diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index d4470a03a..94835c047 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "common/file_system.h"
 #include "common/iso_reader.h"
 #include "common/log.h"
+#include "common/make_array.h"
 #include "common/state_wrapper.h"
 #include "common/string_util.h"
 #include "common/timestamp.h"
@@ -279,6 +280,26 @@ bool IsM3UFileName(const char* path)
   return (extension && StringUtil::Strcasecmp(extension, ".m3u") == 0);
 }
 
+bool IsLoadableFilename(const char* path)
+{
+  static constexpr auto extensions = make_array(".bin", ".cue", ".img", ".iso", ".chd", // discs
+                                                ".exe", ".psexe",                       // exes
+                                                ".psf", ".minipsf",                     // psf
+                                                ".m3u"                                  // playlists
+  );
+  const char* extension = std::strrchr(path, '.');
+  if (!extension)
+    return false;
+
+  for (const char* test_extension : extensions)
+  {
+    if (StringUtil::Strcasecmp(extension, test_extension) == 0)
+      return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> ParseM3UFile(const char* path)
 {
   std::ifstream ifs(path);
diff --git a/src/core/system.h b/src/core/system.h
index 9c1098e3e..daad15838 100644
--- a/src/core/system.h
+++ b/src/core/system.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ bool IsPsfFileName(const char* path);
 /// Returns true if the filename is a M3U Playlist we can handle.
 bool IsM3UFileName(const char* path);
 
+/// Returns true if the filename is one we can load.
+bool IsLoadableFilename(const char* path);
+
 /// Parses an M3U playlist, returning the entries.
 std::vector<std::string> ParseM3UFile(const char* path);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/game_list.cpp b/src/frontend-common/game_list.cpp
index 3389be33b..2849d8418 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/game_list.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/game_list.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ const char* GameList::GetGameListCompatibilityRatingString(GameListCompatibility
            "";
 }
 
+bool GameList::IsScannableFilename(const std::string& path)
+{
+  // we don't scan bin files because they'll duplicate
+  std::string::size_type pos = path.rfind('.');
+  if (pos != std::string::npos && StringUtil::Strcasecmp(path.c_str() + pos, ".bin") == 0)
+    return false;
+
+  return System::IsLoadableFilename(path.c_str());
+}
+
 bool GameList::GetExeListEntry(const char* path, GameListEntry* entry)
 {
   FILESYSTEM_STAT_DATA ffd;
@@ -499,24 +509,8 @@ void GameList::ScanDirectory(const char* path, bool recursive, ProgressCallback*
   for (const FILESYSTEM_FIND_DATA& ffd : files)
   {
     progress->IncrementProgressValue();
-
-    // if this is a .bin, check if we have a .cue. if there is one, skip it
-    const char* extension = std::strrchr(ffd.FileName.c_str(), '.');
-    if (extension && StringUtil::Strcasecmp(extension, ".bin") == 0)
-    {
-#if 0
-      std::string temp(ffd.FileName, extension - ffd.FileName);
-      temp += ".cue";
-      if (std::any_of(files.begin(), files.end(),
-                      [&temp](const FILESYSTEM_FIND_DATA& it) { return StringUtil::Strcasecmp(it.FileName, temp.c_str()) == 0; }))
-      {
-        Log_DebugPrintf("Skipping due to '%s' existing", temp.c_str());
-        continue;
-      }
-#else
+    if (!IsScannableFilename(ffd.FileName))
       continue;
-#endif
-    }
 
     std::string entry_path(ffd.FileName);
     if (std::any_of(m_entries.begin(), m_entries.end(),
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/game_list.h b/src/frontend-common/game_list.h
index 490370cc2..30946d5c4 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/game_list.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/game_list.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public:
   /// Returns a string representation of a compatibility level.
   static const char* GetGameListCompatibilityRatingString(GameListCompatibilityRating rating);
 
+  static bool IsScannableFilename(const std::string& path);
+
   const EntryList& GetEntries() const { return m_entries; }
   const u32 GetEntryCount() const { return static_cast<u32>(m_entries.size()); }
   const std::vector<DirectoryEntry>& GetSearchDirectories() const { return m_search_directories; }