diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus_demo.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus_demo.cpp
index 3247d8640..96f7f08e8 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus_demo.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus_demo.cpp
@@ -1314,7 +1314,9 @@ void CMenus::RenderDemoList(CUIRect MainView)
 		if(DoButton_Menu(&s_RenderButton, Localize("Render"), 0, &RenderRect) || (Input()->KeyPress(KEY_R) && m_pClient->m_GameConsole.IsClosed()))
 		{
 			m_Popup = POPUP_RENDER_DEMO;
-			m_DemoRenderInput.Set(m_vDemos[m_DemolistSelectedIndex].m_aFilename);
+			char aNameWithoutExt[IO_MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
+			fs_split_file_extension(m_vDemos[m_DemolistSelectedIndex].m_aFilename, aNameWithoutExt, sizeof(aNameWithoutExt));
+			m_DemoRenderInput.Set(aNameWithoutExt);
 			UI()->SetActiveItem(&m_DemoRenderInput);
 			return;
 		}