diff --git a/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp b/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp
index 4c7517028bc..1148ff062a7 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_dialog.cpp
@@ -704,9 +704,9 @@ void EditorFileDialog::update_file_name() {
 		String base_name = file_str.get_basename();
 		Vector<String> filter_substr = filter_str.split(";");
 		if (filter_substr.size() >= 2) {
-			file_str = base_name + "." + filter_substr[0].strip_edges().lstrip("*.").to_lower();
+			file_str = base_name + "." + filter_substr[0].strip_edges().get_extension().to_lower();
 		} else {
-			file_str = base_name + "." + filter_str.get_extension().strip_edges().to_lower();
+			file_str = base_name + "." + filter_str.strip_edges().get_extension().to_lower();
 		}
 		file->set_text(file_str);
 	}
diff --git a/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp b/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp
index 2f6ccc6538a..a74e6034022 100644
--- a/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,12 @@ void FileDialog::update_file_name() {
 		String filter_str = filters[idx];
 		String file_str = file->get_text();
 		String base_name = file_str.get_basename();
-		file_str = base_name + "." + filter_str.strip_edges().to_lower();
+		Vector<String> filter_substr = filter_str.split(";");
+		if (filter_substr.size() >= 2) {
+			file_str = base_name + "." + filter_substr[0].strip_edges().get_extension().to_lower();
+		} else {
+			file_str = base_name + "." + filter_str.strip_edges().get_extension().to_lower();
+		}
 		file->set_text(file_str);
 	}
 }