diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditor.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditor.cs
index a00557ee4e..5deebe9800 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditor.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning.Editor
                                                 {
                                                     Text = "Save Changes",
                                                     Width = 140,
-                                                    Action = save,
+                                                    Action = Save,
                                                 },
                                                 new DangerousTriangleButton
                                                 {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning.Editor
             }
         }
 
-        private void save()
+        public void Save()
         {
             SkinnableElementTargetContainer[] targetContainers = targetScreen.ChildrenOfType<SkinnableElementTargetContainer>().ToArray();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditorOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditorOverlay.cs
index cbed498a38..2d7cae71ff 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditorOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinEditorOverlay.cs
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning.Editor
         /// </summary>
         public void Reset()
         {
+            skinEditor?.Save();
             skinEditor?.Hide();
             skinEditor?.Expire();
+
             skinEditor = null;
         }
     }