diff --git a/src/script/api/game/game_controller.hpp.sq b/src/script/api/game/game_controller.hpp.sq
index cbf61b89cd..0f2aa04c93 100644
--- a/src/script/api/game/game_controller.hpp.sq
+++ b/src/script/api/game/game_controller.hpp.sq
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void SQGSController_Register(Squirrel *engine)
 	SQGSController.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &ScriptController::Break,             "Break",             2, ".s");
 	SQGSController.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &ScriptController::GetSetting,        "GetSetting",        2, ".s");
 	SQGSController.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &ScriptController::GetVersion,        "GetVersion",        1, ".");
+	SQGSController.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &ScriptController::TriggerSave,       "TriggerSave",       2, ".s");
 	SQGSController.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &ScriptController::Print,             "Print",             3, ".bs");
 
 	SQGSController.PostRegister(engine);
diff --git a/src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp b/src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp
index c3365eb94c..6e1f70b1d3 100644
--- a/src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp
+++ b/src/script/api/game_changelog.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
  *
  * This version is not yet released. The following changes are not set in stone yet.
  *
+ * API additions:
+ * \li GSController::TriggerSave
+ *
  * \b 14.0
  *
  * API additions:
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp b/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
index 2ffbf46730..55b14515af 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ ScriptController::ScriptController(CompanyID company) :
 	return _openttd_newgrf_version;
 }
 
+/* static */ bool ScriptController::TriggerSave(const std::string &filename)
+{
+	return ScriptObject::GetActiveInstance()->TriggerSave(filename);
+}
+
 /* static */ HSQOBJECT ScriptController::Import(const std::string &library, const std::string &class_name, int version)
 {
 	ScriptController *controller = ScriptObject::GetActiveInstance()->GetController();
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp b/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp
index aed7596f03..4bed1693bd 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	static uint GetVersion();
 
+	/**
+	 * Saves the current game to the savegame directory.
+	 * @param filename The filename to save to, not including the ".sav" extension
+	 * @return True if the saving was successful.
+	 */
+	static bool TriggerSave(const std::string &filename);
+
 	/**
 	 * Change the minimum amount of time the script should be put in suspend mode
 	 *   when you execute a command. Normally in SP this is 1, and in MP it is
diff --git a/src/script/script_instance.cpp b/src/script/script_instance.cpp
index e26d29cdf6..59abb1a2be 100644
--- a/src/script/script_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/script/script_instance.cpp
@@ -751,6 +751,11 @@ SQInteger ScriptInstance::GetOpsTillSuspend()
 	return this->engine->GetOpsTillSuspend();
 }
 
+bool ScriptInstance::TriggerSave(const std::string &filename)
+{
+	return SaveOrLoad(filename + ".sav", SLO_SAVE, DFT_GAME_FILE, SAVE_DIR) == SL_OK;
+}
+
 bool ScriptInstance::DoCommandCallback(const CommandCost &result, const CommandDataBuffer &data, CommandDataBuffer result_data, Commands cmd)
 {
 	ScriptObject::ActiveInstance active(this);
diff --git a/src/script/script_instance.hpp b/src/script/script_instance.hpp
index 342cb822b6..d1ece6ac51 100644
--- a/src/script/script_instance.hpp
+++ b/src/script/script_instance.hpp
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	SQInteger GetOpsTillSuspend();
 
+	/**
+	 * Saves the current game to the savegame directory.
+	 * @param filename The filename to save to, not including the ".sav" extension
+	 * @return True if the saving was successful.
+	 */
+	bool TriggerSave(const std::string &filename);
+
 	/**
 	 * DoCommand callback function for all commands executed by scripts.
 	 * @param result The result of the command.