diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/savegame/save.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/savegame/save.js
index 1325e7750e..4814034e1d 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/savegame/save.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/savegame/save.js
@@ -82,10 +82,3 @@ function closeSave()
 {
 	Engine.PopGuiPage();
 }
-
-// HACK: Engine.SaveGame* expects this function to be defined on the current page.
-// That's why we have to pass the data to this page even if we don't need it.
-function getSavedGameData()
-{
-	return g_SavedGameData;
-}
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/hotkeys/misc.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/hotkeys/misc.xml
index 28c3b17288..89f96d65be 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/hotkeys/misc.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/hotkeys/misc.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	</object>
 
 	<object hotkey="quicksave">
-		<action on="Press">Engine.QuickSave();</action>
+		<action on="Press">Engine.QuickSave(getSavedGameData());</action>
 	</object>
 
 	<object hotkey="quickload">
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
index dbecc7b75f..a41d83ab79 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 		onWindowResized();
 	</action>
 
+	<action on="SavegameLoaded">
+		restoreSavedGameData(arguments[0]);
+	</action>
+
 	<action on="SimulationUpdate">
 		onSimulationUpdate();
 	</action>
diff --git a/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp b/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp
index f6fb9f479c..be59e24dc3 100644
--- a/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp
@@ -290,30 +290,6 @@ void CGUIManager::ResetCursor()
 	g_CursorName = g_DefaultCursor;
 }
 
-std::string CGUIManager::GetSavedGameData()
-{
-	shared_ptr<ScriptInterface> scriptInterface = top()->GetScriptInterface();
-	JSContext* cx = scriptInterface->GetContext();
-	JSAutoRequest rq(cx);
-
-	JS::RootedValue data(cx);
-	JS::RootedValue global(cx, top()->GetGlobalObject());
-	scriptInterface->CallFunction(global, "getSavedGameData", &data);
-	return scriptInterface->StringifyJSON(&data, false);
-}
-
-void CGUIManager::RestoreSavedGameData(const std::string& jsonData)
-{
-	shared_ptr<ScriptInterface> scriptInterface = top()->GetScriptInterface();
-	JSContext* cx = scriptInterface->GetContext();
-	JSAutoRequest rq(cx);
-
-	JS::RootedValue global(cx, top()->GetGlobalObject());
-	JS::RootedValue dataVal(cx);
-	scriptInterface->ParseJSON(jsonData, &dataVal);
-	scriptInterface->CallFunctionVoid(global, "restoreSavedGameData", dataVal);
-}
-
 InReaction CGUIManager::HandleEvent(const SDL_Event_* ev)
 {
 	// We want scripts to have access to the raw input events, so they can do complex
diff --git a/source/gui/GUIManager.h b/source/gui/GUIManager.h
index 7cd9d2e24f..9dacb601bf 100644
--- a/source/gui/GUIManager.h
+++ b/source/gui/GUIManager.h
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void UpdateResolution();
 
- 	/**
- 	 * Calls the current page's script function getSavedGameData() and returns the result.
- 	 */
-	std::string GetSavedGameData();
-
-	void RestoreSavedGameData(const std::string& jsonData);
-
 	/**
 	 * Check if a template with this name exists
 	 */
diff --git a/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.cpp b/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.cpp
index 47c76650ec..1c3fff57b7 100644
--- a/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.cpp
@@ -52,14 +52,20 @@ void JSI_SavedGame::SaveGamePrefix(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, const
 		LOGERROR("Failed to save game");
 }
 
-void JSI_SavedGame::QuickSave(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* UNUSED(pCxPrivate))
+void JSI_SavedGame::QuickSave(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* UNUSED(pCxPrivate), JS::HandleValue GUIMetadata)
 {
-	g_Game->GetTurnManager()->QuickSave();
+	if (g_Game)
+		g_Game->GetTurnManager()->QuickSave(GUIMetadata);
+	else
+		LOGERROR("Can't store quicksave if game is not running!");
 }
 
 void JSI_SavedGame::QuickLoad(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* UNUSED(pCxPrivate))
 {
-	g_Game->GetTurnManager()->QuickLoad();
+	if (g_Game)
+		g_Game->GetTurnManager()->QuickLoad();
+	else
+		LOGERROR("Can't load quicksave if game is not running!");
 }
 
 JS::Value JSI_SavedGame::StartSavedGame(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, const std::wstring& name)
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ void JSI_SavedGame::RegisterScriptFunctions(const ScriptInterface& scriptInterfa
 	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<bool, std::wstring, &DeleteSavedGame>("DeleteSavedGame");
 	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<void, std::wstring, std::wstring, JS::HandleValue, &SaveGame>("SaveGame");
 	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<void, std::wstring, std::wstring, JS::HandleValue, &SaveGamePrefix>("SaveGamePrefix");
-	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<void, &QuickSave>("QuickSave");
+	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<void, JS::HandleValue, &QuickSave>("QuickSave");
 	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<void, &QuickLoad>("QuickLoad");
 	scriptInterface.RegisterFunction<JS::Value, std::wstring, &StartSavedGame>("StartSavedGame");
 }
diff --git a/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.h b/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.h
index 7eed8f992b..532947ef28 100644
--- a/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.h
+++ b/source/ps/scripting/JSInterface_SavedGame.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2018 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace JSI_SavedGame
 	bool DeleteSavedGame(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, const std::wstring& name);
 	void SaveGame(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, const std::wstring& filename, const std::wstring& description, JS::HandleValue GUIMetadata);
 	void SaveGamePrefix(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, const std::wstring& prefix, const std::wstring& description, JS::HandleValue GUIMetadata);
-	void QuickSave(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate);
+	void QuickSave(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, JS::HandleValue GUIMetadata);
 	void QuickLoad(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate);
 	JS::Value StartSavedGame(ScriptInterface::CxPrivate* pCxPrivate, const std::wstring& name);
 
diff --git a/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.cpp b/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.cpp
index d147eb04c3..c9965ad7f7 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2017 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const int COMMAND_DELAY = 2;
 CTurnManager::CTurnManager(CSimulation2& simulation, u32 defaultTurnLength, int clientId, IReplayLogger& replay)
 	: m_Simulation2(simulation), m_CurrentTurn(0), m_ReadyTurn(1), m_TurnLength(defaultTurnLength),
 	m_PlayerId(-1), m_ClientId(clientId), m_DeltaSimTime(0), m_HasSyncError(false), m_Replay(replay),
-	m_FinalTurn(std::numeric_limits<u32>::max()), m_TimeWarpNumTurns(0)
+	m_FinalTurn(std::numeric_limits<u32>::max()), m_TimeWarpNumTurns(0),
+	m_QuickSaveMetadata(m_Simulation2.GetScriptInterface().GetContext())
 {
 	// When we are on turn n, we schedule new commands for n+2.
 	// We know that all other clients have finished scheduling commands for n (else we couldn't have got here).
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ void CTurnManager::RewindTimeWarp()
 	ResetState(0, 1);
 }
 
-void CTurnManager::QuickSave()
+void CTurnManager::QuickSave(JS::HandleValue GUIMetadata)
 {
 	TIMER(L"QuickSave");
 
@@ -302,13 +303,21 @@ void CTurnManager::QuickSave()
 	}
 
 	m_QuickSaveState = stream.str();
-	if (g_GUI)
-		m_QuickSaveMetadata = g_GUI->GetSavedGameData();
+
+	JSContext* cx = m_Simulation2.GetScriptInterface().GetContext();
+	JSAutoRequest rq(cx);
+
+	if (JS_StructuredClone(cx, GUIMetadata, &m_QuickSaveMetadata, nullptr, nullptr))
+	{
+		m_Simulation2.GetScriptInterface().FreezeObject(m_QuickSaveMetadata, true);
+	}
 	else
-		m_QuickSaveMetadata = std::string();
+	{
+		LOGERROR("Could not copy savegame GUI metadata");
+		m_QuickSaveMetadata = JS::UndefinedValue();
+	}
 
 	LOGMESSAGERENDER("Quicksaved game");
-
 }
 
 void CTurnManager::QuickLoad()
@@ -328,11 +337,18 @@ void CTurnManager::QuickLoad()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (g_GUI && !m_QuickSaveMetadata.empty())
-		g_GUI->RestoreSavedGameData(m_QuickSaveMetadata);
-
-	LOGMESSAGERENDER("Quickloaded game");
-
 	// See RewindTimeWarp
 	ResetState(0, 1);
+
+	if (!g_GUI)
+		return;
+
+	JSContext* cx = m_Simulation2.GetScriptInterface().GetContext();
+	JSAutoRequest rq(cx);
+
+	JS::AutoValueArray<1> paramData(cx);
+	paramData[0].set(m_QuickSaveMetadata);
+	g_GUI->SendEventToAll("SavegameLoaded", paramData);
+
+	LOGMESSAGERENDER("Quickloaded game");
 }
diff --git a/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.h b/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.h
index 92d228785d..10bf4372cd 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/system/TurnManager.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2017 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void RewindTimeWarp();
 
-	void QuickSave();
+	void QuickSave(JS::HandleValue GUIMetadata);
 	void QuickLoad();
 
 	u32 GetCurrentTurn() { return m_CurrentTurn; }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ private:
 	size_t m_TimeWarpNumTurns; // 0 if disabled
 	std::list<std::string> m_TimeWarpStates;
 	std::string m_QuickSaveState; // TODO: should implement a proper disk-based quicksave system
-	std::string m_QuickSaveMetadata;
+	JS::PersistentRootedValue m_QuickSaveMetadata;
 };
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_TURNMANAGER