diff --git a/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c b/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
index 82c6c5c57bc..2aa747fa4de 100644
--- a/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
+++ b/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
@@ -249,8 +249,10 @@ static BOOL DoSaveFile(VOID)
 
     WaitCursor(TRUE);
 
-    hFile = CreateFileW(Globals.szFileName, GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
-                        NULL, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+    /* Use OPEN_ALWAYS instead of CREATE_ALWAYS in order to succeed
+     * even if the file has HIDDEN or SYSTEM attributes */
+    hFile = CreateFileW(Globals.szFileName, GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ,
+                        NULL, OPEN_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
     if (hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
         ShowLastError();
@@ -281,6 +283,8 @@ static BOOL DoSaveFile(VOID)
         }
     }
 
+    /* Truncate the file and close it */
+    SetEndOfFile(hFile);
     CloseHandle(hFile);
 
     if (bRet)