diff --git a/src/common/outbound.c b/src/common/outbound.c
index 417ac323..3a4d379c 100644
--- a/src/common/outbound.c
+++ b/src/common/outbound.c
@@ -2886,6 +2886,14 @@ cmd_recv (struct session *sess, char *tbuf, char *word[], char *word_eol[])
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
+static int
+cmd_saveconf (struct session *sess, char *tbuf, char *word[], char *word_eol[])
+{
+	save_config ();
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 static int
 cmd_say (struct session *sess, char *tbuf, char *word[], char *word_eol[])
 {
@@ -3638,6 +3646,7 @@ const struct commands xc_cmds[] = {
 #endif
 	{"RECV", cmd_recv, 1, 0, 1, N_("RECV <text>, send raw data to xchat, as if it was received from the irc server")},
 
+	{"SAVECONF", cmd_saveconf, 0, 0, 1, N_("SAVECONF, saves the current settings to disk")},
 	{"SAY", cmd_say, 0, 0, 1,
 	 N_("SAY <text>, sends the text to the object in the current window")},
 	{"SEND", cmd_send, 0, 0, 1, N_("SEND <nick> [<file>]")},