diff --git a/helpdesk/tests/test_savequery.py b/helpdesk/tests/test_savequery.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df95b9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpdesk/tests/test_savequery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.test import TestCase
+from helpdesk.models import Ticket, Queue
+from helpdesk.tests.helpers import get_staff_user, reload_urlconf
+
+class TestSavingSharedQuery(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        q = Queue(title='Q1', slug='q1')
+        q.save()
+        self.q = q
+
+    def test_cansavequery(self):
+        """Can a query be saved"""
+        url = reverse('helpdesk_savequery')
+        self.client.login(username=get_staff_user().get_username(),
+                          password='password')
+        response = self.client.post(url,
+                                    data={'title': 'ticket on my queue',
+                                    'queue':self.q,
+                                    'shared':'on',
+                                    'query_encoded':'KGRwMApWZmlsdGVyaW5nCnAxCihkcDIKVnN0YXR1c19faW4KcDMKKGxwNApJMQphSTIKYUkzCmFzc1Zzb3J0aW5nCnA1ClZjcmVhdGVkCnA2CnMu'})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertTrue('tickets/?saved_query=1' in response.url)
+
+
diff --git a/helpdesk/views/staff.py b/helpdesk/views/staff.py
index dc9252fd..78502243 100644
--- a/helpdesk/views/staff.py
+++ b/helpdesk/views/staff.py
@@ -1213,6 +1213,8 @@ run_report = staff_member_required(run_report)
 def save_query(request):
     title = request.POST.get('title', None)
     shared = request.POST.get('shared', False)
+    if shared == 'on': # django only translates '1', 'true', 't' into True
+        shared = True
     query_encoded = request.POST.get('query_encoded', None)
 
     if not title or not query_encoded: