diff --git a/src/samplerbank.cpp b/src/samplerbank.cpp
index b044f2228f7b..00412110c3f3 100644
--- a/src/samplerbank.cpp
+++ b/src/samplerbank.cpp
@@ -29,14 +29,24 @@ void SamplerBank::slotSaveSamplerBank(double v) {
     if (v == 0.0 || m_pPlayerManager == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-
+    QString filefilter = tr("Mixxx Sampler Banks (*.xml)");
     QString samplerBankPath = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(
             NULL, tr("Save Sampler Bank"),
             QString(),
-            tr("Mixxx Sampler Banks (*.xml)"));
-    if (samplerBankPath.isEmpty()) {
+            tr("Mixxx Sampler Banks (*.xml)"),
+            &filefilter);
+    if (samplerBankPath.isNull() || samplerBankPath.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
+    // Manually add extension due to bug in QFileDialog
+    // via https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-27186
+    // Can be removed after switch to Qt5
+    QFileInfo fileName(samplerBankPath);
+    if (fileName.suffix().isEmpty()) {
+        QString ext = filefilter.section(".",1,1);
+        ext.chop(1);
+        samplerBankPath.append(".").append(ext);
+    }
 
     // The user has picked a new directory via a file dialog. This means the
     // system sandboxer (if we are sandboxed) has granted us permission to this