diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp
index 2714432deee..ab8e8cad5b5 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp
@@ -849,4 +849,44 @@ bool GameFeatures::hasScriptObjectNames() const {
 	}
 }
 
+bool GameFeatures::canSaveFromGMM() const {
+	switch (g_sci->getGameId()) {
+	case GID_ASTROCHICKEN:
+	case GID_CHEST:
+	case GID_CHRISTMAS1988:
+	case GID_CHRISTMAS1990:
+	case GID_CHRISTMAS1992:
+	case GID_CNICK_KQ:
+	case GID_CNICK_LAURABOW:
+	case GID_CNICK_LONGBOW:
+	case GID_CNICK_LSL:
+	case GID_CNICK_SQ:
+	case GID_FUNSEEKER:
+	case GID_GK2:				// different scheme for checking if user has control
+	case GID_HOYLE1:			// different saving scheme
+	case GID_HOYLE2:			// different saving scheme
+	case GID_HOYLE3:			// different saving scheme
+	case GID_HOYLE4:			// different saving scheme
+	case GID_HOYLE5:			// different saving scheme
+	case GID_INNDEMO:
+	case GID_JONES:				// different saving scheme
+	case GID_KQUESTIONS:
+	case GID_MOTHERGOOSE:		// different saving scheme
+	case GID_MOTHERGOOSE256:	// different saving scheme
+	case GID_MOTHERGOOSEHIRES:	// different saving scheme
+	case GID_MSASTROCHICKEN:
+	case GID_LIGHTHOUSE:		// stores an incorrect version ("1.0" instead of "xx.yyy.zzz")
+	case GID_LSL7:				// different scheme for checking if user has control
+	case GID_PHANTASMAGORIA:	// different saving scheme
+	case GID_PHANTASMAGORIA2:	// different scheme for checking if user has control
+	case GID_RAMA:				// different saving scheme
+	case GID_SHIVERS:			// stores an incorrect version ("Shivers" instead of "xx.yyy.zzz")
+	case GID_SLATER:			// different saving scheme
+	case GID_TORIN:				// different scheme for checking if user has control
+		return false;
+	default:
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
 } // End of namespace Sci
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/features.h b/engines/sci/engine/features.h
index cef1c7c0b52..24404cdc53d 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/features.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/features.h
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	bool hasScriptObjectNames() const;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the game can be saved via the GMM.
+	 * Saving via the GMM doesn't work as expected in
+	 * games which don't follow the normal saving scheme.
+	*/
+	bool canSaveFromGMM() const;
+
 private:
 	reg_t getDetectionAddr(const Common::String &objName, Selector slc, int methodNum = -1);
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/metaengine.cpp b/engines/sci/metaengine.cpp
index c542ebe0a49..9e5e80beeda 100644
--- a/engines/sci/metaengine.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/metaengine.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "sci/sci.h"
 #include "sci/dialogs.h"
+#include "sci/engine/features.h"
 #include "sci/engine/guest_additions.h"
 #include "sci/engine/kernel.h"
 #include "sci/engine/savegame.h"
@@ -321,17 +322,8 @@ bool SciMetaEngine::hasFeature(MetaEngineFeature f) const {
 bool SciEngine::hasFeature(EngineFeature f) const {
 	return
 		(f == kSupportsReturnToLauncher) ||
-		(f == kSupportsLoadingDuringRuntime); // ||
-		//(f == kSupportsSavingDuringRuntime);
-		// We can't allow saving through ScummVM menu, because
-		//  a) lots of games don't like saving everywhere (e.g. castle of dr. brain)
-		//  b) some games even dont allow saving in certain rooms (e.g. lsl6)
-		//  c) somehow some games even get mad when doing this (execstackbase was 1 all of a sudden in lsl3)
-		//  d) for sci0/sci01 games we should at least wait till status bar got drawn, although this may not be enough
-		// we can't make sure that the scripts are fine with us saving at a specific location, doing so may work sometimes
-		//  and some other times it won't work.
-		// Update: We now have a function that can check if user input is enabled, userHasControl,
-		//  which works, but the music isn't properly resumed after load yet.
+		(f == kSupportsLoadingDuringRuntime) ||
+		(f == kSupportsSavingDuringRuntime);
 }
 
 SaveStateList SciMetaEngine::listSaves(const char *target) const {
@@ -448,10 +440,8 @@ Common::Error SciEngine::loadGameState(int slot) {
 
 Common::Error SciEngine::saveGameState(int slot, const Common::String &desc, bool isAutosave) {
 	const char *version = "";
-	if (gamestate_save(_gamestate, slot, desc, version)) {
-		return Common::kNoError;
-	}
-	return Common::kWritingFailed;
+	g_sci->_soundCmd->pauseAll(false); // unpause music (we can't have it paused during save)
+	return gamestate_save(_gamestate, slot, desc, version) ? Common::kNoError : Common::kWritingFailed;
 }
 
 bool SciEngine::canLoadGameStateCurrently() {
@@ -470,10 +460,10 @@ bool SciEngine::canLoadGameStateCurrently() {
 }
 
 bool SciEngine::canSaveGameStateCurrently() {
-	// see comment about kSupportsSavingDuringRuntime in SciEngine::hasFeature
-	return false;
-	// TODO: This seems to be working, but music isn't resumed properly yet
-	//return !_gamestate->executionStackBase && _guestAdditions->userHasControl();
+	return
+		_features->canSaveFromGMM() &&
+		!_gamestate->executionStackBase &&
+		_guestAdditions->userHasControl();
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Sci