diff --git a/src/Common/Constants.ts b/src/Common/Constants.ts
index 36dfa83a1..6a1316681 100644
--- a/src/Common/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Common/Constants.ts
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export class Notebook {
   public static readonly containerStatusHeartbeatDelayMs = 30000;
   public static readonly kernelRestartInitialDelayMs = 1000;
   public static readonly kernelRestartMaxDelayMs = 20000;
-  public static readonly autoSaveIntervalMs = 120000;
+  public static readonly autoSaveIntervalMs = 300000;
   public static readonly memoryGuageToGB = 1048576;
   public static readonly lowMemoryThreshold = 0.8;
   public static readonly remainingTimeForAlert = 10;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export class Notebook {
     "We have identified an issue with the Cassandra Shell and it is unavailable right now. We are actively working on the mitigation.";
   public static saveNotebookModalTitle = "Save notebook in temporary workspace";
   public static saveNotebookModalContent =
-    "This notebook will be saved in the temporary workspace and will be removed when the session expires. To save your work permanently, save your notebooks to a GitHub repository or download the notebooks to your local machine before the session ends.";
+    "This notebook will be saved in the temporary workspace and will be removed when the session expires.";
   public static newNotebookModalTitle = "Create notebook in temporary workspace";
   public static newNotebookUploadModalTitle = "Upload notebook to temporary workspace";
   public static newNotebookModalContent1 =
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/NotebookComponentBootstrapper.tsx b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/NotebookComponentBootstrapper.tsx
index 068c63a2f..7f1237bf6 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/NotebookComponentBootstrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/NotebookComponentBootstrapper.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { Link } from "@fluentui/react";
 import { CellId, CellType, ImmutableNotebook } from "@nteract/commutable";
 // Vendor modules
 import {
@@ -14,13 +15,15 @@ import "@nteract/styles/editor-overrides.css";
 import "@nteract/styles/global-variables.css";
 import "codemirror/addon/hint/show-hint.css";
 import "codemirror/lib/codemirror.css";
+import { Notebook } from "Common/Constants";
+import { useDialog } from "Explorer/Controls/Dialog";
 import * as Immutable from "immutable";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Provider } from "react-redux";
 import "react-table/react-table.css";
 import { AnyAction, Store } from "redux";
 import { NotebookClientV2 } from "../NotebookClientV2";
-import { NotebookUtil } from "../NotebookUtil";
+import { NotebookContentProviderType, NotebookUtil } from "../NotebookUtil";
 import * as NteractUtil from "../NTeractUtil";
 import * as CdbActions from "./actions";
 import { NotebookComponent } from "./NotebookComponent";
@@ -99,6 +102,10 @@ export class NotebookComponentBootstrapper {
     };
   }
 
+  public getNotebookPath(): string {
+    return this.getStore().getState().core.entities.contents.byRef.get(this.contentRef)?.filepath;
+  }
+
   public setContent(name: string, content: unknown): void {
     this.getStore().dispatch(
       actions.fetchContentFulfilled({
@@ -130,11 +137,32 @@ export class NotebookComponentBootstrapper {
 
   /* Notebook operations. See nteract/packages/connected-components/src/notebook-menu/index.tsx */
   public notebookSave(): void {
-    this.getStore().dispatch(
-      actions.save({
-        contentRef: this.contentRef,
-      })
-    );
+    if (
+      NotebookUtil.getContentProviderType(this.getNotebookPath()) ===
+      NotebookContentProviderType.JupyterContentProviderType
+    ) {
+      useDialog.getState().showOkCancelModalDialog(
+        Notebook.saveNotebookModalTitle,
+        undefined,
+        "Save",
+        async () => {
+          this.getStore().dispatch(
+            actions.save({
+              contentRef: this.contentRef,
+            })
+          );
+        },
+        "Cancel",
+        undefined,
+        this.getSaveNotebookSubText()
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.getStore().dispatch(
+        actions.save({
+          contentRef: this.contentRef,
+        })
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   public notebookChangeKernel(kernelSpecName: string): void {
@@ -341,4 +369,19 @@ export class NotebookComponentBootstrapper {
   protected getStore(): Store<AppState, AnyAction> {
     return this.notebookClient.getStore();
   }
+
+  private getSaveNotebookSubText(): JSX.Element {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <p>{Notebook.saveNotebookModalContent}</p>
+        <br />
+        <p>
+          {Notebook.newNotebookModalContent2}
+          <Link href={Notebook.cosmosNotebookHomePageUrl} target="_blank">
+            {Notebook.learnMore}
+          </Link>
+        </p>
+      </>
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookUtil.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookUtil.ts
index b060533d7..b44719beb 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookUtil.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookUtil.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ import Html2Canvas from "html2canvas";
 import path from "path";
 import * as GitHubUtils from "../../Utils/GitHubUtils";
 import * as StringUtils from "../../Utils/StringUtils";
+import * as InMemoryContentProviderUtils from "../Notebook/NotebookComponent/ContentProviders/InMemoryContentProviderUtils";
 import { SnapshotFragment } from "./NotebookComponent/types";
 import { NotebookContentItem, NotebookContentItemType } from "./NotebookContentItem";
 
 // Must match rx-jupyter' FileType
 export type FileType = "directory" | "file" | "notebook";
+export enum NotebookContentProviderType {
+  GitHubContentProviderType,
+  InMemoryContentProviderType,
+  JupyterContentProviderType,
+}
 // Utilities for notebooks
 export class NotebookUtil {
   public static UntrustedNotebookRunHint = "Please trust notebook first before running any code cells";
@@ -126,6 +132,18 @@ export class NotebookUtil {
     return relativePath.split("/").pop();
   }
 
+  public static getContentProviderType(path: string): NotebookContentProviderType {
+    if (InMemoryContentProviderUtils.fromContentUri(path)) {
+      return NotebookContentProviderType.InMemoryContentProviderType;
+    }
+
+    if (GitHubUtils.fromContentUri(path)) {
+      return NotebookContentProviderType.GitHubContentProviderType;
+    }
+
+    return NotebookContentProviderType.JupyterContentProviderType;
+  }
+
   public static replaceName(path: string, newName: string): string {
     const contentInfo = GitHubUtils.fromContentUri(path);
     if (contentInfo) {