diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
index 26023c229db..a4403fd5649 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ class GlobalData : public SubsystemInterface
 	Bool m_buildMapCache;
 	AsciiString m_initialFile;				///< If this is specified, load a specific map from the command-line
 	AsciiString m_pendingFile;				///< If this is specified, use this map at the next game start
+	AsciiString m_loadSaveGame;				///< If this is specified, load a save game file from the command-line
 
 	std::vector<AsciiString> m_simulateReplays; ///< If not empty, simulate this list of replays and exit.
 	Int m_simulateReplayJobs; ///< Maximum number of processes to use for simulation, or SIMULATE_REPLAYS_SEQUENTIAL for sequential simulation
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
index 772830f0f67..152b5ecb2ba 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -719,6 +719,19 @@ Int parseVTune ( char *args[], int num )
 
 #endif // defined(RTS_DEBUG)
 
+// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 22/07/2026 Load a save game file from the command line.
+Int parseLoadSave(char *args[], int num)
+{
+	if (num > 1)
+	{
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame = args[1];
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_shellMapOn = FALSE;
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
+	}
+	return 2;
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
 
@@ -1159,6 +1172,7 @@ static CommandLineParam paramsForEngineInit[] =
 	{ "-noshaders", parseNoShaders },
 	{ "-quickstart", parseQuickStart },
 	{ "-useWaveEditor", parseUseWaveEditor },
+	{ "-loadsave", parseLoadSave },
 
 	// TheSuperHackers @feature xezon 03/08/2025 Force full viewport for 'Control Bar Pro' Addons like GenTool did it.
 	{ "-forcefullviewport", parseFullViewport },
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
index 4631cc28133..baa981ead62 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
@@ -774,6 +774,35 @@ void GameEngine::execute()
 	DWORD startTime = timeGetTime() / 1000;
 #endif
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 22/07/2026 Load a save game directly from the command line.
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.isNotEmpty())
+	{
+		AvailableGameInfo gameInfo;
+		gameInfo.filename = TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame;
+		gameInfo.next = nullptr;
+		gameInfo.prev = nullptr;
+
+		AsciiString fullPath = TheGameState->getFilePathInSaveDirectory(gameInfo.filename);
+		TheGameState->getSaveGameInfoFromFile(fullPath, &gameInfo.saveGameInfo);
+		TheGameLogic->prepareNewGame(GAME_SINGLE_PLAYER, DIFFICULTY_NORMAL, 0);
+
+		AsciiString filename = gameInfo.filename;
+		SaveCode result = TheGameState->loadGame(gameInfo);
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.clear();
+		if (result == SC_OK)
+		{
+			if (TheShell)
+			{
+				TheShell->hideShell();
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			DEBUG_LOG(("Failed to load save game '%s'", filename.str()));
+			m_quitting = TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// pretty basic for now
 	while( !m_quitting )
 	{
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
index 25d5432c51f..0a36c130c3d 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ GlobalData::GlobalData()
 	m_buildMapCache = FALSE;
 	m_initialFile.clear();
 	m_pendingFile.clear();
+	m_loadSaveGame.clear();
 
 	m_simulateReplays.clear();
 	m_simulateReplayJobs = SIMULATE_REPLAYS_SEQUENTIAL;
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp
index 7390ff5ed85..a7125a3ce0b 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ static const Int MAX_SAVE_FILE_NUMBER  =  99999999;
 #define GAME_STATE_BLOCK_STRING "CHUNK_GameState"  // block of save game data with game info data
 #define CAMPAIGN_BLOCK_STRING "CHUNK_Campaign"		 // block of game data that has campaign info
 
+static Bool isHeadlessOmittedBlock( const AsciiString &blockName )
+{
+	return blockName.compareNoCase( "CHUNK_ParticleSystem" ) == 0 ||
+		blockName.compareNoCase( "CHUNK_TerrainVisual" ) == 0 ||
+		blockName.compareNoCase( "CHUNK_GhostObject" ) == 0;
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 SaveGameInfo::SaveGameInfo()
@@ -1351,6 +1358,10 @@ void GameState::xferSaveData( Xfer *xfer, SnapshotType which )
 			blockName = blockInfo->blockName;
 
 			DEBUG_LOG(("Looking at block '%s'", blockName.str()));
+			if( TheGlobalData->m_headless && isHeadlessOmittedBlock( blockName ) )
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			//
 			// for mission save files, we only save the game state block and campaign manager
@@ -1448,8 +1459,15 @@ void GameState::xferSaveData( Xfer *xfer, SnapshotType which )
 					// read block start
 					blockSize = xfer->beginBlock();
 
-					// parse this data
-					xfer->xferSnapshot( blockInfo->snapshot );
+					if( TheGlobalData->m_headless && isHeadlessOmittedBlock( token ) )
+					{
+						xfer->skip( blockSize );
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// parse this data
+						xfer->xferSnapshot( blockInfo->snapshot );
+					}
 
 					// read block end
 					xfer->endBlock();
diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
index fff2cf12c94..a98391cbaf7 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ void Shell::showShell( Bool runInit )
 {
 	DEBUG_LOG(("Shell:showShell() - %s (%s)", TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.str(), (top())?top()->getFilename().str():"no top screen"));
 
-	if(!TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isEmpty() || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty())
+	if(!TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isEmpty() || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty() ||
+		TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.isNotEmpty())
 	{
 		return;
 	}
@@ -523,7 +524,8 @@ void Shell::showShell( Bool runInit )
 void Shell::showShellMap(Bool useShellMap )
 {
 	// we don't want any of this to show if we're loading straight into a file
-	if (TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isNotEmpty() || !TheGameLogic || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty())
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isNotEmpty() || !TheGameLogic || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty() ||
+		TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.isNotEmpty())
 		return;
 	if(useShellMap && TheGlobalData->m_shellMapOn)
 	{
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt
index 5218ff802d9..f0d85209526 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ set(GAMEENGINE_SRC
 #    Include/GameClient/LookAtXlat.h
 #    Include/GameClient/MapUtil.h
     Include/GameClient/MessageBox.h
+    Include/GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h
 #    Include/GameClient/MetaEvent.h
 #    Include/GameClient/Module/AnimatedParticleSysBoneClientUpdate.h
 #    Include/GameClient/Module/BeaconClientUpdate.h
@@ -779,6 +780,7 @@ set(GAMEENGINE_SRC
     Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/WOLWelcomeMenu.cpp
     Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/MessageBox.cpp
     Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/ReplayControls.cpp
+    Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/SaveLoadFeedback.cpp
 #    Source/GameClient/GUI/HeaderTemplate.cpp
 #    Source/GameClient/GUI/IMEManager.cpp
 #    Source/GameClient/GUI/LoadScreen.cpp
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GameState.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GameState.h
index 16bc991b69a..3703a95ba56 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GameState.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GameState.h
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ class GameState : public SubsystemInterface,
 	SaveCode saveGame( AsciiString filename,
 										 UnicodeString desc,
 										 SaveFileType saveType,
-										 SnapshotType which = SNAPSHOT_SAVELOAD  );  ///< save a game
-	SaveCode missionSave();																	 ///< do a in between mission save
+										 SnapshotType which = SNAPSHOT_SAVELOAD,
+										 AsciiString *resolvedFilename = nullptr );  ///< save a game
+	SaveCode missionSave( AsciiString *resolvedFilename = nullptr );	 ///< do a in between mission save
 	SaveCode loadGame( AvailableGameInfo gameInfo );							 ///< load a save file
 	SaveGameInfo *getSaveGameInfo() { return &m_gameInfo; }
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
index 5235b763fd1..1c30ae9405e 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ class GlobalData : public SubsystemInterface
 	Bool m_buildMapCache;
 	AsciiString m_initialFile;				///< If this is specified, load a specific map from the command-line
 	AsciiString m_pendingFile;				///< If this is specified, use this map at the next game start
+	AsciiString m_loadSaveGame;				///< If this is specified, load a save game file from the command-line
 
 	std::vector<AsciiString> m_simulateReplays; ///< If not empty, simulate this list of replays and exit.
 	Int m_simulateReplayJobs; ///< Maximum number of processes to use for simulation, or SIMULATE_REPLAYS_SEQUENTIAL for sequential simulation
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58939bff1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+**	Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour(tm)
+**	Copyright 2026 TheSuperHackers
+**
+**	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+**	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+**	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+**	(at your option) any later version.
+**
+**	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+**	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+**	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+**	GNU General Public License for more details.
+**
+**	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+**	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Common/GameState.h"
+
+void presentSaveResult( SaveCode result, const AsciiString &filename );
+void presentLoadResult( SaveCode result, const AsciiString &filename );
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
index 772830f0f67..152b5ecb2ba 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -719,6 +719,19 @@ Int parseVTune ( char *args[], int num )
 
 #endif // defined(RTS_DEBUG)
 
+// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 22/07/2026 Load a save game file from the command line.
+Int parseLoadSave(char *args[], int num)
+{
+	if (num > 1)
+	{
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame = args[1];
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_shellMapOn = FALSE;
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
+	}
+	return 2;
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
 
@@ -1159,6 +1172,7 @@ static CommandLineParam paramsForEngineInit[] =
 	{ "-noshaders", parseNoShaders },
 	{ "-quickstart", parseQuickStart },
 	{ "-useWaveEditor", parseUseWaveEditor },
+	{ "-loadsave", parseLoadSave },
 
 	// TheSuperHackers @feature xezon 03/08/2025 Force full viewport for 'Control Bar Pro' Addons like GenTool did it.
 	{ "-forcefullviewport", parseFullViewport },
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
index 32b93d3dba7..7399090d1d6 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
@@ -941,6 +941,35 @@ void GameEngine::execute()
 	DWORD startTime = timeGetTime() / 1000;
 #endif
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 22/07/2026 Load a save game directly from the command line.
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.isNotEmpty())
+	{
+		AvailableGameInfo gameInfo;
+		gameInfo.filename = TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame;
+		gameInfo.next = nullptr;
+		gameInfo.prev = nullptr;
+
+		AsciiString fullPath = TheGameState->getFilePathInSaveDirectory(gameInfo.filename);
+		TheGameState->getSaveGameInfoFromFile(fullPath, &gameInfo.saveGameInfo);
+		TheGameLogic->prepareNewGame(GAME_SINGLE_PLAYER, DIFFICULTY_NORMAL, 0);
+
+		AsciiString filename = gameInfo.filename;
+		SaveCode result = TheGameState->loadGame(gameInfo);
+		TheWritableGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.clear();
+		if (result == SC_OK)
+		{
+			if (TheShell)
+			{
+				TheShell->hideShell();
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			DEBUG_LOG(("Failed to load save game '%s'", filename.str()));
+			m_quitting = TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// pretty basic for now
 	while( !m_quitting )
 	{
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
index 131d20513ff..7ff9ddf8723 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ GlobalData::GlobalData()
 	m_buildMapCache = FALSE;
 	m_initialFile.clear();
 	m_pendingFile.clear();
+	m_loadSaveGame.clear();
 
 	m_simulateReplays.clear();
 	m_simulateReplayJobs = SIMULATE_REPLAYS_SEQUENTIAL;
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp
index 04cc701b5e1..205720928ce 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/SaveGame/GameState.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "GameClient/GameClient.h"
 #include "GameClient/GameText.h"
 #include "GameClient/MapUtil.h"
-#include "GameClient/MessageBox.h"
 #include "GameClient/InGameUI.h"
 #include "GameClient/ParticleSys.h"
 #include "GameClient/TerrainVisual.h"
@@ -73,6 +72,13 @@ static const Int MAX_SAVE_FILE_NUMBER  =  99999999;
 #define GAME_STATE_BLOCK_STRING "CHUNK_GameState"  // block of save game data with game info data
 #define CAMPAIGN_BLOCK_STRING "CHUNK_Campaign"		 // block of game data that has campaign info
 
+static Bool isHeadlessOmittedBlock( const AsciiString &blockName )
+{
+	return blockName.compareNoCase( "CHUNK_ParticleSystem" ) == 0 ||
+		blockName.compareNoCase( "CHUNK_TerrainVisual" ) == 0 ||
+		blockName.compareNoCase( "CHUNK_GhostObject" ) == 0;
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 SaveGameInfo::SaveGameInfo()
@@ -533,7 +539,8 @@ AsciiString GameState::findNextSaveFilename( UnicodeString desc )
 	* NOTE: filename is a *filename only* */
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 SaveCode GameState::saveGame( AsciiString filename, UnicodeString desc,
-															SaveFileType saveType, SnapshotType which )
+													SaveFileType saveType, SnapshotType which,
+													AsciiString *resolvedFilename )
 {
 
 	// if there is no filename, this is a new file being created, find an appropriate filename
@@ -546,6 +553,10 @@ SaveCode GameState::saveGame( AsciiString filename, UnicodeString desc,
 		return SC_NO_FILE_AVAILABLE;
 
 	}
+	if( resolvedFilename != nullptr )
+	{
+		*resolvedFilename = filename;
+	}
 
 	// make absolutely sure the save directory exists
 	CreateDirectory( getSaveDirectory().str(), nullptr );
@@ -561,10 +572,8 @@ SaveCode GameState::saveGame( AsciiString filename, UnicodeString desc,
 	try {
 		xferSave.open( filepath );
 	} catch(...) {
-		// print error message to the user
-		TheInGameUI->message( "GUI:Error" );
 		DEBUG_LOG(( "Error opening file '%s'", filepath.str() ));
-		return SC_ERROR;
+		return SC_UNABLE_TO_OPEN_FILE;
 	}
 
 	// save our save file type
@@ -592,14 +601,6 @@ SaveCode GameState::saveGame( AsciiString filename, UnicodeString desc,
 	catch( ... )
 	{
 
-		UnicodeString ufilepath;
-		ufilepath.translate(filepath);
-
-		UnicodeString msg;
-		msg.format( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:ErrorSavingGame"), ufilepath.str() );
-
-		MessageBoxOk(TheGameText->fetch("GUI:Error"), msg, nullptr);
-
 		// close the file and get out of here
 		xferSave.close();
 		return SC_ERROR;
@@ -609,10 +610,6 @@ SaveCode GameState::saveGame( AsciiString filename, UnicodeString desc,
 	// close the file
 	xferSave.close();
 
-	// print message to the user for game successfully saved
-	UnicodeString msg = TheGameText->fetch( "GUI:GameSaveComplete" );
-	TheInGameUI->message( msg );
-
 	return SC_OK;
 
 }
@@ -620,7 +617,7 @@ SaveCode GameState::saveGame( AsciiString filename, UnicodeString desc,
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** A mission save */
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-SaveCode GameState::missionSave()
+SaveCode GameState::missionSave( AsciiString *resolvedFilename )
 {
 
 	// get campaign
@@ -635,7 +632,7 @@ SaveCode GameState::missionSave()
 	desc.format( format, TheGameText->fetch( campaign->m_campaignNameLabel ).str(), missionNumber );
 
 	// do an automatic mission save
-	return saveGame( "", desc, SAVE_FILE_TYPE_MISSION );
+	return saveGame( "", desc, SAVE_FILE_TYPE_MISSION, SNAPSHOT_SAVELOAD, resolvedFilename );
 
 }
 
@@ -717,15 +714,6 @@ SaveCode GameState::loadGame( AvailableGameInfo gameInfo )
 			TheGameLogic->clearGameData( FALSE );
 		TheGameEngine->reset();
 
-		// print error message to the user
-		UnicodeString ufilepath;
-		ufilepath.translate(filepath);
-
-		UnicodeString msg;
-		msg.format( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:ErrorLoadingGame"), ufilepath.str() );
-
-		MessageBoxOk(TheGameText->fetch("GUI:Error"), msg, nullptr);
-
 		return SC_INVALID_DATA;	// you can't use a naked "throw" outside of a catch statement!
 
 	}
@@ -1351,6 +1339,10 @@ void GameState::xferSaveData( Xfer *xfer, SnapshotType which )
 			blockName = blockInfo->blockName;
 
 			DEBUG_LOG(("Looking at block '%s'", blockName.str()));
+			if( TheGlobalData->m_headless && isHeadlessOmittedBlock( blockName ) )
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			//
 			// for mission save files, we only save the game state block and campaign manager
@@ -1448,8 +1440,15 @@ void GameState::xferSaveData( Xfer *xfer, SnapshotType which )
 					// read block start
 					blockSize = xfer->beginBlock();
 
-					// parse this data
-					xfer->xferSnapshot( blockInfo->snapshot );
+					if( TheGlobalData->m_headless && isHeadlessOmittedBlock( token ) )
+					{
+						xfer->skip( blockSize );
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// parse this data
+						xfer->xferSnapshot( blockInfo->snapshot );
+					}
 
 					// read block end
 					xfer->endBlock();
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/PopupSaveLoad.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/PopupSaveLoad.cpp
index 45cb58fd4b9..5185579bd32 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/PopupSaveLoad.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/PopupSaveLoad.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "GameClient/GameText.h"
 #include "GameClient/GameWindowManager.h"
 #include "GameClient/GUICallbacks.h"
+#include "GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h"
 #include "GameClient/Shell.h"
 #include "GameLogic/GameLogic.h"
 #include "GameClient/GameWindowTransitions.h"
@@ -414,7 +415,10 @@ static void doLoadGame()
 	// loose these allocated user data pointers attached as listbox item data when the
 	// engine resets
 	//
-	if (TheGameState->loadGame( *selectedGameInfo ) != SC_OK)
+	AsciiString filename = selectedGameInfo->filename;
+	SaveCode result = TheGameState->loadGame( *selectedGameInfo );
+	presentLoadResult( result, filename );
+	if (result != SC_OK)
 	{
 		if (TheGameLogic->isInGame())
 			TheGameLogic->clearGameData( FALSE );
@@ -787,7 +791,9 @@ WindowMsgHandledType SaveLoadMenuSystem( GameWindow *window, UnsignedInt msg,
 					// save the game
 					AsciiString filename;
 					filename = selectedGameInfo->filename;
-					TheGameState->saveGame( filename, selectedGameInfo->saveGameInfo.description, fileType );
+					SaveCode result = TheGameState->saveGame( filename, selectedGameInfo->saveGameInfo.description,
+						fileType, SNAPSHOT_SAVELOAD, &filename );
+					presentSaveResult( result, filename );
 
 /*
 					// set the description text entry field to default value
@@ -851,7 +857,9 @@ WindowMsgHandledType SaveLoadMenuSystem( GameWindow *window, UnsignedInt msg,
 				AsciiString filename;
 				if( selectedGameInfo )
 					filename = selectedGameInfo->filename;
-				TheGameState->saveGame( filename, desc, fileType );
+				SaveCode result = TheGameState->saveGame( filename, desc, fileType,
+					SNAPSHOT_SAVELOAD, &filename );
+				presentSaveResult( result, filename );
 
 			}
 			else if( controlID == buttonSaveDescCancel )
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/ScoreScreen.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/ScoreScreen.cpp
index 38c88601e42..9f1e2430c06 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/ScoreScreen.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/ScoreScreen.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include "GameLogic/VictoryConditions.h"
 #include "GameClient/Display.h"
 #include "GameClient/GUICallbacks.h"
+#include "GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h"
 #include "GameClient/WindowLayout.h"
 #include "GameClient/GameWindowManager.h"
 #include "GameClient/Gadget.h"
@@ -924,7 +925,9 @@ void finishSinglePlayerInit()
 			GadgetButtonSetText(buttonContinue, TheGameText->fetch("GUI:SaveAndContinue"));
 
 			// auto save game
-			TheGameState->missionSave();
+			AsciiString filename;
+			SaveCode result = TheGameState->missionSave( &filename );
+			presentSaveResult( result, filename );
 			if(staticTextGameSaved)
 				staticTextGameSaved->winHide(FALSE);
 		}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/SaveLoadFeedback.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/SaveLoadFeedback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95147fad526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/SaveLoadFeedback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+**	Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour(tm)
+**	Copyright 2026 TheSuperHackers
+**
+**	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+**	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+**	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+**	(at your option) any later version.
+**
+**	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+**	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+**	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+**	GNU General Public License for more details.
+**
+**	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+**	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "PreRTS.h"
+#include "GameClient/GameText.h"
+#include "GameClient/InGameUI.h"
+#include "GameClient/MessageBox.h"
+#include "GameClient/SaveLoadFeedback.h"
+
+static UnicodeString getUnicodeSavePath( const AsciiString &filename )
+{
+	UnicodeString path;
+	path.translate( TheGameState->getFilePathInSaveDirectory(filename) );
+	return path;
+}
+
+void presentSaveResult( SaveCode result, const AsciiString &filename )
+{
+	switch( result )
+	{
+		case SC_OK:
+		{
+			TheInGameUI->message( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:GameSaveComplete") );
+			break;
+		}
+		case SC_UNABLE_TO_OPEN_FILE:
+		{
+			TheInGameUI->message( "GUI:Error" );
+			break;
+		}
+		case SC_ERROR:
+		{
+			UnicodeString msg;
+			msg.format( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:ErrorSavingGame"), getUnicodeSavePath(filename).str() );
+			MessageBoxOk( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:Error"), msg, nullptr );
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+		{
+			// SC_NO_FILE_AVAILABLE (and any other early-out) returned no UI in retail
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void presentLoadResult( SaveCode result, const AsciiString &filename )
+{
+	// Retail loadGame only surfaced a dialog on the exception path; SC_FILE_NOT_FOUND
+	// and SC_OK presented nothing.
+	if( result == SC_INVALID_DATA )
+	{
+		UnicodeString msg;
+		msg.format( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:ErrorLoadingGame"), getUnicodeSavePath(filename).str() );
+		MessageBoxOk( TheGameText->fetch("GUI:Error"), msg, nullptr );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
index e7d1333905b..95af96093dd 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ void Shell::showShell( Bool runInit )
 {
 	DEBUG_LOG(("Shell:showShell() - %s (%s)", TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.str(), (top())?top()->getFilename().str():"no top screen"));
 
-	if(!TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isEmpty() || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty())
+	if(!TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isEmpty() || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty() ||
+		TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.isNotEmpty())
 	{
 		return;
 	}
@@ -528,7 +529,8 @@ void Shell::showShell( Bool runInit )
 void Shell::showShellMap(Bool useShellMap )
 {
 	// we don't want any of this to show if we're loading straight into a file
-	if (TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isNotEmpty() || !TheGameLogic || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty())
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_initialFile.isNotEmpty() || !TheGameLogic || !TheGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.empty() ||
+		TheGlobalData->m_loadSaveGame.isNotEmpty())
 		return;
 	if(useShellMap && TheGlobalData->m_shellMapOn)
 	{