diff --git a/plugin/ale/aaflags.vim b/plugin/ale/aaflags.vim
index 467e3b6..75accc9 100644
--- a/plugin/ale/aaflags.vim
+++ b/plugin/ale/aaflags.vim
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ let g:ale_lint_delay = get(g:, 'ale_lint_delay', 100)
 " This flag can be set to 0 to disable linting when the buffer is entered.
 let g:ale_lint_on_enter = get(g:, 'ale_lint_on_enter', 1)
 
+" This flag can be set to 1 to enable linting when a buffer is written.
+let g:ale_lint_on_save = get(g:, 'ale_lint_on_save', 0)
+
 " This flag can be set to 0 to disable setting the loclist.
 let g:ale_set_loclist = get(g:, 'ale_set_loclist', 1)
 
diff --git a/plugin/ale/zmain.vim b/plugin/ale/zmain.vim
index d73bcbe..00a6648 100644
--- a/plugin/ale/zmain.vim
+++ b/plugin/ale/zmain.vim
@@ -354,6 +354,13 @@ if g:ale_lint_on_enter
     augroup END
 endif
 
+if g:ale_lint_on_save
+    augroup ALERunOnSaveGroup
+        autocmd!
+        autocmd BufWrite * call ALELint(0)
+    augroup END
+endif
+
 " Clean up buffers automatically when they are unloaded.
 augroup ALEBuffferCleanup
     autocmd!