diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs
index 73557046f9..7db70651d8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public static string SaveRamPath(GameInfo game)
 		{
 			string name = FilesystemSafeName(game);
+			if (Global.MainForm.MovieActive())
+				name += "." + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
+
 			switch (game.System)
 			{
 				case "SMS": return Path.Combine(MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.PathSMSSaveRAM, "SMS"), name + ".SaveRAM");
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs
index b6e48c8a46..01023d74a8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs
@@ -80,9 +80,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Mode = MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE;
 		}
 
+		public void ClearSaveRAM()
+		{
+			var file = new FileInfo(PathManager.SaveRamPath(Global.Game));
+			if (file.Exists) file.Delete();
+		}
+
 		public void StartNewRecording() { StartNewRecording(true); }
 		public void StartNewRecording(bool truncate)
 		{
+			ClearSaveRAM();
 			Mode = MOVIEMODE.RECORD;
 			if (Global.Config.EnableBackupMovies && MakeBackup && Log.Length() > 0)
 			{
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		public void StartPlayback()
 		{
+			ClearSaveRAM();
 			Mode = MOVIEMODE.PLAY;
 		}