diff --git a/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst b/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
index 6ef7854d1..b4983669b 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ Structures/Enumerations
 
      Triggered when the replay buffer has fully stopped.
 
+   - **OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_REPLAY_BUFFER_SAVING**
+
+     Triggered when the replay buffer is saving.
+
    - **OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_REPLAY_BUFFER_SAVED**
 
      Triggered when the replay buffer has been saved.
diff --git a/frontend/api/obs-frontend-api.h b/frontend/api/obs-frontend-api.h
index 46713fbcb..c6648d28f 100644
--- a/frontend/api/obs-frontend-api.h
+++ b/frontend/api/obs-frontend-api.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ enum obs_frontend_event {
 
 	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_CANVAS_ADDED,
 	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_CANVAS_REMOVED,
+
+	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_REPLAY_BUFFER_SAVING,
 };
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_ReplayBuffer.cpp b/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_ReplayBuffer.cpp
index bfd339bd8..cfd06073e 100644
--- a/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_ReplayBuffer.cpp
+++ b/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_ReplayBuffer.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ void OBSBasic::ReplayBufferSave()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	OnEvent(OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_REPLAY_BUFFER_SAVING);
+
 	calldata_t cd = {0};
 	proc_handler_t *ph = obs_output_get_proc_handler(outputHandler->replayBuffer);
 	proc_handler_call(ph, "save", &cd);