diff --git a/doc/source/tune/api_docs/suggestion.rst b/doc/source/tune/api_docs/suggestion.rst
index d6cafe638..41da1d789 100644
--- a/doc/source/tune/api_docs/suggestion.rst
+++ b/doc/source/tune/api_docs/suggestion.rst
@@ -72,6 +72,54 @@ Tune also provides helpful utilities to use with Search Algorithms:
  * :ref:`repeater`: Support for running each *sampled hyperparameter* with multiple random seeds.
  * :ref:`limiter`: Limits the amount of concurrent trials when running optimization.
 
+Saving and Restoring
+--------------------
+
+Certain search algorithms have ``save/restore`` implemented,
+allowing reuse of learnings across multiple tuning runs.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    search_alg = HyperOptSearch()
+
+    experiment_1 = tune.run(
+        trainable,
+        search_alg=search_alg)
+
+    search_alg.save("./my-checkpoint.pkl")
+
+    # Restore the saved state onto another search algorithm
+
+    search_alg2 = HyperOptSearch()
+    search_alg2.restore("./my-checkpoint.pkl")
+
+    experiment_2 = tune.run(
+        trainable,
+        search_alg=search_alg2)
+
+Further, Tune automatically saves its state inside the current experiment folder ("Result Dir") during tuning.
+
+Note that if you have two Tune runs with the same experiment folder,
+the previous state checkpoint will be overwritten. You can
+avoid this by making sure ``tune.run(name=...)`` is set to a unique
+identifier.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    search_alg = HyperOptSearch()
+    experiment_1 = tune.run(
+        cost,
+        num_samples=5,
+        search_alg=search_alg,
+        verbose=0,
+        name="my-experiment-1",
+        local_dir="~/my_results")
+
+    search_alg2 = HyperOptSearch()
+    search_alg2.restore_from_dir(
+      os.path.join("~/my_results", "my-experiment-1"))
+
+.. note:: This is currently not implemented for: AxSearch, TuneBOHB, SigOptSearch, and DragonflySearch.
 
 .. _tune-ax:
 
@@ -87,6 +135,7 @@ Bayesian Optimization (tune.suggest.bayesopt.BayesOptSearch)
 
 
 .. autoclass:: ray.tune.suggest.bayesopt.BayesOptSearch
+  :members: save, restore
 
 .. _`BayesianOptimization search space specification`: https://github.com/fmfn/BayesianOptimization/blob/master/examples/advanced-tour.ipynb
 
@@ -115,6 +164,7 @@ Dragonfly (tune.suggest.dragonfly.DragonflySearch)
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 .. autoclass:: ray.tune.suggest.dragonfly.DragonflySearch
+  :members: save, restore
 
 .. _tune-hyperopt:
 
@@ -122,6 +172,7 @@ HyperOpt (tune.suggest.hyperopt.HyperOptSearch)
 -----------------------------------------------
 
 .. autoclass:: ray.tune.suggest.hyperopt.HyperOptSearch
+  :members: save, restore
 
 .. _nevergrad:
 
@@ -129,6 +180,7 @@ Nevergrad (tune.suggest.nevergrad.NevergradSearch)
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 .. autoclass:: ray.tune.suggest.nevergrad.NevergradSearch
+  :members: save, restore
 
 .. _`Nevergrad README's Optimization section`: https://github.com/facebookresearch/nevergrad/blob/master/docs/optimization.rst#choosing-an-optimizer
 
@@ -147,6 +199,7 @@ Scikit-Optimize (tune.suggest.skopt.SkOptSearch)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 .. autoclass:: ray.tune.suggest.skopt.SkOptSearch
+  :members: save, restore
 
 .. _`skopt Optimizer object`: https://scikit-optimize.github.io/#skopt.Optimizer
 
@@ -156,6 +209,7 @@ ZOOpt (tune.suggest.zoopt.ZOOptSearch)
 --------------------------------------
 
 .. autoclass:: ray.tune.suggest.zoopt.ZOOptSearch
+  :members: save, restore
 
 .. _repeater:
 
@@ -188,8 +242,8 @@ Use ``ray.tune.suggest.ConcurrencyLimiter`` to limit the amount of concurrency w
 
 .. _byo-algo:
 
-Implementing your own Search Algorithm
---------------------------------------
+Custom Search Algorithms (tune.suggest.Searcher)
+------------------------------------------------
 
 If you are interested in implementing or contributing a new Search Algorithm, provide the following interface:
 
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py
index 3bf1eedc1..c647966fe 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py
@@ -270,16 +270,16 @@ class BayesOptSearch(Searcher):
         """Register given tuple of params and results."""
         self.optimizer.register(params, self._metric_op * result[self.metric])
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
         """Storing current optimizer state."""
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "wb") as f:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "wb") as f:
             pickle.dump(
                 (self.optimizer, self._buffered_trial_results,
                  self._total_random_search_trials, self._config_counter), f)
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
         """Restoring current optimizer state."""
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "rb") as f:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "rb") as f:
             (self.optimizer, self._buffered_trial_results,
              self._total_random_search_trials,
              self._config_counter) = pickle.load(f)
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/hyperopt.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/hyperopt.py
index c70fccf37..7af28a17b 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/hyperopt.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/hyperopt.py
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ class HyperOptSearch(Searcher):
             t for t in self._hpopt_trials.trials if t["tid"] == hyperopt_tid
         ][0]
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
         trials_object = (self._hpopt_trials, self.rstate.get_state())
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "wb") as outputFile:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "wb") as outputFile:
             pickle.dump(trials_object, outputFile)
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "rb") as inputFile:
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "rb") as inputFile:
             trials_object = pickle.load(inputFile)
         self._hpopt_trials = trials_object[0]
         self.rstate.set_state(trials_object[1])
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/nevergrad.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/nevergrad.py
index 2e62de5a4..17e4defae 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/nevergrad.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/nevergrad.py
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ class NevergradSearch(Searcher):
         self._nevergrad_opt.tell(ng_trial_info,
                                  self._metric_op * result[self._metric])
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
         trials_object = (self._nevergrad_opt, self._parameters)
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "wb") as outputFile:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "wb") as outputFile:
             pickle.dump(trials_object, outputFile)
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "rb") as inputFile:
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "rb") as inputFile:
             trials_object = pickle.load(inputFile)
         self._nevergrad_opt = trials_object[0]
         self._parameters = trials_object[1]
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/search.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/search.py
index 210185306..af7527a69 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/search.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/search.py
@@ -62,3 +62,9 @@ class SearchAlgorithm:
     def set_finished(self):
         """Marks the search algorithm as finished."""
         self._finished = True
+
+    def save(self, *args):
+        pass
+
+    def restore(self, *args):
+        pass
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/sigopt.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/sigopt.py
index 8e9ee92db..34a6226b5 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/sigopt.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/sigopt.py
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ class SigOptSearch(Searcher):
                 failed=True, suggestion=self._live_trial_mapping[trial_id].id)
         del self._live_trial_mapping[trial_id]
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
         trials_object = (self.conn, self.experiment)
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "wb") as outputFile:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "wb") as outputFile:
             pickle.dump(trials_object, outputFile)
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "rb") as inputFile:
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "rb") as inputFile:
             trials_object = pickle.load(inputFile)
         self.conn = trials_object[0]
         self.experiment = trials_object[1]
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/skopt.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/skopt.py
index b4adee351..1f2939919 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/skopt.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/skopt.py
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ class SkOptSearch(Searcher):
         self._skopt_opt.tell(skopt_trial_info,
                              self._metric_op * result[self._metric])
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
         trials_object = (self._initial_points, self._skopt_opt)
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "wb") as outputFile:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "wb") as outputFile:
             pickle.dump(trials_object, outputFile)
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "rb") as inputFile:
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "rb") as inputFile:
             trials_object = pickle.load(inputFile)
         self._initial_points = trials_object[0]
         self._skopt_opt = trials_object[1]
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/suggestion.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/suggestion.py
index f535ec4ec..2725d2c32 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/suggestion.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/suggestion.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
 import logging
+import os
 
 from ray.tune.error import TuneError
 from ray.tune.experiment import convert_to_experiment_list
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class Searcher:
 
     """
     FINISHED = "FINISHED"
+    CKPT_FILE = "searcher-state.pkl"
 
     def __init__(self,
                  metric="episode_reward_mean",
@@ -130,14 +132,108 @@ class Searcher:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        """Save function for this object."""
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
+        """Save state to path for this search algorithm.
+
+        Args:
+            checkpoint_path (str): File where the search algorithm
+                state is saved. This path should be used later when
+                restoring from file.
+
+        Example:
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            search_alg = Searcher(...)
+
+            analysis = tune.run(
+                cost,
+                num_samples=5,
+                search_alg=search_alg,
+                name=self.experiment_name,
+                local_dir=self.tmpdir)
+
+            search_alg.save("./my_favorite_path.pkl")
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 0.8.7
+            Save is automatically called by `tune.run`. You can use
+            `restore_from_dir` to restore from an experiment directory
+            such as `~/ray_results/trainable`.
+
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        """Restore function for this object."""
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        """Restore state for this search algorithm
+
+
+        Args:
+            checkpoint_path (str): File where the search algorithm
+                state is saved. This path should be the same
+                as the one provided to "save".
+
+        Example:
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            search_alg.save("./my_favorite_path.pkl")
+
+            search_alg2 = Searcher(...)
+            search_alg2 = ConcurrencyLimiter(search_alg2, 1)
+            search_alg2.restore(checkpoint_path)
+            tune.run(cost, num_samples=5, search_alg=search_alg2)
+
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def save_to_dir(self, checkpoint_dir):
+        """Automatically saves the given searcher to the checkpoint_dir.
+
+        This is automatically used by tune.run during a Tune job.
+        """
+        tmp_search_ckpt_path = os.path.join(checkpoint_dir,
+                                            ".tmp_searcher_ckpt")
+        success = True
+        try:
+            self.save(tmp_search_ckpt_path)
+        except NotImplementedError as e:
+            logger.warning(e)
+            success = False
+
+        if success and os.path.exists(tmp_search_ckpt_path):
+            os.rename(tmp_search_ckpt_path,
+                      os.path.join(checkpoint_dir, Searcher.CKPT_FILE))
+
+    def restore_from_dir(self, checkpoint_dir):
+        """Restores the state of a searcher from a given checkpoint_dir.
+
+        Typically, you should use this function to restore from an
+        experiment directory such as `~/ray_results/trainable`.
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            experiment_1 = tune.run(
+                cost,
+                num_samples=5,
+                search_alg=search_alg,
+                verbose=0,
+                name=self.experiment_name,
+                local_dir="~/my_results")
+
+            search_alg2 = Searcher()
+            search_alg2.restore_from_dir(
+                os.path.join("~/my_results", self.experiment_name)
+        """
+
+        checkpoint_path = os.path.join(checkpoint_dir, Searcher.CKPT_FILE)
+        if os.path.exists(checkpoint_path):
+            self.restore(checkpoint_path)
+        else:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(
+                "{filename} not found in {directory}. Unable to restore "
+                "searcher state from directory.".format(
+                    filename=Searcher.CKPT_FILE, directory=checkpoint_dir))
+
     @property
     def metric(self):
         """The training result objective value attribute."""
@@ -294,6 +390,12 @@ class SearchGenerator(SearchAlgorithm):
     def is_finished(self):
         return self._counter >= self._total_samples or self._finished
 
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
+        self.searcher.save(checkpoint_path)
+
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        self.searcher.restore(checkpoint_path)
+
 
 class _MockSearcher(Searcher):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/zoopt.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/zoopt.py
index 874853b4e..92aed643b 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/zoopt.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/zoopt.py
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ class ZOOptSearch(Searcher):
 
         del self._live_trial_mapping[trial_id]
 
-    def save(self, checkpoint_dir):
+    def save(self, checkpoint_path):
         trials_object = self.optimizer
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "wb") as output:
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "wb") as output:
             pickle.dump(trials_object, output)
 
-    def restore(self, checkpoint_dir):
-        with open(checkpoint_dir, "rb") as input:
+    def restore(self, checkpoint_path):
+        with open(checkpoint_path, "rb") as input:
             trials_object = pickle.load(input)
         self.optimizer = trials_object
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/tests/test_tune_restore.py b/python/ray/tune/tests/test_tune_restore.py
index 59dd05172..0286be279 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/tests/test_tune_restore.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/tests/test_tune_restore.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import ray
 from ray import tune
 from ray.test_utils import recursive_fnmatch
 from ray.rllib import _register_all
-from ray.tune.suggest import ConcurrencyLimiter
+from ray.tune.suggest import ConcurrencyLimiter, Searcher
 from ray.tune.suggest.hyperopt import HyperOptSearch
+from ray.tune.suggest.dragonfly import DragonflySearch
 from ray.tune.suggest.bayesopt import BayesOptSearch
 from ray.tune.suggest.skopt import SkOptSearch
 from ray.tune.suggest.nevergrad import NevergradSearch
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ class AbstractWarmStartTest:
     def setUp(self):
         ray.init(num_cpus=1, local_mode=True)
         self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.experiment_name = "results"
 
     def tearDown(self):
         shutil.rmtree(self.tmpdir)
@@ -147,24 +149,43 @@ class AbstractWarmStartTest:
     def set_basic_conf(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def run_exp_1(self):
+    def run_part_from_scratch(self):
         np.random.seed(162)
         search_alg, cost = self.set_basic_conf()
         search_alg = ConcurrencyLimiter(search_alg, 1)
         results_exp_1 = tune.run(
-            cost, num_samples=5, search_alg=search_alg, verbose=0)
-        self.log_dir = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "warmStartTest.pkl")
-        search_alg.save(self.log_dir)
-        return results_exp_1
+            cost,
+            num_samples=5,
+            search_alg=search_alg,
+            verbose=0,
+            name=self.experiment_name,
+            local_dir=self.tmpdir)
+        checkpoint_path = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "warmStartTest.pkl")
+        search_alg.save(checkpoint_path)
+        return results_exp_1, np.random.get_state(), checkpoint_path
 
-    def run_exp_2(self):
+    def run_from_experiment_restore(self, random_state):
+        search_alg, cost = self.set_basic_conf()
+        search_alg = ConcurrencyLimiter(search_alg, 1)
+        search_alg.restore_from_dir(
+            os.path.join(self.tmpdir, self.experiment_name))
+        results = tune.run(
+            cost,
+            num_samples=5,
+            search_alg=search_alg,
+            verbose=0,
+            name=self.experiment_name,
+            local_dir=self.tmpdir)
+        return results
+
+    def run_explicit_restore(self, random_state, checkpoint_path):
+        np.random.set_state(random_state)
         search_alg2, cost = self.set_basic_conf()
         search_alg2 = ConcurrencyLimiter(search_alg2, 1)
-        search_alg2.restore(self.log_dir)
+        search_alg2.restore(checkpoint_path)
         return tune.run(cost, num_samples=5, search_alg=search_alg2, verbose=0)
 
-    def run_exp_3(self):
-        print("FULL RUN")
+    def run_full(self):
         np.random.seed(162)
         search_alg3, cost = self.set_basic_conf()
         search_alg3 = ConcurrencyLimiter(search_alg3, 1)
@@ -172,9 +193,19 @@ class AbstractWarmStartTest:
             cost, num_samples=10, search_alg=search_alg3, verbose=0)
 
     def testWarmStart(self):
-        results_exp_1 = self.run_exp_1()
-        results_exp_2 = self.run_exp_2()
-        results_exp_3 = self.run_exp_3()
+        results_exp_1, r_state, checkpoint_path = self.run_part_from_scratch()
+        results_exp_2 = self.run_explicit_restore(r_state, checkpoint_path)
+        results_exp_3 = self.run_full()
+        trials_1_config = [trial.config for trial in results_exp_1.trials]
+        trials_2_config = [trial.config for trial in results_exp_2.trials]
+        trials_3_config = [trial.config for trial in results_exp_3.trials]
+        self.assertEqual(trials_1_config + trials_2_config, trials_3_config)
+
+    def testRestore(self):
+        results_exp_1, r_state, checkpoint_path = self.run_part_from_scratch()
+        results_exp_2 = self.run_from_experiment_restore(r_state)
+        results_exp_3 = self.run_full()
+
         trials_1_config = [trial.config for trial in results_exp_1.trials]
         trials_2_config = [trial.config for trial in results_exp_2.trials]
         trials_3_config = [trial.config for trial in results_exp_3.trials]
@@ -216,7 +247,7 @@ class BayesoptWarmStartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
         return search_alg, cost
 
     def testBootStrapAnalysis(self):
-        analysis = self.run_exp_3()
+        analysis = self.run_full()
         search_alg3, cost = self.set_basic_conf(analysis)
         search_alg3 = ConcurrencyLimiter(search_alg3, 1)
         tune.run(cost, num_samples=10, search_alg=search_alg3, verbose=0)
@@ -261,6 +292,50 @@ class NevergradWarmStartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
         return search_alg, cost
 
 
+class DragonflyWarmSTartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
+    def set_basic_conf(self):
+        from dragonfly.opt.gp_bandit import EuclideanGPBandit
+        from dragonfly.exd.experiment_caller import EuclideanFunctionCaller
+        from dragonfly import load_config
+
+        def cost(space, reporter):
+            height, width = space["point"]
+            reporter(loss=(height - 14)**2 - abs(width - 3))
+
+        domain_vars = [{
+            "name": "height",
+            "type": "float",
+            "min": -10,
+            "max": 10
+        }, {
+            "name": "width",
+            "type": "float",
+            "min": 0,
+            "max": 20
+        }]
+
+        domain_config = load_config({"domain": domain_vars})
+
+        func_caller = EuclideanFunctionCaller(
+            None, domain_config.domain.list_of_domains[0])
+        optimizer = EuclideanGPBandit(func_caller, ask_tell_mode=True)
+        search_alg = DragonflySearch(
+            optimizer,
+            metric="loss",
+            mode="min",
+            max_concurrent=1000,  # Here to avoid breaking back-compat.
+        )
+        return search_alg, cost
+
+    @unittest.skip("Skip because this doesn't seem to work.")
+    def testWarmStart(self):
+        pass
+
+    @unittest.skip("Skip because this doesn't seem to work.")
+    def testRestore(self):
+        pass
+
+
 class SigOptWarmStartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
     def set_basic_conf(self):
         space = [
@@ -299,6 +374,11 @@ class SigOptWarmStartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
 
         super().testWarmStart()
 
+    def testRestore(self):
+        if ("SIGOPT_KEY" not in os.environ):
+            return
+        super().testRestore()
+
 
 class ZOOptWarmStartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
     def set_basic_conf(self):
@@ -319,6 +399,33 @@ class ZOOptWarmStartTest(AbstractWarmStartTest, unittest.TestCase):
 
         return search_alg, cost
 
+    @unittest.skip("Skip because this seems to have leaking state.")
+    def testRestore(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class SearcherTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    class MockSearcher(Searcher):
+        def __init__(self, data):
+            self.data = data
+
+        def save(self, path):
+            with open(path, "w") as f:
+                f.write(self.data)
+
+        def restore(self, path):
+            with open(path, "r") as f:
+                self.data = f.read()
+
+    def testSaveRestoreDir(self):
+        tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        original_data = "hello-its-me"
+        searcher = self.MockSearcher(original_data)
+        searcher.save_to_dir(tmpdir)
+        searcher_2 = self.MockSearcher("no-its-not-me")
+        searcher_2.restore_from_dir(tmpdir)
+        assert searcher_2.data == original_data
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import pytest
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/trial_runner.py b/python/ray/tune/trial_runner.py
index bc690e478..e197c9910 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/trial_runner.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/trial_runner.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ray.tune.result import (TIME_THIS_ITER_S, RESULT_DUPLICATE,
 from ray.tune.syncer import get_cloud_syncer
 from ray.tune.trial import Checkpoint, Trial
 from ray.tune.schedulers import FIFOScheduler, TrialScheduler
-from ray.tune.suggest import BasicVariantGenerator
+from ray.tune.suggest import BasicVariantGenerator, Searcher
 from ray.tune.utils import warn_if_slow, flatten_dict
 from ray.tune.web_server import TuneServer
 from ray.utils import binary_to_hex, hex_to_binary
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ class TrialRunner:
         Overwrites the current session checkpoint, which starts when self
         is instantiated. Throttle depends on self._checkpoint_period.
 
+        Also automatically saves the search algorithm to the local
+        checkpoint dir.
+
         Args:
             force (bool): Forces a checkpoint despite checkpoint_period.
         """
@@ -277,6 +280,9 @@ class TrialRunner:
             json.dump(runner_state, f, indent=2, cls=_TuneFunctionEncoder)
 
         os.replace(tmp_file_name, self.checkpoint_file)
+
+        Searcher.save_to_dir(self._search_alg, self._local_checkpoint_dir)
+
         if force:
             self._syncer.sync_up()
         else: