diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 991dc45..ebfcf54 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -3157,6 +3157,13 @@
     void
 ex_write(exarg_T *eap)
 {
+    if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_saveas)
+    {
+	// :saveas does not take a range, uses all lines.
+	eap->line1 = 1;
+	eap->line2 = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count;
+    }
+
     if (eap->usefilter)		/* input lines to shell command */
 	do_bang(1, eap, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE);
     else