diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.cpp
index 226bf7b89..c68ae4a0e 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void deviceWidget::downloadFirmware()
     }
 
     myDevice->retrieveButton->setEnabled(false);
-    filename = setOpenFileName();
+    filename = setSaveFileName();
 
     if (filename.isEmpty()) {
         status("Empty filename", STATUSICON_FAIL);
@@ -315,3 +315,15 @@ QString deviceWidget::setOpenFileName()
                                                     options);
     return fileName;
 }
+QString deviceWidget::setSaveFileName()
+{
+    QFileDialog::Options options;
+    QString selectedFilter;
+    QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this,
+                                                    tr("Select firmware file"),
+                                                    "",
+                                                    tr("Firmware Files (*.bin)"),
+                                                    &selectedFilter,
+                                                    options);
+    return fileName;
+}
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.h b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.h
index 5510a5cd4..16c4f7f93 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.h
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uploader/devicewidget.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
     void freeze();
     typedef enum { STATUSICON_OK, STATUSICON_RUNNING, STATUSICON_FAIL, STATUSICON_INFO} StatusIcon;
     QString setOpenFileName();
-
+    QString setSaveFileName();
 private:
     Ui_deviceWidget *myDevice;
     int deviceID;