diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Controller/Adminhtml/Order/AddressSave.php b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Controller/Adminhtml/Order/AddressSave.php
index db0c2b2f5991b..11ad5b9c37b6c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Controller/Adminhtml/Order/AddressSave.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Controller/Adminhtml/Order/AddressSave.php
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\Sales\Controller\Adminhtml\Order;
 
+use Magento\Directory\Model\RegionFactory;
+use Magento\Backend\App\Action;
+use Magento\Sales\Api\OrderManagementInterface;
+use Magento\Sales\Api\OrderRepositoryInterface;
+use Magento\Framework\Exception\NoSuchEntityException;
+use Magento\Framework\Exception\InputException;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.NumberOfChildren)
+ * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CouplingBetweenObjects)
+ */
 class AddressSave extends \Magento\Sales\Controller\Adminhtml\Order
 {
     /**
@@ -15,6 +27,58 @@ class AddressSave extends \Magento\Sales\Controller\Adminhtml\Order
      */
     const ADMIN_RESOURCE = 'Magento_Sales::actions_edit';
 
+    /** @var RegionFactory $regionFactory */
+    private $regionFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @param Action\Context $context
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\Registry $coreRegistry
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\App\Response\Http\FileFactory $fileFactory
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\Translate\InlineInterface $translateInline
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory $resultPageFactory
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\Controller\Result\JsonFactory $resultJsonFactory
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\View\Result\LayoutFactory $resultLayoutFactory
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\Controller\Result\RawFactory $resultRawFactory
+     * @param OrderManagementInterface $orderManagement
+     * @param OrderRepositoryInterface $orderRepository
+     * @param LoggerInterface $logger
+     * @param RegionFactory $regionFactory
+     *
+     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.ExcessiveParameterList)
+     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CouplingBetweenObjects)
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        Action\Context $context,
+        \Magento\Framework\Registry $coreRegistry,
+        \Magento\Framework\App\Response\Http\FileFactory $fileFactory,
+        \Magento\Framework\Translate\InlineInterface $translateInline,
+        \Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory $resultPageFactory,
+        \Magento\Framework\Controller\Result\JsonFactory $resultJsonFactory,
+        \Magento\Framework\View\Result\LayoutFactory $resultLayoutFactory,
+        \Magento\Framework\Controller\Result\RawFactory $resultRawFactory,
+        OrderManagementInterface $orderManagement,
+        OrderRepositoryInterface $orderRepository,
+        LoggerInterface $logger,
+        RegionFactory $regionFactory = null
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct(
+            $context,
+            $coreRegistry,
+            $fileFactory,
+            $translateInline,
+            $resultPageFactory,
+            $resultJsonFactory,
+            $resultLayoutFactory,
+            $resultRawFactory,
+            $orderManagement,
+            $orderRepository,
+            $logger
+        );
+        $this->regionFactory = $regionFactory ?:
+            \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()
+                ->get('\Magento\Directory\Model\RegionFactory');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Save order address
      *
@@ -32,6 +96,14 @@ public function execute()
         if ($data && $address->getId()) {
             $address->addData($data);
             try {
+                if ($address->getRegion() == null) {
+                    $regionId = $address->getRegionId();
+                    /** @var \Magento\Directory\Model\Region $region */
+                    $region = $this->regionFactory->create();
+                    $region->getResource()->load($region, $regionId);
+                    $address->setRegion($region->getName());
+                    $address->setRegionCode($region->getCode());
+                }
                 $address->save();
                 $this->_eventManager->dispatch(
                     'admin_sales_order_address_update',