diff --git a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
index 88f959d9a..64e389f25 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void GMainWindow::BootGame(std::string filename)
 
 void GMainWindow::OnMenuLoadFile()
 {
-    QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Load File"), QString(), tr("3DS executable (*.3dsx *.elf *.axf *.bin *.cci *.cxi)"));
+    QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Load File"), QString(), tr("3DS executable (*.3ds *.3dsx *.elf *.axf *.bin *.cci *.cxi)"));
     if (filename.size())
        BootGame(filename.toLatin1().data());
 }
diff --git a/src/core/loader/loader.cpp b/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
index 87580cb2a..45cf425df 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ FileType IdentifyFile(const std::string &filename) {
         return FileType::CCI;
     } else if (extension == ".bin") {
         return FileType::BIN;
+    } else if (extension == ".3ds") {
+        return FileType::CCI;
     } else if (extension == ".3dsx") {
         return FileType::THREEDSX;
     }