diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/actions/SaveAsTemplateAction.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/actions/SaveAsTemplateAction.java
index 9d5b580bd39f..2f98eba152d3 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/actions/SaveAsTemplateAction.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/actions/SaveAsTemplateAction.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public class SaveAsTemplateAction extends AnAction {
     }, null, null);
 
     final TemplateImpl template = new TemplateImpl(TemplateListPanel.ABBREVIATION, document.getText(), TemplateSettings.USER_GROUP_NAME);
+    template.setToReformat(true);
 
     PsiFile copy;
     AccessToken token = WriteAction.start();