diff --git a/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.jsx b/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.jsx
index 5ccdb568cb..c66f988d44 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  *   stored until the user reviews and Saves.
  *
  * Below either tab: a draft form (title/artist/instrument/stage/tags) → Save →
- * createSong → navigate to the new song's viewer.
+ * createSong → navigate to the new song's viewer. PageHeader carries a second
+ * Save so the primary action stays above the fold on a phone.
  */
 
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
@@ -230,10 +231,25 @@ export default function SongBookImport() {
         title="Import Song"
         subtitle="Paste a tab or fetch one from a URL, review, then save"
         actions={(
-          <Link to="/songbook" className={btnClass}>
-            <ArrowLeft size={15} />
-            SongBook
-          </Link>
+          <>
+            <Link to="/songbook" className={btnClass}>
+              <ArrowLeft size={15} />
+              <span className="hidden sm:inline">SongBook</span>
+            </Link>
+            {/* The form's own Save sits below a tall textarea + preview — on a
+                phone that is ~1000px down. This header copy keeps the primary
+                action above the fold from any scroll position (#6001). */}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => save()}
+              disabled={saving || !contentText.trim()}
+              title={saveHint || undefined}
+              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-lg bg-port-accent text-white hover:bg-port-accent/90 disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              <Save size={15} />
+              {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
+            </button>
+          </>
         )}
       />
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.test.jsx b/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.test.jsx
index 5db634fff2..fd8595ef7a 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.test.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/SongBookImport.test.jsx
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ describe('SongBookImport', () => {
     expect(body.content.text).toBe('&lt; C   G   Am');
   });
 
+  it('the header Save action saves the draft and is gated on content (#6001)', async () => {
+    // The form's own Save sits below the textarea + preview — off-screen on a
+    // phone — so the header copy is the one that has to work above the fold.
+    clipboard.readClipboard.mockResolvedValue('C   G   Am');
+    renderPage();
+    const headerSave = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' });
+    expect(headerSave.disabled).toBe(true);
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Paste' }));
+    await screen.findByLabelText('Pasted tab content');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' }).disabled).toBe(false));
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText('Title'), { target: { value: 'Example Song' } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(api.createSong).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(api.createSong.mock.calls[0][0].title).toBe('Example Song');
+  });
+
   it('clamps ChordPro meta before sending: out-of-range capo dropped, long key sliced to 20', async () => {
     const sheet = '{key: ThisKeyNameIsWayTooLongForTheSchema}\n{capo: 13}\nC   G   Am\nInvented lyric line';
     renderPage();