diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
index cfe60abc56..e622c4323b 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ export const createNewLocalAppSettingWithIcon = `$(add) ${createNewLocalAppSetti
 export const valueMustNotBeEmpty = localize('valueMustNotBeEmpty', "Value must not be empty");
 export const enterConnectionStringSettingName = localize('enterConnectionStringSettingName', "Enter connection string setting name");
 export const enterConnectionString = localize('enterConnectionString', "Enter connection string");
+export const saveChangesInFile = localize('saveChangesInFile', "There are unsaved changes in the current file. Save now?");
+export const save = localize('save', "Save");
 export function settingAlreadyExists(settingName: string) { return localize('SettingAlreadyExists', 'Local app setting \'{0}\' already exists. Overwrite?', settingName); }
 export function failedToParse(errorMessage: string) { return localize('failedToParse', 'Failed to parse "{0}": {1}.', azureFunctionLocalSettingsFileName, errorMessage); }
 export function jsonParseError(error: string, line: number, column: number) { return localize('jsonParseError', '{0} near line "{1}", column "{2}"', error, line, column); }
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts
index f76b4bc168..4bc7550e9e 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ export async function launchAddSqlBindingQuickpick(uri: vscode.Uri | undefined,
 		// this command only shows in the command palette when the active editor is a .cs file, so we can safely assume that's the scenario
 		// when this is called without a uri
 		uri = vscode.window.activeTextEditor!.document.uri;
+
+		if (vscode.window.activeTextEditor!.document.isDirty) {
+			const result = await vscode.window.showWarningMessage(constants.saveChangesInFile, { modal: true }, constants.save);
+
+			if (result !== constants.save) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			await vscode.window.activeTextEditor!.document.save();
+		}
 	}
 
 	// get all the Azure functions in the file