diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/EditorControl.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/EditorControl.js
index 056ae5df..6075039b 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/EditorControl.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/EditorControl.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   removeInsertedMedia,
   clearMediaControl,
   removeMediaControl,
+  persistMedia,
 } from 'Actions/mediaLibrary';
 import Widget from './Widget';
 import { validateMetaField } from '../../../actions/entries';
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ class EditorControl extends React.Component {
     openMediaLibrary: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     addAsset: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     removeInsertedMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    persistMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onValidate: PropTypes.func,
     processControlRef: PropTypes.func,
     controlRef: PropTypes.func,
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ class EditorControl extends React.Component {
       removeMediaControl,
       addAsset,
       removeInsertedMedia,
+      persistMedia,
       onValidate,
       processControlRef,
       controlRef,
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ class EditorControl extends React.Component {
               onClearMediaControl={clearMediaControl}
               onRemoveMediaControl={removeMediaControl}
               onRemoveInsertedMedia={removeInsertedMedia}
+              onPersistMedia={persistMedia}
               onAddAsset={addAsset}
               getAsset={boundGetAsset}
               hasActiveStyle={isSelected || this.state.styleActive}
@@ -370,6 +374,7 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
       clearMediaControl,
       removeMediaControl,
       removeInsertedMedia,
+      persistMedia,
       addAsset,
       query,
       clearSearch,
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/Widget.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/Widget.js
index 25956126..9430d971 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/Widget.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Editor/EditorControlPane/Widget.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export default class Widget extends Component {
     onOpenMediaLibrary: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onClearMediaControl: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onRemoveMediaControl: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onPersistMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onAddAsset: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onRemoveInsertedMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     getAsset: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ export default class Widget extends Component {
       onValidateObject,
       onOpenMediaLibrary,
       onRemoveMediaControl,
+      onPersistMedia,
       onClearMediaControl,
       onAddAsset,
       onRemoveInsertedMedia,
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ export default class Widget extends Component {
       onOpenMediaLibrary,
       onClearMediaControl,
       onRemoveMediaControl,
+      onPersistMedia,
       onAddAsset,
       onRemoveInsertedMedia,
       getAsset,