diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js
index e1e465e31a..84a1bcb650 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js
@@ -734,26 +734,19 @@ export default class LexicalEditorController extends Controller {
     }
 
     @task
-    *beforeSaveTask(options = {}) {
+    *beforeSaveTask() {
         if (this.post?.isDestroyed || this.post?.isDestroying) {
             return;
         }
 
-        // ensure we remove any blank cards when performing a full save
-        if (!options.backgroundSave) {
-            // TODO: not yet implemented in react editor
-            // if (this._koenig) {
-            //     this._koenig.cleanup();
-            //     this.set('hasDirtyAttributes', true);
-            // }
+        if (this.post.status === 'draft') {
+            if (this.post.titleScratch !== this.post.title) {
+                yield this.generateSlugTask.perform();
+            }
         }
 
-        // Set the properties that are indirected
-
-        // Set lexical equal to what's in the editor
         this.set('post.lexical', this.post.lexicalScratch || null);
 
-        // Set a default title
         if (!this.post.titleScratch?.trim()) {
             this.set('post.titleScratch', DEFAULT_TITLE);
         }
@@ -774,7 +767,6 @@ export default class LexicalEditorController extends Controller {
 
         if (!this.get('post.slug')) {
             this.saveTitleTask.cancelAll();
-
             yield this.generateSlugTask.perform();
         }
     }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/acceptance/editor-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/acceptance/editor-test.js
index 73840eefc8..61a1130bfa 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/tests/acceptance/editor-test.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/acceptance/editor-test.js
@@ -623,6 +623,24 @@ describe('Acceptance: Editor', function () {
             expect(find('[data-test-editor-post-status]')).to.contain.text('New');
         });
 
+        it('updates slug when title changes without blur', async function () {
+            let post = this.server.create('post', {authors: [author]});
+
+            await visit(`/editor/post/${post.id}`);
+            await fillIn('[data-test-editor-title-input]', 'Test Title');
+
+            await triggerEvent('[data-test-editor-title-input]', 'keydown', {
+                keyCode: 83, // s
+                metaKey: ctrlOrCmd === 'command',
+                ctrlKey: ctrlOrCmd === 'ctrl'
+            });
+
+            let [lastRequest] = this.server.pretender.handledRequests.slice(-1);
+            let body = JSON.parse(lastRequest.requestBody);
+            expect(body.posts[0].slug).to.equal('test-title');
+            expect(post.slug).to.equal('test-title');
+        });
+
         it('handles TKs in title', async function () {
             let post = this.server.create('post', {authors: [author]});