diff --git a/src/ExportManager.cpp b/src/ExportManager.cpp
--- a/src/ExportManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ExportManager.cpp
@@ -170,11 +170,8 @@
 
 QString ExportManager::makeAutosaveFilename()
 {
-    KSharedConfigPtr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("spectaclerc"));
-    KConfigGroup generalConfig = KConfigGroup(config, "General");
-
     const QDateTime timestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
-    QString baseName = generalConfig.readEntry("save-filename-format", "Screenshot_%Y%M%D_%H%m%S");
+    QString baseName = SpectacleConfig::instance()->autoSaveFilenameFormat();
 
     QString title;
 
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@
     }
 
     if (result.isEmpty()) {
-        result = QStringLiteral("Screenshot");
+        result = SpectacleConfig::instance()->defaultFilename();
     }
     return truncatedFilename(result);
 }
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
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
     // now the save filename format layout
 
-    const QString helpText = i18n(
+    const QString helpText = i18nc("%1 is the default filename of a screenshot",
         "<p>You can use the following placeholders in the filename, which will be replaced "
         "with actual text when the file is saved:</p>"
 
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@
         "<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>"
+            "<b>%Y</b>/<b>%M</b>/%1"
+        "</blockquote>",
+        SpectacleConfig::instance()->defaultFilename() + SpectacleConfig::instance()->defaultTimestampTemplate()
     );
 
     QLabel *fmtHelpText = new QLabel(helpText, this);
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.h b/src/SpectacleConfig.h
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.h
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 
     static SpectacleConfig* instance();
 
+    QString defaultFilename() const;
+    QString defaultTimestampTemplate() const;
+
     private:
 
     explicit SpectacleConfig(QObject *parent = nullptr);
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
     return &instance;
 }
 
+QString SpectacleConfig::defaultFilename() const
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("Screenshot");
+}
+
+QString SpectacleConfig::defaultTimestampTemplate() const
+{
+    // includes separator at the front
+    return QStringLiteral("_%Y%M%D_%H%m%S");
+}
+
 // lastSaveAsLocation
 
 QUrl SpectacleConfig::lastSaveAsLocation() const
@@ -217,7 +228,7 @@
 QString SpectacleConfig::autoSaveFilenameFormat() const
 {
     return mGeneralConfig.readEntry(QStringLiteral("save-filename-format"),
-                          QStringLiteral("Screenshot_%Y%M%D_%H%m%S"));
+                                    QString(defaultFilename() + defaultTimestampTemplate()));
 }
 
 void SpectacleConfig::setAutoSaveFilenameFormat(const QString &format)