diff --git a/engines/kyra/gui_lol.cpp b/engines/kyra/gui_lol.cpp
index 940086e00f5..1958e7a472f 100644
--- a/engines/kyra/gui_lol.cpp
+++ b/engines/kyra/gui_lol.cpp
@@ -705,6 +705,10 @@ void LoLEngine::gui_updateInput() {
 	// TODO: We need to catch all cases where loading is not possible and
 	// set the "mainLoop" parameter to false for them.
 	int inputFlag = checkInput(_activeButtons, !(_updateFlags & 3), 0);
+
+	if (!(_updateFlags & 3))
+		checkAutosave();
+
 	if (_preserveEvents)
 		_preserveEvents = false;
 	else