diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f815f37..314353a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 # v1.8.15
 ## mm/dd/2018
 
+1. [](#improved)
+    * Fire `onAdminSave()` event during `AdminController::taskSaveAs()` [#1544](https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/issues/1544)
 1. [](#bugfix)
     * Clean user post to ensure dynamically added form fields are not saved
 
diff --git a/classes/admincontroller.php b/classes/admincontroller.php
index 49f36fc4..cb8e1fb2 100644
--- a/classes/admincontroller.php
+++ b/classes/admincontroller.php
@@ -2354,9 +2354,10 @@ class AdminController extends AdminBaseController
             $aPage->template($obj->template());
             $aPage->validate();
             $aPage->filter();
-            $aPage->save();
 
-            $this->grav->fireEvent('onAdminAfterSave', new Event(['page' => $obj]));
+            $this->grav->fireEvent('onAdminSave', new Event(['page' => &$aPage]));
+            $aPage->save();
+            $this->grav->fireEvent('onAdminAfterSave', new Event(['page' => $aPage]));
         }
 
         $this->admin->setMessage($this->admin::translate('PLUGIN_ADMIN.SUCCESSFULLY_SWITCHED_LANGUAGE'), 'info');