diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/containers/Chart.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/containers/Chart.jsx
index 634a201d2c..f8ad642fe4 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/containers/Chart.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/containers/Chart.jsx
@@ -50,24 +50,28 @@ function mapStateToProps(
 ) {
   const { id } = ownProps;
   const chart = chartQueries[id] || {};
+  const datasource =
+    (chart && chart.form_data && datasources[chart.form_data.datasource]) || {};
   const { colorScheme, colorNamespace } = dashboardState;
 
+  // note: this method caches filters if possible to prevent render cascades
+  const formData = getFormDataWithExtraFilters({
+    chart,
+    filters: getAppliedFilterValues(id),
+    colorScheme,
+    colorNamespace,
+    sliceId: id,
+  });
+
+  formData.dashboardId = dashboardInfo.id;
+
   return {
     chart,
-    datasource:
-      (chart && chart.form_data && datasources[chart.form_data.datasource]) ||
-      {},
+    datasource,
     slice: sliceEntities.slices[id],
     timeout: dashboardInfo.common.conf.SUPERSET_WEBSERVER_TIMEOUT,
     filters: getActiveFilters() || EMPTY_FILTERS,
-    // note: this method caches filters if possible to prevent render cascades
-    formData: getFormDataWithExtraFilters({
-      chart,
-      filters: getAppliedFilterValues(id),
-      colorScheme,
-      colorNamespace,
-      sliceId: id,
-    }),
+    formData,
     editMode: dashboardState.editMode,
     isExpanded: !!dashboardState.expandedSlices[id],
     supersetCanExplore: !!dashboardInfo.superset_can_explore,
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx
index 69cffd4950..5970c6f96c 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
 const propTypes = {
   actions: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   datasource_type: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  dashboardId: PropTypes.number,
   isDatasourceMetaLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   chart: chartPropShape.isRequired,
   slice: PropTypes.object,
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ class ExploreViewContainer extends React.Component {
             actions={this.props.actions}
             form_data={this.props.form_data}
             sliceName={this.props.sliceName}
+            dashboardId={this.props.dashboardId}
           />
         )}
         <div
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
     datasource: explore.datasource,
     datasource_type: explore.datasource.type,
     datasourceId: explore.datasource_id,
+    dashboardId: explore.form_data ? explore.form_data.dashboardId : undefined,
     controls: explore.controls,
     can_overwrite: !!explore.can_overwrite,
     can_add: !!explore.can_add,
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/SaveModal.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/SaveModal.jsx
index 67d1c5b5d8..ddf8c3e60a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/SaveModal.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/SaveModal.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const propTypes = {
   alert: PropTypes.string,
   slice: PropTypes.object,
   datasource: PropTypes.object,
+  dashboardId: PropTypes.number,
 };
 
 // Session storage key for recent dashboard
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ class SaveModal extends React.Component {
       );
       let recentDashboard = sessionStorage.getItem(SK_DASHBOARD_ID);
       recentDashboard = recentDashboard && parseInt(recentDashboard, 10);
+
+      if (!recentDashboard && this.props.dashboardId) {
+        recentDashboard = this.props.dashboardId;
+      }
+
       if (
         recentDashboard !== null &&
         dashboardIds.indexOf(recentDashboard) !== -1
@@ -146,7 +152,8 @@ class SaveModal extends React.Component {
               id="btn_modal_save_goto_dash"
               buttonSize="sm"
               disabled={
-                !this.state.newSliceName || !this.state.newDashboardName
+                !this.state.newSliceName ||
+                (!this.state.saveToDashboardId && !this.state.newDashboardName)
               }
               onClick={this.saveOrOverwrite.bind(this, true)}
             >