diff --git a/engines/saga/interface.cpp b/engines/saga/interface.cpp
index 5a3b229c9d95..0f84b09547df 100644
--- a/engines/saga/interface.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga/interface.cpp
@@ -1379,9 +1379,7 @@ void Interface::setSave(PanelButton *panelButton) {
 				fileName = _vm->calcSaveFileName(_vm->getSaveFile(_optionSaveFileTitleNumber)->slotNumber);
 				_vm->save(fileName, _textInputString);
 			}
-			_vm->getTimerManager()->removeTimerProc(&saveReminderCallback);
-			_vm->getTimerManager()->installTimerProc(&saveReminderCallback, TIMETOSAVE, this);
-			setSaveReminderState(1);
+			resetSaveReminder();
 
 			_textInput = false;
 			setMode(kPanelOption);
@@ -1393,6 +1391,12 @@ void Interface::setSave(PanelButton *panelButton) {
 	}
 }
 
+void Interface::resetSaveReminder() {
+	_vm->getTimerManager()->removeTimerProc(&saveReminderCallback);
+	_vm->getTimerManager()->installTimerProc(&saveReminderCallback, TIMETOSAVE, this);
+	setSaveReminderState(1);
+}
+
 void Interface::handleOptionUpdate(const Point& mousePoint) {
 	int16 mouseY;
 	Rect rect;
diff --git a/engines/saga/interface.h b/engines/saga/interface.h
index b9a96653a725..09631bf0e88d 100644
--- a/engines/saga/interface.h
+++ b/engines/saga/interface.h
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ class Interface {
 
 	int32 getProtectHash() { return _protectHash; }
 
+	void resetSaveReminder();
+
 private:
 	void handleMainUpdate(const Point& mousePoint);					// main panel update
 	void handleMainClick(const Point& mousePoint);					// main panel click
diff --git a/engines/saga/saveload.cpp b/engines/saga/saveload.cpp
index 9edb79fa7ce7..6a6992fb5f37 100644
--- a/engines/saga/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga/saveload.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ void SagaEngine::save(const char *fileName, const char *saveName) {
 		warning("Can't write file '%s'. (Disk full?)", fileName);
 
 	delete out;
+
+	_interface->resetSaveReminder();
 }
 
 void SagaEngine::load(const char *fileName) {