diff --git a/src/ExportManager.cpp b/src/ExportManager.cpp
--- a/src/ExportManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ExportManager.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KIO/ListJob>
+#include <KIO/MkpathJob>
 #include <KIO/FileCopyJob>
 #include <KIO/StatJob>
 
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@
     if (mGrabMode == ImageGrabber::GrabMode::ActiveWindow ||
         mGrabMode == ImageGrabber::GrabMode::TransientWithParent ||
         mGrabMode == ImageGrabber::GrabMode::WindowUnderCursor) {
-        title = mWindowTitle;
+        title = mWindowTitle.replace(QLatin1String("/"), QLatin1String("_"));  // POSIX doesn't allow "/" in filenames
     } else {
         // Remove '%T' with separators around it
         const auto wordSymbol = QStringLiteral(R"(\p{L}\p{M}\p{N})");
@@ -214,8 +216,16 @@
                              .replace(QLatin1String("%H"), timestamp.toString(QStringLiteral("hh")))
                              .replace(QLatin1String("%m"), timestamp.toString(QStringLiteral("mm")))
                              .replace(QLatin1String("%S"), timestamp.toString(QStringLiteral("ss")))
-                             .replace(QLatin1String("%T"), title)
-                             .replace(QLatin1String("/"), QLatin1String("_"));  // POSIX doesn't allow "/" in filenames
+                             .replace(QLatin1String("%T"), title);
+
+    // Remove leading and trailing '/'
+    while (result.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
+        result.remove(0, 1);
+    }
+    while (result.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
+        result.chop(1);
+    }
+
     if (result.isEmpty()) {
         result = QStringLiteral("Screenshot");
     }
@@ -269,6 +279,18 @@
 
 bool ExportManager::localSave(const QUrl &url, const QString &mimetype)
 {
+    // Create save directory if it doesn't exist
+    const QUrl dirPath(url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename));
+    const QDir dir(dirPath.path());
+
+    if (!dir.mkpath(QLatin1String("."))) {
+        emit errorMessage(xi18nc("@info",
+                                 "Cannot save screenshot, because creating "
+                                 "the directory failed:<nl/><filename>%1</filename>",
+                                 dirPath.path()));
+        return false;
+    }
+
     QFile outputFile(url.toLocalFile());
 
     outputFile.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
@@ -281,6 +303,26 @@
 
 bool ExportManager::remoteSave(const QUrl &url, const QString &mimetype)
 {
+
+    // Check if remote save directory exists
+    const QUrl dirPath(url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename));
+    KIO::ListJob *listJob = KIO::listDir(dirPath);
+    listJob->exec();
+
+    if (listJob->error() != KJob::NoError) {
+        // Create remote save directory
+        KIO::MkpathJob *mkpathJob = KIO::mkpath(dirPath, QUrl(saveLocation()));
+        mkpathJob->exec();
+
+        if (mkpathJob->error() != KJob::NoError) {
+            emit errorMessage(xi18nc("@info",
+                                     "Cannot save screenshot, because creating the "
+                                     "remote directory failed:<nl/><filename>%1</filename>",
+                                     dirPath.path()));
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     QTemporaryFile tmpFile;
 
     if (tmpFile.open()) {
diff --git a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/SaveOptionsPage.cpp b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/SaveOptionsPage.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/SaveOptionsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/SaveOptionsPage.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@
             "<b>%S</b>: Second<br />"
             "<b>%T</b>: Window title"
         "</blockquote>"
+
+        "<p>To save to a sub-folder, use slashes to describe the desired path, e.g.:</p>"
+
+        "<blockquote>"
+            "<b>%Y</b>/<b>%M</b>/Screenshot_<b>%Y%M%D</b>_<b>%H%m%S</b>"
+        "</blockquote>"
     );
 
     QLabel *fmtHelpText = new QLabel(helpText, this);