diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 122c3518d..a7c6869b7 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p.add_argument('-f', '--filename', help="""JSON Configuration file.""")
     p.set_defaults(func=load_config)
 
+    @call_cmd
+    def save_subsystem_config(args):
+        rpc.save_subsystem_config(args.client, args)
+
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('save_subsystem_config', help="""Write current (live) configuration of SPDK subsystem.
+    If no filename is given write configuration to stdout.""")
+    p.add_argument('-f', '--filename', help='File where to save JSON configuration to.')
+    p.add_argument('-i', '--indent', help="""Indent level. Value less than 0 mean compact mode. If filename is not given default
+    indent level is 2. If writing to file of filename is '-' then default is compact mode.""", type=int, default=2)
+    p.add_argument('-n', '--name', help='Name of subsystem', required=True)
+    p.set_defaults(func=save_subsystem_config)
+
     @call_cmd
     def load_subsystem_config(args):
         rpc.load_subsystem_config(args.client, args)
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/__init__.py b/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
index d3627da6b..4f004aa01 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ def load_config(client, args):
         print("Some configs were skipped because the RPC state that can call them passed over.")
 
 
+def save_subsystem_config(client, args):
+    cfg = {
+        'subsystem': args.name,
+        'config': client.call('get_subsystem_config', {"name": args.name})
+    }
+
+    _json_dump(cfg, args.filename, args.indent)
+
+
 def load_subsystem_config(client, args):
     subsystem = _json_load(args.filename)