diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
index 9a7e15df2..24981980c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -3111,6 +3111,18 @@ namespace tools
       er.message = "Invalid filename";
       return false;
     }
+    if (m_wallet && req.autosave_current)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        m_wallet->store();
+      }
+      catch (const std::exception& e)
+      {
+        handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
     std::string wallet_file = m_wallet_dir + "/" + req.filename;
     {
       po::options_description desc("dummy");
@@ -3141,6 +3153,16 @@ namespace tools
     }
 
     if (m_wallet)
+      delete m_wallet;
+    m_wallet = wal.release();
+    return true;
+  }
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  bool wallet_rpc_server::on_close_wallet(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_CLOSE_WALLET::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_CLOSE_WALLET::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx)
+  {
+    if (!m_wallet) return not_open(er);
+
+    if (req.autosave_current)
     {
       try
       {
@@ -3151,24 +3173,6 @@ namespace tools
         handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
         return false;
       }
-      delete m_wallet;
-    }
-    m_wallet = wal.release();
-    return true;
-  }
-  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  bool wallet_rpc_server::on_close_wallet(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_CLOSE_WALLET::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_CLOSE_WALLET::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx)
-  {
-    if (!m_wallet) return not_open(er);
-
-    try
-    {
-      m_wallet->store();
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& e)
-    {
-      handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-      return false;
     }
     delete m_wallet;
     m_wallet = NULL;
@@ -3385,6 +3389,20 @@ namespace tools
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (m_wallet && req.autosave_current)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        if (!wallet_file.empty())
+          m_wallet->store();
+      }
+      catch (const std::exception &e)
+      {
+        handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
     try
     {
       if (!req.spendkey.empty())
@@ -3433,19 +3451,7 @@ namespace tools
     }
 
     if (m_wallet)
-    {
-      try
-      {
-        if (!wallet_file.empty())
-          m_wallet->store();
-      }
-      catch (const std::exception &e)
-      {
-        handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-        return false;
-      }
       delete m_wallet;
-    }
     m_wallet = wal.release();
     res.address = m_wallet->get_account().get_public_address_str(m_wallet->nettype());
     return true;
@@ -3511,6 +3517,18 @@ namespace tools
         return false;
       }
     }
+    if (m_wallet && req.autosave_current)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        m_wallet->store();
+      }
+      catch (const std::exception &e)
+      {
+        handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
 
     // process seed_offset if given
     {
@@ -3621,18 +3639,7 @@ namespace tools
     }
 
     if (m_wallet)
-    {
-      try
-      {
-        m_wallet->store();
-      }
-      catch (const std::exception &e)
-      {
-        handle_rpc_exception(std::current_exception(), er, WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-        return false;
-      }
       delete m_wallet;
-    }
     m_wallet = wal.release();
     res.address = m_wallet->get_account().get_public_address_str(m_wallet->nettype());
     res.info = "Wallet has been restored successfully.";
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index 9c84c5ef4..8757acef2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -2046,10 +2046,12 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
     {
       std::string filename;
       std::string password;
+      bool autosave_current;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
         KV_SERIALIZE(filename)
         KV_SERIALIZE(password)
+        KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(autosave_current, true)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
     typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<request_t> request;
@@ -2066,7 +2068,10 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
   {
     struct request_t
     {
+      bool autosave_current;
+
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+        KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(autosave_current, true)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
     typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<request_t> request;
@@ -2111,6 +2116,7 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
       std::string spendkey;
       std::string viewkey;
       std::string password;
+      bool autosave_current;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
       KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(restore_height, (uint64_t)0)
@@ -2119,6 +2125,7 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
       KV_SERIALIZE(spendkey)
       KV_SERIALIZE(viewkey)
       KV_SERIALIZE(password)
+      KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(autosave_current, true)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
 
@@ -2144,6 +2151,7 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
       std::string seed_offset;
       std::string password;
       std::string language;
+      bool autosave_current;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
       KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(restore_height, (uint64_t)0)
@@ -2152,6 +2160,7 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
       KV_SERIALIZE(seed_offset)
       KV_SERIALIZE(password)
       KV_SERIALIZE(language)
+      KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(autosave_current, true)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
     typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<request_t> request;
diff --git a/utils/python-rpc/framework/wallet.py b/utils/python-rpc/framework/wallet.py
index a80aaefec..a55750e3a 100644
--- a/utils/python-rpc/framework/wallet.py
+++ b/utils/python-rpc/framework/wallet.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Wallet(object):
         }
         return self.rpc.send_json_rpc_request(query_key)
 
-    def restore_deterministic_wallet(self, seed = '', seed_offset = '', filename = '', restore_height = 0, password = '', language = ''):
+    def restore_deterministic_wallet(self, seed = '', seed_offset = '', filename = '', restore_height = 0, password = '', language = '', autosave_current = True):
         restore_deterministic_wallet = {
             'method': 'restore_deterministic_wallet',
             'params' : {
@@ -274,14 +274,15 @@ class Wallet(object):
                 'seed': seed,
                 'seed_offset': seed_offset,
                 'password': password,
-                'language': language
+                'language': language,
+                'autosave_current': autosave_current,
             },
             'jsonrpc': '2.0', 
             'id': '0'
         }
         return self.rpc.send_json_rpc_request(restore_deterministic_wallet)
 
-    def generate_from_keys(self, restore_height = 0, filename = "", password = "", address = "", spendkey = "", viewkey = ""):
+    def generate_from_keys(self, restore_height = 0, filename = "", password = "", address = "", spendkey = "", viewkey = "", autosave_current = True):
         generate_from_keys = {
             'method': 'generate_from_keys',
             'params' : {
@@ -291,16 +292,31 @@ class Wallet(object):
                 'spendkey': spendkey,
                 'viewkey': viewkey,
                 'password': password,
+                'autosave_current': autosave_current,
             },
             'jsonrpc': '2.0', 
             'id': '0'
         }
         return self.rpc.send_json_rpc_request(generate_from_keys)
 
-    def close_wallet(self):
+    def open_wallet(self, filename, password='', autosave_current = True):
+        open_wallet = {
+            'method': 'open_wallet',
+            'params' : {
+                'filename': filename,
+                'password': password,
+                'autosave_current': autosave_current,
+            },
+            'jsonrpc': '2.0', 
+            'id': '0'
+        }
+        return self.rpc.send_json_rpc_request(open_wallet)
+
+    def close_wallet(self, autosave_current = True):
         close_wallet = {
             'method': 'close_wallet',
             'params' : {
+                'autosave_current': autosave_current
             },
             'jsonrpc': '2.0', 
             'id': '0'