diff --git a/obs/window-basic-main.cpp b/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
index 601b0d5ec..235bd6ed7 100644
--- a/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -1103,6 +1103,21 @@ void OBSBasic::SaveProject()
 	if (disableSaving)
 		return;
 
+	projectChanged = true;
+	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "SaveProjectDeferred",
+			Qt::QueuedConnection);
+}
+
+void OBSBasic::SaveProjectDeferred()
+{
+	if (disableSaving)
+		return;
+
+	if (!projectChanged)
+		return;
+
+	projectChanged = false;
+
 	const char *sceneCollection = config_get_string(App()->GlobalConfig(),
 			"Basic", "SceneCollectionFile");
 	char savePath[512];
diff --git a/obs/window-basic-main.hpp b/obs/window-basic-main.hpp
index bd475f569..e81f3d5e6 100644
--- a/obs/window-basic-main.hpp
+++ b/obs/window-basic-main.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool loaded = false;
 	long disableSaving = 1;
+	bool projectChanged = false;
 
 	QPointer<QThread> updateCheckThread;
 	QPointer<QThread> logUploadThread;
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ public slots:
 	void RecordingStart();
 	void RecordingStop(int code);
 
+	void SaveProjectDeferred();
 	void SaveProject();
 
 private slots: