diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index 00b94462d2..e997ab0a85 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void ScreenshotAsMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			var (dir, file) = $"{ScreenshotPrefix()}.{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss}.png".SplitPathToDirAndFile();
+			if (!Directory.Exists(dir)) Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
 			var result = this.ShowFileSaveDialog(
 				filter: ScreenshotsFSFilterSet,
 				initDir: dir,