diff --git a/trains/binding/matplotlib_bind.py b/trains/binding/matplotlib_bind.py
index ca9e0e28..ad1dc21f 100644
--- a/trains/binding/matplotlib_bind.py
+++ b/trains/binding/matplotlib_bind.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
     _patched_original_plot = None
     _patched_original_figure = None
     _patched_original_savefig = None
+    _patched_original_savefig_plt_pylab = None
     __patched_original_imshow = None
     __patched_original_draw_all = None
     __patched_draw_all_recursion_guard = False
@@ -69,22 +70,26 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
                 matplotlib.pyplot.switch_backend('agg')
             import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
             import matplotlib.figure as figure
+            import matplotlib.pylab as plt_pylab
             from matplotlib import _pylab_helpers
             if six.PY2:
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_plot = staticmethod(plt.show)
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_imshow = staticmethod(plt.imshow)
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_figure = staticmethod(figure.Figure.show)
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_savefig = staticmethod(plt.savefig)
+                PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_savefig_plt_pylab = staticmethod(plt_pylab.savefig)
             else:
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_plot = plt.show
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_imshow = plt.imshow
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_figure = figure.Figure.show
                 PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_savefig = plt.savefig
+                PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_savefig_plt_pylab = plt_pylab.savefig
 
             plt.show = PatchedMatplotlib.patched_show
             figure.Figure.show = PatchedMatplotlib.patched_figure_show
             sys.modules['matplotlib'].pyplot.imshow = PatchedMatplotlib.patched_imshow
             sys.modules['matplotlib'].pyplot.savefig = PatchedMatplotlib.patched_savefig
+            sys.modules['matplotlib'].pylab.savefig = PatchedMatplotlib.patched_savefig_pylab
             # patch plotly so we know it failed us.
             from plotly.matplotlylib import renderer
             renderer.warnings = PatchedMatplotlib._PatchWarnings()
@@ -143,6 +148,7 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
         elif not running_remotely() and 'matplotlib.pyplot' not in sys.modules:
             PatchedMatplotlib._current_task = task
             PostImportHookPatching.add_on_import('matplotlib.pyplot', PatchedMatplotlib.patch_matplotlib)
+            PostImportHookPatching.add_on_import('matplotlib.pylab', PatchedMatplotlib.patch_matplotlib)
         elif PatchedMatplotlib.patch_matplotlib():
             PatchedMatplotlib._current_task = task
 
@@ -163,6 +169,17 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
     @staticmethod
     def patched_savefig(*args, **kw):
         ret = PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_savefig(*args, **kw)
+        PatchedMatplotlib._report_savefig_figure()
+        return ret
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def patched_savefig_pylab(*args, **kw):
+        ret = PatchedMatplotlib._patched_original_savefig_plt_pylab(*args, **kw)
+        PatchedMatplotlib._report_savefig_figure()
+        return ret
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _report_savefig_figure():
         tid = threading._get_ident() if six.PY2 else threading.get_ident()
         if not PatchedMatplotlib._recursion_guard.get(tid):
             PatchedMatplotlib._recursion_guard[tid] = True
@@ -175,7 +192,6 @@ class PatchedMatplotlib:
             except Exception:
                 pass
         PatchedMatplotlib._recursion_guard[tid] = False
-        return ret
 
     @staticmethod
     def patched_figure_show(self, *args, **kw):