diff --git a/connectivity/qa/connectivity/tools/HsqlDatabase.java b/connectivity/qa/connectivity/tools/HsqlDatabase.java
index 1380dd7861a5..f2b69a7d24c5 100644
--- a/connectivity/qa/connectivity/tools/HsqlDatabase.java
+++ b/connectivity/qa/connectivity/tools/HsqlDatabase.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
  *
  * $RCSfile: HsqlDatabase.java,v $
- * $Revision: 1.4 $
+ * $Revision: 1.5 $
  *
  * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
  *
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.sun.star.sdbc.XStatement;
 import com.sun.star.sdbcx.XAppend;
 import com.sun.star.sdbcx.XTablesSupplier;
 import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.io.IOException;
 import java.io.File;
 
 import com.sun.star.util.CloseVetoException;
@@ -114,6 +115,18 @@ public class HsqlDatabase
         statement.execute( statementString );
     }
 
+    /** stores the database document
+    */
+    public void store() throws IOException
+    {
+        if ( m_databaseDocument != null )
+        {
+            XStorable storeDoc = (XStorable)UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XStorable.class,
+                m_databaseDocument );
+            storeDoc.store();
+        }
+    }
+
     /** closes the database document
      *
      *  Any CloseVetoExceptions fired by third parties are ignored, and any reference to the