diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 573ac257a5..8c3cc1cbb3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(cwd: impl AsRef<Path>) -> EngineState {
             Mv,
             Open,
             Rm,
+            Save,
             Touch,
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mod.rs
index cc018756b9..241e2c81a9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod mkdir;
 mod mv;
 mod open;
 mod rm;
+mod save;
 mod touch;
 mod util;
 
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ pub use mkdir::Mkdir;
 pub use mv::Mv;
 pub use open::Open;
 pub use rm::Rm;
+pub use save::Save;
 pub use touch::Touch;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/save.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/save.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c7066cdeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/save.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{Category, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value};
+use std::io::Write;
+
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Save;
+
+//NOTE: this is not a real implementation :D. It's just a simple one to test with until we port the real one.
+impl Command for Save {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "save"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Save a file."
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("save")
+            .required("filename", SyntaxShape::Filepath, "the filename to use")
+            .switch("raw", "open file as raw binary", Some('r'))
+            .category(Category::FileSystem)
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let raw = call.has_flag("raw");
+
+        let span = call.head;
+
+        let config = stack.get_config()?;
+
+        let path = call.req::<Spanned<String>>(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let arg_span = path.span;
+        let path = Path::new(&path.item);
+
+        let mut file = match std::fs::File::create(path) {
+            Ok(file) => file,
+            Err(err) => {
+                return Ok(PipelineData::Value(
+                    Value::Error {
+                        error: ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                            "Permission denied".into(),
+                            err.to_string(),
+                            arg_span,
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    None,
+                ));
+            }
+        };
+
+        let ext = if raw {
+            None
+        } else {
+            path.extension()
+                .map(|name| name.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        };
+
+        if let Some(ext) = ext {
+            match engine_state.find_decl(format!("to {}", ext).as_bytes()) {
+                Some(converter_id) => {
+                    let output = engine_state.get_decl(converter_id).run(
+                        engine_state,
+                        stack,
+                        &Call::new(),
+                        input,
+                    )?;
+
+                    let output = output.into_value(span);
+
+                    match output {
+                        Value::String { val, .. } => {
+                            if let Err(err) = file.write_all(val.as_bytes()) {
+                                return Err(ShellError::IOError(err.to_string()));
+                            }
+
+                            Ok(PipelineData::new(span))
+                        }
+                        Value::Binary { val, .. } => {
+                            if let Err(err) = file.write_all(&val) {
+                                return Err(ShellError::IOError(err.to_string()));
+                            }
+
+                            Ok(PipelineData::new(span))
+                        }
+                        v => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(v.get_type().to_string(), span)),
+                    }
+                }
+                None => {
+                    let output = input.collect_string("", &config)?;
+
+                    if let Err(err) = file.write_all(output.as_bytes()) {
+                        return Err(ShellError::IOError(err.to_string()));
+                    }
+
+                    Ok(PipelineData::new(span))
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            let output = input.collect_string("", &config)?;
+
+            if let Err(err) = file.write_all(output.as_bytes()) {
+                return Err(ShellError::IOError(err.to_string()));
+            }
+
+            Ok(PipelineData::new(span))
+        }
+    }
+}