diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js b/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
index 312ab026..b5a2d93d 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ editor = {
         // listener for form submits in the sidebar.
         e.preventDefault();
         if (editor._loading_geometry || $(this).is('.creation-lock') || $(this).is('.scan-lock')) return;
+        if (editor._staircase_layer) {
+            editor._staircase_submit($(this))
+            return
+        }
         var data = $(this).serialize();
         var btn = $(this).data('btn');
         if (btn !== undefined && btn !== null) {
@@ -1906,12 +1910,12 @@ editor = {
     },
 
     _destroy_staircase_editing: function() {
-        if (editor._staircase_layer !== null) {
+        if (editor._staircase_layer) {
             editor.map.removeLayer(editor._staircase_layer)
             editor._staircase_layer = null
         }
         editor.map.off('editable:editing', editor._update_staircase_preview)
-        if (editor._current_editing_shape !== null) {
+        if (editor._current_editing_shape && editor._current_editing_shape.editor) {
             editor._current_editing_shape.editor.cancelDrawing()
             editor._current_editing_shape.remove()
             editor._current_editing_shape = null
@@ -1989,29 +1993,59 @@ editor = {
         return lines
     },
 
-    _update_staircase_preview: function(e = null) {
-        if (editor._current_editing_shape === null) {
-            return
+    _get_staircase_lines: function() {
+        if (!editor._current_editing_shape || !editor._current_editing_shape._parts) {
+            return []
         }
         points = editor._current_editing_shape._parts[0] || []
-        editor._staircase_layer.clearLayers()
-        //console.log(points)
         if (points.length < 3) {
-            return
+            return []
         }
 
         xs = points.map(p => p.x)
         ys = points.map(p => p.y)
         lines = editor._transform_for_staircase(xs, ys, editor._staircase_steps_count)
+        lines = lines.map(l => [
+            editor.map.layerPointToLatLng([l.p1.x, l.p1.y]),
+            editor.map.layerPointToLatLng([l.p2.x, l.p2.y]),
+        ])
+        return lines
+    },
 
+    _update_staircase_preview: function(e = null) {
+        if (editor._staircase_layer) {
+            editor._staircase_layer.clearLayers()
+        }
+        lines = editor._get_staircase_lines()
         lines.forEach(l => {
-            L.polyline(
-                [
-                    editor.map.layerPointToLatLng([l.p1.x, l.p1.y]),
-                    editor.map.layerPointToLatLng([l.p2.x, l.p2.y]),
-                ],
-                {color: "red"}
-            ).addTo(editor._staircase_layer);
+            L.polyline(l, {color: "red"}).addTo(editor._staircase_layer);
+        })
+    },
+
+    _staircase_submit: function(form) {
+        csrfmiddlewaretoken = form.find('input[name=csrfmiddlewaretoken]').attr('value')
+        import_tag = form.find('input[name=import_tag]').val()
+        space = form.attr('space')
+        lines = editor._get_staircase_lines()
+
+        console.log("hereeeeeee", csrfmiddlewaretoken, import_tag, space, lines)
+        Promise.all(lines.map(l =>
+            fetch("/editor/spaces/" + space + "/stairs/create", {
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: {
+                "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8",
+                "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest",
+                },
+                body: "csrfmiddlewaretoken=" + encodeURIComponent(csrfmiddlewaretoken) +
+                    "&geometry=" + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify({
+                        type: "LineString",
+                        coordinates: [[l[0]["lng"], l[0]["lat"]], [l[1]["lng"], l[1]["lat"]]]
+                    })) +
+                    "&import_tag=" + encodeURIComponent(import_tag)
+            })
+        )).then(() => {
+            form.remove()
+            window.location.href = "/editor/spaces/" + space + "/stairs"
         })
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/create_staircase.html b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/create_staircase.html
index b17e0754..0c3937ea 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/create_staircase.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/create_staircase.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </h3>
 {% bootstrap_messages %}
 
-<form {% if nozoom %}data-nozoom {% endif %}data-onbeforeunload data-new="staircase" data-geomtype="polygon" {% if access_restriction_select %} data-access-restriction-select{% endif %}>
+<form space="{{ space }}" {% if nozoom %}data-nozoom {% endif %}data-onbeforeunload data-new="staircase" data-geomtype="polygon" {% if access_restriction_select %} data-access-restriction-select{% endif %}>
     {% csrf_token %}
     {% bootstrap_form form %}
     <div class="form-group">
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/views/edit.py b/src/c3nav/editor/views/edit.py
index 28442e52..3b7aa8c7 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/views/edit.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/views/edit.py
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ def edit(request, pk=None, model=None, level=None, space=None, on_top_of=None, e
         })
 
     if request.path.endswith("staircase"):
+        ctx["space"] = space_id
         return render(request, 'editor/create_staircase.html', ctx)
     else:
         return render(request, 'editor/edit.html', ctx)