diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06de6f813b3..57b9bf975ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -267,3 +267,6 @@ CMakeCache.txt
 test/test_data/**/*_settings.ini
 test/test_data/data/players/presets/asdf.json
 test/test_data/pilotfile/data/asdf.hdp
+
+# Git patch files
+*.patch
diff --git a/qtfred/src/ui/FredView.cpp b/qtfred/src/ui/FredView.cpp
index 7c6aae8f482..ecf84172674 100644
--- a/qtfred/src/ui/FredView.cpp
+++ b/qtfred/src/ui/FredView.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ bool FredView::saveMissionAs() {
 	if (saveName.isEmpty())
 		return false;
 
+	if (!saveName.endsWith(".fs2", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+		saveName += ".fs2";
+		
 	fso::fred::util::saveLastDir("missions/saveMission", saveName);
 
 	Fred_mission_save save;
diff --git a/qtfred/src/ui/dialogs/CampaignEditorDialog.cpp b/qtfred/src/ui/dialogs/CampaignEditorDialog.cpp
index 14a227d3b50..f4b1eea94d2 100644
--- a/qtfred/src/ui/dialogs/CampaignEditorDialog.cpp
+++ b/qtfred/src/ui/dialogs/CampaignEditorDialog.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ void CampaignEditorDialog::on_actionSave_As_triggered()
 		return; // User cancelled the file dialog.
 	}
 
+	if (!pathName.endsWith(".fc2", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+		pathName += ".fc2";
+
 	util::saveLastDir("campaign/saveCampaign", pathName);
 
 	// The model will handle the actual save operation.