diff --git a/shs.module b/shs.module
index 6f4bf2e..36c6358 100644
--- a/shs.module
+++ b/shs.module
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ function shs_field_widget_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#default_value' => empty($settings['shs']['force_deepest']) ? FALSE : $settings['shs']['force_deepest'],
   );
 
+  $form['shs']['save_lineage'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Save lineage'),
+    '#description' => t('If checked all parents as well as the selected term are saved against the node/entity.'),
+    '#default_value' => empty($settings['shs']['save_lineage']) ? FALSE : $settings['shs']['save_lineage'],
+  );
+
   // "Chosen" integration.
   if (module_exists('chosen')) {
     $form['shs']['use_chosen'] = array(
@@ -1001,6 +1008,43 @@ function shs_form_taxonomy_form_term_submit(&$form, &$form_state) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_field_attach_submit().
+ *
+ */
+function shs_field_attach_submit($entity_type, $entity, &$form, &$form_state) {
+
+  $instances = _shs_get_instances('node');
+  foreach ($instances as $node_type => $fields) {
+    foreach ($fields as $field_name => $field) {
+      if (!$field['widget']['settings']['shs']['save_lineage']) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if ($node_type == $entity->type) {
+        if (!empty($form_state['values'][$field_name])) {
+          if ($tid = $form_state['values'][$field_name][LANGUAGE_NONE][0]['tid']) {
+            foreach (taxonomy_get_parents($tid) as $p_tid => $term) {
+              $x = &$entity->$field_name;
+              $x[LANGUAGE_NONE][] = array('tid' => $p_tid);
+            }
+            $x[LANGUAGE_NONE] = array_reverse($x[LANGUAGE_NONE]);
+          }
+        }
+        if (!empty($form_state['values'][$field_name])) {
+          if ($tid = $form_state['values'][$field_name][LANGUAGE_NONE][0]['target_id']) {
+            foreach (taxonomy_get_parents($tid) as $p_tid => $term) {
+              $x = &$entity->$field_name;
+              $x[LANGUAGE_NONE][] = array('target_id' => $p_tid);
+            }
+            $x[LANGUAGE_NONE] = array_reverse($x[LANGUAGE_NONE]);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Helper function to get all instances of widgets with type "taxonomy_shs".
  *
  * @param <string> $entity_type