | + still forced on     | + still forced on     |
+#  | => set tint           | => no tint            | => no or set tint     | => LESS tint          | => MORE tint          |
+#  |                       |                       |    based on time   N? |                 *2 N? |                    N? |
+#  +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
+#  Legend:
+#   - N! => A notification is shown for sure because there is no visible change on the screen
+#   - N? => A notification is shown if there was no visible change on the screen
+#   - *1 => The temperature is snapped to 2200K to ensure a visible effect
+#   - *2 => The tint is turned off entirely when stepping over the maximum temperature
+#
+#  Notes:
+#   - The main state property or state change is shown in CAPS
+#   - Steps range from 1200K (warmest) to 4700K (coolest),
+#     which is a bit more than the 1700K to 4700K in `gnome-control-center`
+#   - If the range is already exhausted, so that the tint does not change, a notification is shown
+#   - A 03:00 timer re-enables the Night Light feature and puts it back on the automatic schedule
+#     with the `$_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE` set
+#
 
 set -eu
 
@@ -59,8 +93,16 @@ active_before=$(gdbus call --session \
     --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
     org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color NightLightActive)
 
+applied=$(gdbus call --session \
+    --dest org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color \
+    --object-path /org/gnome/SettingsDaemon/Color \
+    --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
+    org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color Temperature \
+    | sed -E 's/.*uint32 ([0-9]+).*/\1/')
+
 automatic=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-schedule-automatic)
 enabled=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-enabled)
+target=$(gsettings get $Schema night-light-temperature | awk '{print $2}')
 
 
 if [ "$automatic" = "true" ] || [ "$enabled" = "false" ]; then
@@ -71,7 +113,8 @@ if [ "$automatic" = "true" ] || [ "$enabled" = "false" ]; then
     gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-from 0.0
     gsettings set $Schema night-light-schedule-to 24.0
 
-    if [ "$active_before" = "(<true>,)" ] && [ "$automatic" = "true" ]; then
+    if [ "$active_before" = "(<true>,)" ] && [ "$automatic" = "true" ] \
+            && [ $((applied - target)) -le 300 ]; then
         notify "is now forced to stay on and no longer on an automatic schedule"
     fi