diff --git a/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Widgets/Switch/Switch_spec.js b/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Widgets/Switch/Switch_spec.js
index 30b890e77051..6b0aa7983b09 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Widgets/Switch/Switch_spec.js
+++ b/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Widgets/Switch/Switch_spec.js
@@ -154,6 +154,41 @@ describe(
       _.deployMode.NavigateBacktoEditor();
     });
 
+    it("6a. Regression: programmatic defaultSwitchState changes sync isSwitchedOn for dependents (#41566)", function () {
+      // Bind dependent text widget to Switch1.isSwitchedOn
+      cy.openPropertyPane("textwidget");
+      cy.updateCodeInput(
+        ".t--property-control-text",
+        `{{Toggler.isSwitchedOn}}`,
+      );
+
+      // Seed default to true and assert dependent reflects it
+      cy.openPropertyPane("switchwidget");
+      cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultstate input").last().then(($el) => {
+        if (!$el.is(":checked")) cy.wrap($el).click({ force: true });
+      });
+      cy.get(".t--widget-textwidget")
+        .scrollIntoView()
+        .should("contain", "true");
+
+      // User toggles the Switch once so meta.isSwitchedOn starts overriding the default
+      cy.get(`${formWidgetsPage.switchWidget} label`).first().click();
+      cy.get(".t--widget-textwidget")
+        .scrollIntoView()
+        .should("contain", "false");
+
+      // Programmatic change to defaultSwitchState should now propagate to dependents
+      cy.openPropertyPane("switchwidget");
+      cy.get(".t--property-control-defaultstate input").last().click();
+      cy.get(".t--widget-textwidget")
+        .scrollIntoView()
+        .should("contain", "true");
+
+      // Restore binding used by the next test
+      cy.openPropertyPane("textwidget");
+      cy.updateCodeInput(".t--property-control-text", `{{Toggler.isDirty}}`);
+    });
+
     it("6. Check isDirty meta property", function () {
       cy.openPropertyPane("textwidget");
       cy.updateCodeInput(".t--property-control-text", `{{Toggler.isDirty}}`);
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/SwitchWidget/widget/index.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/SwitchWidget/widget/index.tsx
index 58fadb61558a..ee84bc277414 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/SwitchWidget/widget/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/SwitchWidget/widget/index.tsx
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@ class SwitchWidget extends BaseWidget<SwitchWidgetProps, WidgetState> {
     ) {
       this.props.updateWidgetMetaProperty("isDirty", false);
     }
+
+    // Sync meta when isSwitchedOn changes programmatically so dependents don't see a stale value.
+    if (this.props.isSwitchedOn !== prevProps.isSwitchedOn) {
+      this.props.updateWidgetMetaProperty(
+        "isSwitchedOn",
+        this.props.isSwitchedOn,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   onChange = (isSwitchedOn: boolean) => {