diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 593f75088..73c8314e8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Qt: Fix toggled actions on gamepads (fixes mgba.io/i/1650)
  - Qt: Fix extraneous dialog (fixes mgba.io/i/1654)
  - Qt: Fix window title not updating after shutting down game
+ - Qt: Fix GIF view not allowing manual filename entry
  - Util: Fix crash reading invalid ELFs
 Misc:
  - Qt: Renderer can be changed while a game is running
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GIFView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GIFView.cpp
index 8a6d47fc7..eda022538 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GIFView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GIFView.cpp
@@ -59,22 +59,20 @@ void GIFView::stopRecording() {
 	emit recordingStopped();
 	FFmpegEncoderClose(&m_encoder);
 	m_ui.stop->setEnabled(false);
-	m_ui.start->setEnabled(true);
+	m_ui.start->setEnabled(!m_filename.isEmpty());
 	m_ui.frameskip->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void GIFView::selectFile() {
 	QString filename = GBAApp::app()->getSaveFileName(this, tr("Select output file"), tr("Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif)"));
-	if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
-		m_ui.filename->setText(filename);
-		if (!FFmpegEncoderIsOpen(&m_encoder)) {
-			m_ui.start->setEnabled(true);
-		}
+	m_ui.filename->setText(filename);
+}
+
+void GIFView::setFilename(const QString& filename) {
+	m_filename = filename;
+	if (!FFmpegEncoderIsOpen(&m_encoder)) {
+		m_ui.start->setEnabled(!filename.isEmpty());
 	}
 }
 
-void GIFView::setFilename(const QString& fname) {
-	m_filename = fname;
-}
-
 #endif