diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index 31f14ff71a..47f89d27e3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		private readonly TasStateManager StateManager;
 		public TasMovieMarkerList Markers { get; set; }
 
+		public const string DefaultProjectName = "default";
+
 		public TasMovie(string path) : base(path)
 		{
 			// TODO: how to call the default constructor AND the base(path) constructor?  And is base(path) calling base() ?
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
index b4cd384562..12b922e95d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void FileSubMenu_DropDownOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			ToBk2MenuItem.Enabled =
-				SaveTASMenuItem.Enabled =
+			ToBk2MenuItem.Enabled =		
 				!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_currentTasMovie.Filename);
+
+			SaveTASMenuItem.Enabled =
+				!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_currentTasMovie.Filename) &&
+				(_currentTasMovie.Filename != DefaultTasProjName());
 		}
 
 		private void RecentSubMenu_DropDownOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -30,11 +33,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				Global.Config.RecentTas.RecentMenu(DummyLoadProject));
 		}
 
-		private void DummyLoadProject(string path)
-		{
-			LoadProject(path);
-		}
-
 		private void NewTasMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("new TAStudio session started");
@@ -45,7 +43,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (AskSaveChanges())
 			{
-				var file = ToolHelpers.GetTasProjFileFromUser(_currentTasMovie.Filename);
+				var filename = _currentTasMovie.Filename;
+				if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filename) || filename == DefaultTasProjName())
+				{
+					filename = "";
+				}
+
+				var file = ToolHelpers.GetTasProjFileFromUser(filename);
 				if (file != null)
 				{
 					_currentTasMovie.Filename = file.FullName;
@@ -83,13 +87,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void SaveAsTasMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			var file = ToolHelpers.GetTasProjSaveFileFromUser(_currentTasMovie.Filename);
+			var filename = _currentTasMovie.Filename;
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filename) || filename == DefaultTasProjName())
+			{
+				filename = SuggestedTasProjName();
+			}
+
+			var file = ToolHelpers.GetTasProjSaveFileFromUser(filename);
 			if (file != null)
 			{
 				_currentTasMovie.Filename = file.FullName;
 				_currentTasMovie.Save();
 				Global.Config.RecentTas.Add(_currentTasMovie.Filename);
 				MessageStatusLabel.Text = Path.GetFileName(_currentTasMovie.Filename) + " saved.";
+				SetTextProperty();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 0f76b2d916..b7c6753489 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,21 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			TasView.RowCount = 1;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Used when starting a new project
+		/// </summary>
 		private static string DefaultTasProjName()
+		{
+			return Path.Combine(
+				PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.PathEntries.MoviesPathFragment, null),
+				TasMovie.DefaultProjectName + "." + TasMovie.Extension);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Used for things like SaveFile dialogs to suggest a name to the user
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		private static string SuggestedTasProjName()
 		{
 			return Path.Combine(
 				PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.PathEntries.MoviesPathFragment, null),
@@ -133,6 +147,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 		}
 
+		private void DummyLoadProject(string path)
+		{
+			LoadProject(path);
+		}
+
 		private string ClientSettingsForSave()
 		{
 			return TasView.UserSettingsSerialized();