diff --git a/src/playlist/playlistcontainer.cpp b/src/playlist/playlistcontainer.cpp
index 2da98c6a1..c75c2f843 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlistcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/playlistcontainer.cpp
@@ -256,9 +256,32 @@ void PlaylistContainer::LoadPlaylist() {
 
 void PlaylistContainer::SavePlaylist(int id = -1) {
   QString filename = settings_.value("last_save_playlist").toString();
+
+  // We want to use the playlist tab name as a default filename, but in the
+  // same directory as the last saved file.
+
+  // Strip off filename components until we find something that's a folder
+  forever {
+    QFileInfo fileinfo(filename);
+    if (filename.isEmpty() || fileinfo.isDir())
+      break;
+
+    filename = filename.section('/', 0, -2);
+  }
+
+  // Use the home directory as a fallback in case the path is empty.
+  if (filename.isEmpty())
+    filename = QDir::homePath();
+
+  // Add the suggested filename based on the tab name
+  filename += "/" + ui_->tab_bar->tabText(ui_->tab_bar->currentIndex()) +
+              "." + manager_->parser()->default_extension();
+
+  QString default_filter = manager_->parser()->default_filter();
+
   filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(
       this, tr("Save playlist"), filename,
-      manager_->parser()->filters());
+      manager_->parser()->filters(), &default_filter);
 
   if (filename.isNull())
     return;
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp
index 63cd01e15..c38ec7d1c 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ const int PlaylistParser::kMagicSize = 512;
 PlaylistParser::PlaylistParser(QObject *parent)
   : QObject(parent)
 {
+  default_parser_ = new XSPFParser(this);
   parsers_ << new M3UParser(this);
-  parsers_ << new XSPFParser(this);
+  parsers_ << default_parser_;
   parsers_ << new PLSParser(this);
   parsers_ << new ASXParser(this);
   parsers_ << new AsxIniParser(this);
@@ -50,12 +51,7 @@ QString PlaylistParser::filters() const {
   QStringList filters;
   QStringList all_extensions;
   foreach (ParserBase* parser, parsers_) {
-    QStringList extensions;
-    foreach (const QString& extension, parser->file_extensions())
-      extensions << "*." + extension;
-    all_extensions << extensions;
-
-    filters << tr("%1 playlists (%2)").arg(parser->name(), extensions.join(" "));
+    filters << FilterForParser(parser, &all_extensions);
   }
 
   filters.prepend(tr("All playlists (%1)").arg(all_extensions.join(" ")));
@@ -63,6 +59,25 @@ QString PlaylistParser::filters() const {
   return filters.join(";;");
 }
 
+QString PlaylistParser::FilterForParser(const ParserBase *parser, QStringList *all_extensions) const {
+  QStringList extensions;
+  foreach (const QString& extension, parser->file_extensions())
+    extensions << "*." + extension;
+
+  if (all_extensions)
+    *all_extensions << extensions;
+
+  return tr("%1 playlists (%2)").arg(parser->name(), extensions.join(" "));
+}
+
+QString PlaylistParser::default_extension() const {
+  return default_parser_->file_extensions()[0];
+}
+
+QString PlaylistParser::default_filter() const {
+  return FilterForParser(default_parser_);
+}
+
 ParserBase* PlaylistParser::ParserForExtension(const QString& suffix) const {
   foreach (ParserBase* p, parsers_) {
     if (p->file_extensions().contains(suffix))
diff --git a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h
index a04a663ab..ad55c8dcc 100644
--- a/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h
+++ b/src/playlistparsers/playlistparser.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public:
   QStringList file_extensions() const;
   QString filters() const;
 
+  QString default_extension() const;
+  QString default_filter() const;
+
   ParserBase* MaybeGetParserForMagic(const QByteArray& data,
                                      const QString& mime_type = QString()) const;
   ParserBase* ParserForExtension(const QString& suffix) const;
@@ -41,8 +44,13 @@ public:
   SongList Load(const QString& filename, ParserBase* parser = 0) const;
   void Save(const SongList& songs, const QString& filename) const;
 
+private:
+  QString FilterForParser(const ParserBase* parser,
+                          QStringList* all_extensions = NULL) const;
+
 private:
   QList<ParserBase*> parsers_;
+  ParserBase* default_parser_;
 };
 
 #endif // PLAYLISTPARSER_H