diff --git a/packages/forms/docs/04-layout/06-section.md b/packages/forms/docs/04-layout/06-section.md
index c6dbc394c9..5ca9a248e4 100644
--- a/packages/forms/docs/04-layout/06-section.md
+++ b/packages/forms/docs/04-layout/06-section.md
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
 use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 
 Section::make('Rate limiting')
+    ->schema([
+        // ...
+    ])
     ->footerActions([
         Action::make('test')
             ->action(function () {
                 // ...
             }),
     ])
-    ->schema([
-        // ...
-    ])
 ```
 
 <AutoScreenshot name="forms/layout/section/footer/actions" alt="Section with footer actions" version="3.x" />
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
 use Filament\Support\Enums\Alignment;
 
 Section::make('Rate limiting')
+    ->schema([
+        // ...
+    ])
     ->footerActions([
         Action::make('test')
             ->action(function () {
@@ -101,9 +104,6 @@ Section::make('Rate limiting')
             }),
     ])
     ->footerActionsAlignment(Alignment::End)
-    ->schema([
-        // ...
-    ])
 ```
 
 ### Adding actions to a section without heading
diff --git a/packages/panels/docs/03-resources/04-editing-records.md b/packages/panels/docs/03-resources/04-editing-records.md
index c0b8668ff2..ee5a1ab4b2 100644
--- a/packages/panels/docs/03-resources/04-editing-records.md
+++ b/packages/panels/docs/03-resources/04-editing-records.md
@@ -178,6 +178,37 @@ class EditUser extends EditRecord
 
 Alternatively, if you're editing records in a modal action, check out the [Actions documentation](../../actions/prebuilt-actions/edit#lifecycle-hooks).
 
+## Saving a part of the form independently
+
+You may want to allow the user to save a part of the form independently of the rest of the form. One way to do this is with a [section action in the header or footer](../../forms/layout/section#adding-actions-to-the-sections-header-or-footer). From the `action()` method, you can call `saveFormComponentOnly()`, passing in the `Section` component that you want to save:
+
+```php
+use Filament\Forms\Components\Actions\Action;
+use Filament\Forms\Components\Section;
+use Filament\Notifications\Notification;
+use Filament\Resources\Pages\EditRecord;
+
+Section::make('Rate limiting')
+    ->schema([
+        // ...
+    ])
+    ->footerActions([
+        fn (string $operation): Action => Action::make('save')
+            ->action(function (Section $component, EditRecord $livewire) {
+                $livewire->saveFormComponentOnly($component);
+                
+                Notification::make()
+                    ->title('Rate limiting saved')
+                    ->body('The rate limiting settings have been saved successfully.')
+                    ->success()
+                    ->send();
+            })
+            ->visible($operation === 'edit'),
+    ])
+```
+
+The `$operation` helper is available, to ensure that the action is only visible when the form is being edited.
+
 ## Halting the saving process
 
 At any time, you may call `$this->halt()` from inside a lifecycle hook or mutation method, which will halt the entire saving process:
diff --git a/packages/panels/src/Resources/Pages/EditRecord.php b/packages/panels/src/Resources/Pages/EditRecord.php
index c6bd501482..1c219cccc2 100644
--- a/packages/panels/src/Resources/Pages/EditRecord.php
+++ b/packages/panels/src/Resources/Pages/EditRecord.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use Filament\Actions\ForceDeleteAction;
 use Filament\Actions\ReplicateAction;
 use Filament\Actions\RestoreAction;
 use Filament\Actions\ViewAction;
+use Filament\Forms\ComponentContainer;
+use Filament\Forms\Components\Component;
 use Filament\Forms\Form;
 use Filament\Infolists\Infolist;
 use Filament\Notifications\Notification;
@@ -172,6 +174,47 @@ class EditRecord extends Page
         }
     }
 
+    public function saveFormComponentOnly(Component $component): void
+    {
+        $this->authorizeAccess();
+
+        try {
+            $this->beginDatabaseTransaction();
+
+            $this->callHook('beforeValidate');
+
+            $data = ComponentContainer::make($component->getLivewire())
+                ->schema([$component])
+                ->model($component->getRecord())
+                ->statePath($this->getFormStatePath())
+                ->getState();
+
+            $this->callHook('afterValidate');
+
+            $data = $this->mutateFormDataBeforeSave($data);
+
+            $this->callHook('beforeSave');
+
+            $this->handleRecordUpdate($this->getRecord(), $data);
+
+            $this->callHook('afterSave');
+
+            $this->commitDatabaseTransaction();
+        } catch (Halt $exception) {
+            $exception->shouldRollbackDatabaseTransaction() ?
+                $this->rollBackDatabaseTransaction() :
+                $this->commitDatabaseTransaction();
+
+            return;
+        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
+            $this->rollBackDatabaseTransaction();
+
+            throw $exception;
+        }
+
+        $this->rememberData();
+    }
+
     protected function getSavedNotification(): ?Notification
     {
         $title = $this->getSavedNotificationTitle();