diff --git a/inform7/Internal/Inter/WorldModelKit/Sections/Glulx.i6t b/inform7/Internal/Inter/WorldModelKit/Sections/Glulx.i6t
index c12dda873d..57bc40d789 100644
--- a/inform7/Internal/Inter/WorldModelKit/Sections/Glulx.i6t
+++ b/inform7/Internal/Inter/WorldModelKit/Sections/Glulx.i6t
@@ -118,27 +118,47 @@ functionality, for reasons which are opaque, but no trouble is caused thereby.
 @h Save The Game Rule.
 
 =
-[ SAVE_THE_GAME_R res fref;
+[ SAVE_THE_GAME_R fref len res;
 	if (actor ~= player) rfalse;
-	fref = glk_fileref_create_by_prompt($01, $01, 0);
-	if (fref == 0) jump SFailed;
-	gg_savestr = glk_stream_open_file(fref, $01, GG_SAVESTR_ROCK);
-	glk_fileref_destroy(fref);
-	if (gg_savestr == 0) jump SFailed;
-	@save gg_savestr res;
-	if (res == -1) {
-		! The player actually just typed "restore". We first have to recover
-		! all the Glk objects; the values in our global variables are all wrong.
-		GGRecoverObjects();
-		glk_stream_close(gg_savestr, 0); ! stream_close
-		gg_savestr = 0;
-		RESTORE_THE_GAME_RM('B'); new_line;
-		rtrue;
+	fref = glk_fileref_create_by_prompt(fileusage_SavedGame, filemode_Write, 0);
+	if (fref) {
+		gg_savestr = glk_stream_open_file(fref, filemode_Write, GG_SAVESTR_ROCK);
+		if (gg_savestr) {
+			@save gg_savestr res;
+			if (res == -1) {
+				! The player actually just typed "restore". We first have to recover
+				! all the Glk objects; the values in our global variables are all wrong.
+				GGRecoverObjects();
+				glk_stream_close(gg_savestr, GLK_NULL);
+				gg_savestr = 0;
+				RESTORE_THE_GAME_RM('B'); new_line;
+				rtrue;
+			}
+			glk_stream_close(gg_savestr, GLK_NULL);
+			gg_savestr = 0;
+			if (res == 0) {
+				! Check that the savefile was actually written - this is mostly to account for browser limits in Parchment
+				if (glk_fileref_does_file_exist(fref)) {
+					gg_savestr = glk_stream_open_file(fref, filemode_Read, GG_SAVESTR_ROCK);
+					if (gg_savestr) {
+						glk_stream_set_position(gg_savestr, 0, seekmode_End);
+						len = glk_stream_get_position(gg_savestr);
+						glk_stream_close(gg_savestr, GLK_NULL);
+						gg_savestr = 0;
+						if (len) {
+							! We've confirmed the file exists and has content, which is about all we can do
+							SAVE_THE_GAME_RM('B'); new_line;
+							glk_fileref_destroy(fref);
+							rtrue;
+						}
+						! Cleanup the empty file
+						glk_fileref_delete_file(fref);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		glk_fileref_destroy(fref);
 	}
-	glk_stream_close(gg_savestr, 0); ! stream_close
-	gg_savestr = 0;
-	if (res == 0) { SAVE_THE_GAME_RM('B'); new_line; rtrue; }
-	.SFailed;
 	SAVE_THE_GAME_RM('A'); new_line;
 ];