diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c8aee0a41..0401d71c0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix window icon on X11
  - GB, GBA Serialize: Fix loading two states in a row
  - GBA Video: Fix enabling layers in non-tile modes (fixes mgba.io/i/1317)
+ - Qt: Fix quick load recent accidentally saving (fixes mgba.io/i/1309)
 Misc:
  - GBA Video: Improve sprite cycle counting (fixes mgba.io/i/1274)
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index dcb329964..e20f69f00 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ void Window::setupMenu(QMenuBar* menubar) {
 	addControlledAction(quickLoadMenu, quickLoad, "quickLoad");
 
 	QAction* quickSave = new QAction(tr("Save recent"), quickSaveMenu);
-	connect(quickLoad, &QAction::triggered, [this] {
+	connect(quickSave, &QAction::triggered, [this] {
 		m_controller->saveState();
 	});
 	m_gameActions.append(quickSave);