diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 2c01107dc..6beb22cfa 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ Mani <github.com/krmanik>
 Kaben Nanlohy <kaben.nanlohy@gmail.com>
 Tobias Predel <tobias.predel@gmail.com>
 Daniel Tang <danielzgtg.opensource@gmail.com>
+Jack Pearson <github.com/jrpear>
 
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diff --git a/qt/aqt/utils.py b/qt/aqt/utils.py
index bbbde1382..b594d52d2 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/utils.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/utils.py
@@ -638,6 +638,23 @@ def getFile(
     return ret[0] if ret else None
 
 
+def running_in_sandbox():
+    """Check whether running in Flatpak or Snap. When in such a sandbox, Qt
+    will not report the true location of user-chosen files, but instead a
+    temporary location from which the sandboxing software will copy the file to
+    the user-chosen destination. Thus file renames are impossible and caching
+    the reported file location is unhelpful."""
+    in_flatpak = (
+        QStandardPaths.locate(
+            QStandardPaths.StandardLocation.RuntimeLocation,
+            "flatpak-info",
+        )
+        != ""
+    )
+    in_snap = os.environ.get("SNAP") != ""
+    return in_flatpak or in_snap
+
+
 def getSaveFile(
     parent: QDialog,
     title: str,
@@ -662,7 +679,7 @@ def getSaveFile(
         f"{key} (*{ext})",
         options=QFileDialog.Option.DontConfirmOverwrite,
     )[0]
-    if file:
+    if file and not running_in_sandbox():
         # add extension
         if not file.lower().endswith(ext):
             file += ext