diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.cpp
index 366171a4116..71b749a15b8 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <AK/JsonValue.h>
 #include <AK/MappedFile.h>
 #include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
+#include <LibCore/File.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Painter.h>
 #include <LibGfx/BMPWriter.h>
 #include <LibGfx/Bitmap.h>
@@ -140,9 +141,8 @@ RefPtr<Image> Image::try_create_from_file(String const& file_path)
     return Image::try_create_from_bitmap(bitmap.release_nonnull());
 }
 
-void Image::save(String const& file_path) const
+Result<void, String> Image::write_to_file(const String& file_path) const
 {
-    // Build json file
     StringBuilder builder;
     JsonObjectSerializer json(builder);
     json.add("width", m_size.width());
@@ -165,11 +165,13 @@ void Image::save(String const& file_path) const
     }
     json.finish();
 
-    // Write json to disk
-    auto file = fopen(file_path.characters(), "w");
-    auto byte_buffer = builder.to_byte_buffer();
-    fwrite(byte_buffer.data(), sizeof(u8), byte_buffer.size(), file);
-    fclose(file);
+    auto file_or_error = Core::File::open(file_path, (Core::OpenMode)(Core::OpenMode::WriteOnly | Core::OpenMode::Truncate));
+    if (file_or_error.is_error())
+        return file_or_error.error();
+
+    if (!file_or_error.value()->write(builder.string_view()))
+        return String { file_or_error.value()->error_string() };
+    return {};
 }
 
 void Image::export_bmp(String const& file_path)
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.h
index cb5090d94b9..cd109e182bc 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Image.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtrVector.h>
 #include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
+#include <AK/Result.h>
 #include <AK/Vector.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Command.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Forward.h>
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     void restore_snapshot(Image const&);
 
     void paint_into(GUI::Painter&, Gfx::IntRect const& dest_rect);
-    void save(String const& file_path) const;
+    Result<void, String> write_to_file(String const& file_path) const;
     void export_bmp(String const& file_path);
     void export_png(String const& file_path);
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/main.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/main.cpp
index 8c17530c22c..89634fcdeef 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/main.cpp
@@ -115,10 +115,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     auto save_image_as_action = GUI::CommonActions::make_save_as_action([&](auto&) {
         if (!image_editor.image())
             return;
-        Optional<String> save_path = GUI::FilePicker::get_save_filepath(window, "untitled", "pp");
+        auto save_path = GUI::FilePicker::get_save_filepath(window, "untitled", "pp");
         if (!save_path.has_value())
             return;
-        image_editor.image()->save(save_path.value());
+        auto result = image_editor.image()->write_to_file(save_path.value());
+        if (result.is_error()) {
+            GUI::MessageBox::show_error(window, String::formatted("Could not save {}: {}", save_path.value(), result.error()));
+            return;
+        }
     });
 
     auto menubar = GUI::Menubar::construct();