diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
index 86f2f6a497..18aa5cf535 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
@@ -1020,7 +1020,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			if (lua_input.GetType() == typeof(string))
 			{
-				//
+				string path = lua_input.ToString();
+				var writer = new StreamWriter(path);
+				Global.MainForm.SaveStateFile(writer, path, true);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 800941d552..4a6b232cff 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -1894,10 +1894,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 
 			var writer = new StreamWriter(path);
-			SaveStateFile(writer, name);
+			SaveStateFile(writer, name, false);
 		}
 
-		private void SaveStateFile(StreamWriter writer, string name)
+		public void SaveStateFile(StreamWriter writer, string name, bool fromLua)
 		{
 			Global.Emulator.SaveStateText(writer);
 			HandleMovieSaveState(writer);
@@ -1911,8 +1911,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 
 			writer.Close();
+
 			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Saved state: " + name);
-			UpdateStatusSlots();
+
+			if (!fromLua)
+			{
+				
+				UpdateStatusSlots();
+			}
 		}
 
 		private void SaveStateAs()
@@ -1933,7 +1939,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				return;
 
 			var writer = new StreamWriter(sfd.FileName);
-			SaveStateFile(writer, sfd.FileName);
+			SaveStateFile(writer, sfd.FileName, false);
 		}
 
 		public void LoadStateFile(string path, string name)