diff --git a/engines/wage/saveload.cpp b/engines/wage/saveload.cpp
index 2c4a23f2d3e..60852551b7c 100644
--- a/engines/wage/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/saveload.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int WageEngine::saveGame(const Common::String &fileName, const Common::String &d
 	out->writeSint32LE(objsHexOffset);
 
 	// Unique 8-byte World Signature
-	out->writeSint32LE(0); //TODO: 8-byte ints? seriously?
+	out->writeSint32LE(_world->_signature); //8-byte ints? seriously? (uses 4 bytes in java code too)
 
 	Chr *player = _world->_player;
 	Context &playerContext = player->_context;
diff --git a/engines/wage/world.cpp b/engines/wage/world.cpp
index 0e40e114b4e..8b89060da31 100644
--- a/engines/wage/world.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/world.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ World::World(WageEngine *engine) {
 
 	_globalScript = nullptr;
 	_player = nullptr;
+	_signature = 0;
 
 	_weaponMenuDisabled = true;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ bool World::loadWorld(Common::MacResManager *resMan) {
 
 		res = resMan->getResource(MKTAG('V','E','R','S'), resArray[0]);
 
-		res->skip(10);
+		_signature = res->readSint32LE();
+		res->skip(6);
 		byte b = res->readByte();
 		_weaponMenuDisabled = (b != 0);
 		if (b != 0 && b != 1)
diff --git a/engines/wage/world.h b/engines/wage/world.h
index 9eac072e86d..918616c9c11 100644
--- a/engines/wage/world.h
+++ b/engines/wage/world.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 	Patterns *_patterns;
 	Scene *_storageScene;
 	Chr *_player;
+	int _signature;
 	//List<MoveListener> moveListeners;
 
 	Common::String *_gameOverMessage;