diff --git a/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticleController.php b/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticleController.php
index 2c440673ce2ee..b6005eb5b9a98 100644
--- a/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticleController.php
+++ b/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticleController.php
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ protected function getReturnPage()
 	public function save($key = null, $urlVar = 'a_id')
 	{
 		$result    = parent::save($key, $urlVar);
+
+		if (\in_array($this->getTask(), ['save2copy', 'apply'], true))
+		{
+			return $result;
+		}
+
 		$app       = Factory::getApplication();
 		$articleId = $app->input->getInt('a_id');
 
diff --git a/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php b/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php
index 5b5865023f31e..1437c88d14546 100644
--- a/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php
+++ b/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php
@@ -157,10 +157,14 @@
 			<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('form.token'); ?>
 		</fieldset>
 		<div class="mb-2">
-			<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-submit-task="article.save">
+			<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-submit-task="article.apply">
 				<span class="icon-check" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 				<?php echo Text::_('JSAVE'); ?>
 			</button>
+			<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-submit-task="article.save">
+				<span class="icon-check" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+				<?php echo Text::_('JSAVEANDCLOSE'); ?>
+			</button>
 			<?php if ($this->showSaveAsCopy) : ?>
 				<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-submit-task="article.save2copy">
 					<span class="icon-copy" aria-hidden="true"></span>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/joomla.ini b/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
index 11359813312ab..6f8d98f3bdbc6 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ JREGISTER="Register"
 JREQUIRED="Required"
 JRESET="Reset"
 JSAVE="Save"
+JSAVEANDCLOSE="Save & Close"
 JSAVEASCOPY="Save As Copy"
 JSELECT="Select"
 JSHOW="Show"