diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/content.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/content.js
index b9b1f970a6..da848e0fbc 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/content.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/content.js
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@ define([
     }
   };
 
+  Module.getBody = function() {
+    return JSON.stringify({
+      content: App._contentContainer.toJSON(),
+      globalStyles: App.getGlobalStyles().toJSON(),
+    });
+  };
+
   Module.toJSON = function() {
     return _.extend({
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        content: App._contentContainer.toJSON(),
-        globalStyles: App.getGlobalStyles().toJSON(),
-      }),
+      body: Module.getBody(),
     }, App.getNewsletter().toJSON());
   };
 
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ define([
     App.getBlockTypeModel = Module.getBlockTypeModel;
     App.getBlockTypeView = Module.getBlockTypeView;
     App.toJSON = Module.toJSON;
+    App.getBody = Module.getBody;
     App.getNewsletter = Module.getNewsletter;
 
     Module.newsletter = new Module.NewsletterModel(_.omit(_.clone(options.newsletter), ['body']));
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js
index 5fc97f5d45..e24dab7868 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ define([
     });
   };
 
+  Module.saveTemplate = function(options) {
+    return MailPoet.Ajax.post({
+      endpoint: 'newsletterTemplates',
+      action: 'save',
+      data: _.extend(options || {}, {
+        body: App.getBody(),
+      }),
+    });
+  };
+
   Module.SaveView = Marionette.LayoutView.extend({
     getTemplate: function() { return templates.save; },
     events: {
@@ -94,6 +104,15 @@ define([
           templateDescription = this.$('.mailpoet_save_as_template_description').val();
 
       console.log('Saving template with ', templateName, templateDescription);
+      Module.saveTemplate({
+        name: templateName,
+        description: templateDescription,
+      }).done(function() {
+        console.log('Template saved', arguments);
+      }).fail(function() {
+        // TODO: Handle error messages
+        console.log('Template save failed', arguments);
+      });
 
       this.hideOptionContents();
     },
diff --git a/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/components/save.spec.js b/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/components/save.spec.js
index 932ceebdfe..43bf735726 100644
--- a/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/components/save.spec.js
+++ b/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/components/save.spec.js
@@ -94,6 +94,27 @@ define([
           view.$('.mailpoet_save_show_options').click();
           expect(view.$('.mailpoet_save_options')).to.not.have.$class('mailpoet_hidden');
         });
+
+        it('triggers template saving when clicked on save as template button', function() {
+          var mock = sinon.mock({ post: function() {} }).expects('post').once().returns(jQuery.Deferred());
+          EditorApplication.getBody = sinon.stub();
+          var module = SaveInjector({
+            'mailpoet': {
+              Ajax: {
+                post: mock,
+              }
+            },
+            'newsletter_editor/App': EditorApplication,
+          });
+          var view = new (module.SaveView)();
+          view.render();
+
+          view.$('.mailpoet_save_as_template_name').val('A sample template');
+          view.$('.mailpoet_save_as_template_description').val('Sample template description');
+          view.$('.mailpoet_save_as_template').click();
+
+          mock.verify();
+        });
       });
     });
   });