diff --git a/plugins/editorconfig/backend/src/configmanagement/EditorConfigActionUtil.java b/plugins/editorconfig/backend/src/configmanagement/EditorConfigActionUtil.java
index e25926db0251..7b543d611d39 100644
--- a/plugins/editorconfig/backend/src/configmanagement/EditorConfigActionUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/editorconfig/backend/src/configmanagement/EditorConfigActionUtil.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.editorconfig.configmanagement;
 
 import com.intellij.application.options.CodeStyle;
 import com.intellij.editorconfig.common.EditorConfigBundle;
+import com.intellij.ide.SaveAndSyncHandler;
 import com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.FileSearchEverywhereContributor;
 import com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.SearchEverywhereManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.SearchEverywhereManagerImpl;
@@ -66,5 +67,6 @@ public final class EditorConfigActionUtil {
     if (settings.ENABLED == ecEnabled) return;
     settings.ENABLED = ecEnabled;
     CodeStyleSettingsManager.getInstance(project).notifyCodeStyleSettingsChanged();
+    SaveAndSyncHandler.getInstance().scheduleSave(new SaveAndSyncHandler.SaveTask(project, true));
   }
 }
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