diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecordMovie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecordMovie.cs
index dbe4f84615..d697f9ede3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecordMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RecordMovie.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			SaveFileDialog sfd = new SaveFileDialog();
 			sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.MoviesPath, "");
 			sfd.DefaultExt = "." + Global.Config.MovieExtension;
-			sfd.FileName = PathManager.FilesystemSafeName(Global.Game) + "." + sfd.DefaultExt;
+			sfd.FileName = RecordBox.Text;
 			sfd.Filter = "Generic Movie Files (*." + Global.Config.MovieExtension + ")|*." + Global.Config.MovieExtension +  "|" + Global.MainForm.GetMovieExtName() + "|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
 
 			Global.Sound.StopSound();
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		private void RecordMovie_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
+			RecordBox.Text = Global.Game.Name;
 			StartFromCombo.SelectedIndex = 0;
 			DefaultAuthorCheckBox.Checked = Global.Config.UseDefaultAuthor;
 			if (Global.Config.UseDefaultAuthor)