diff --git a/plugins/SegmentEditor/javascripts/Segmentation.js b/plugins/SegmentEditor/javascripts/Segmentation.js
index 620965d6c14..483c05a2513 100644
--- a/plugins/SegmentEditor/javascripts/Segmentation.js
+++ b/plugins/SegmentEditor/javascripts/Segmentation.js
@@ -664,7 +664,12 @@ Segmentation = (function($) {
             var segmentStr = getSegmentGeneratorController().getSegmentString();
             var segmentId = $(self.form).find(".available_segments_select").val() || "";
             var user = $(self.form).find(".enable_all_users_select option:selected").val();
-            var autoArchive = $(self.form).find(".auto_archive_select option:selected").val() || 0;
+            // if create realtime segments is disabled, the select field is not available, but we need to use autoArchive = 1
+            if ($(self.form).find(".auto_archive_select").length) {
+              var autoArchive = $(self.form).find(".auto_archive_select option:selected").val() || 0;
+            } else {
+              var autoArchive = 1;
+            }
             var params = {
                 "name": segmentName,
                 "definition": segmentStr,
diff --git a/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/SegmentSelectorEditor_spec.js b/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/SegmentSelectorEditor_spec.js
index 5e9032d7d06..0c3a9e7bd01 100644
--- a/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/SegmentSelectorEditor_spec.js
+++ b/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/SegmentSelectorEditor_spec.js
@@ -283,4 +283,35 @@ describe("SegmentSelectorEditorTest", function () {
         await page.waitForNetworkIdle();
         expect(await page.screenshotSelector(selectorsToCapture)).to.matchImage('enabled_create_realtime_segments');
     });
+
+    it("should save a new segment when enable_create_realtime_segments = 0", async function() {
+        // ensure segment won't be archived after saving it.
+        testEnvironment.overrideConfig('General', 'enable_create_realtime_segments', 0);
+        testEnvironment.overrideConfig('General', 'enable_browser_archiving_triggering', 0);
+        testEnvironment.overrideConfig('General', 'browser_archiving_disabled_enforce', 1);
+        testEnvironment.optionsOverride = {
+          enableBrowserTriggerArchiving: '0',
+        };
+        testEnvironment.save();
+        await page.evaluate(function () {
+          $('.segmentRow0 .segment-row:first .metricValueBlock input').val('3').change();
+        });
+
+        await page.type('input.edit_segment_name', 'auto archive segment');
+        await page.click('.segmentRow0 .segment-or'); // click somewhere else to save new name
+
+        // this is for debug purpose. If segment can't be saved, and alert might be shown, causing the UI test to hang
+        page.on('dialog', (dialog)=> {
+            console.log(dialog.message());
+        });
+
+        await page.evaluate(function () {
+            $('button.saveAndApply').click();
+        });
+        await page.waitForNetworkIdle();
+        await page.waitForSelector('.segmentationContainer');
+
+        await page.click('.segmentationContainer .title');
+        expect(await page.screenshotSelector(selectorsToCapture)).to.matchImage('enabled_create_realtime_segments_saved');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/expected-screenshots/SegmentSelectorEditorTest_enabled_create_realtime_segments_saved.png b/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/expected-screenshots/SegmentSelectorEditorTest_enabled_create_realtime_segments_saved.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ffb486a39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/SegmentEditor/tests/UI/expected-screenshots/SegmentSelectorEditorTest_enabled_create_realtime_segments_saved.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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+size 20327