diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filterDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/filterDialog.js
index c68e229d9..c7d5cd7fc 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filterDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filterDialog.js
@@ -9,7 +9,32 @@ pandora.ui.filterDialog = function(list) {
                 })
                 .bindEvent({
                     click: function() {
+                        var list = pandora.$ui.filterForm.$filter.getList();
                         that.close();
+                        if (list.save) {
+                            pandora.api.addList({
+                                name: list.name,
+                                query: list.query,
+                                status: 'private',
+                                type: 'smart'
+                            }, function(result) {
+                                var $list = pandora.$ui.folderList.personal,
+                                    id = result.data.id;
+                                pandora.UI.set({
+                                    find: {
+                                        conditions: [{key: 'list', value: id, operator: '=='}],
+                                        operator: '&'
+                                    }
+                                });
+                                Ox.Request.clearCache(); // fixme: remove
+                                $list.reloadList().bindEventOnce({
+                                    load: function(data) {
+                                        $list.gainFocus()
+                                            .options({selected: [id]});
+                                    }
+                                });
+                            });
+                        }
                     }
                 })
         ],
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js b/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
index 208582d87..086d8f403 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filterForm.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pandora.ui.filterForm = function(list) {
         sort: [{key: 'user', operator: '+'}, {key: 'name', operator: '+'}]
     }, function(result) {
         that.append(
-            Ox.Filter({
+            that.$filter = Ox.Filter({
                 findKeys: Ox.merge(Ox.map(pandora.site.itemKeys, function(itemKey) {
                     var key = Ox.clone(itemKey);
                     key.type = key.type == 'layer'