diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 21565caf86..681cb9f7d2 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -14455,6 +14455,18 @@ do_modzone(named_server_t *server, ns_cfgctx_t *cfg, dns_view_t *view,
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "' reconfigured."));
 	} else {
+#ifdef HAVE_LMDB
+		CHECK(nzd_open(view, 0, &txn, &dbi));
+		CHECK(nzd_save(&txn, dbi, zone, zoneobj));
+#else  /* ifdef HAVE_LMDB */
+		result = nzf_append(view, zoneobj);
+		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+			TCHECK(putstr(text, "\nNew zone config not saved: "));
+			TCHECK(putstr(text, isc_result_totext(result)));
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+#endif /* HAVE_LMDB */
+
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "zone '"));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, zname));
 		TCHECK(putstr(text, "' must also be reconfigured in\n"));