diff --git a/src/playturn.cpp b/src/playturn.cpp
index 297e281ca4ee..cd4bfd9ec945 100644
--- a/src/playturn.cpp
+++ b/src/playturn.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "whiteboard/manager.hpp"
 #include "formula_string_utils.hpp"
 #include "play_controller.hpp"
+#include "savegame.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@ void turn_info::handle_turn(
 	}
 }
 
+void turn_info::do_save()
+{
+	savegame::ingame_savegame save(*resources::state_of_game, *resources::screen,
+                               resources::controller->to_config(),
+                               preferences::save_compression_format());
+	save.save_game_interactive(resources::screen->video(), "", gui::OK_CANCEL);
+}
+
 turn_info::PROCESS_DATA_RESULT turn_info::process_network_data(const config& cfg,
 		network::connection /*from*/, std::deque<config>& backlog, bool skip_replay)
 {
@@ -244,7 +253,7 @@ turn_info::PROCESS_DATA_RESULT turn_info::process_network_data(const config& cfg
 			utils::string_map t_vars;
 			options.push_back(_("Replace with AI"));
 			options.push_back(_("Replace with local player"));
-			options.push_back(_("Abort game"));
+			options.push_back(_("Save and Abort game"));
 
 			//get all observers in as options to transfer control
 			BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string &ob, resources::screen->observers())
@@ -302,6 +311,7 @@ turn_info::PROCESS_DATA_RESULT turn_info::process_network_data(const config& cfg
 			case 2:
 				//The user pressed "end game". Don't throw a network error here or he will get
 				//thrown back to the title screen.
+				do_save();
 				throw end_level_exception(QUIT);
 			default:
 				if (action > 2) {
diff --git a/src/playturn.hpp b/src/playturn.hpp
index 5bf5a997d96a..2b623b1fb8da 100644
--- a/src/playturn.hpp
+++ b/src/playturn.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class turn_info
 		const bool skip_replay,
 		std::deque<config>& backlog);
 
+	void do_save();
+
 	unsigned int team_num_;
 
 	replay_network_sender& replay_sender_;