diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/report/_docreportdialog.py b/gramps/gui/plug/report/_docreportdialog.py
index 84731f850..4bb46fc55 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/report/_docreportdialog.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/report/_docreportdialog.py
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ class DocReportDialog(ReportDialog):
             spath = self.get_default_directory()
             default_name = self.dbname + "_" + \
                         "".join(x[0].upper() for x in self.raw_name.split("_"))
-            base = "%s.%s" % (default_name, ext)
+            if self.options.get_output():
+                base = os.path.basename(self.options.get_output())
+            else:
+                base = "%s.%s" % (default_name, ext)
             spath = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(spath, base))
             self.target_fileentry.set_filename(spath)
                 
diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/report/_graphvizreportdialog.py b/gramps/gui/plug/report/_graphvizreportdialog.py
index d968fd8c8..07e8d2deb 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/report/_graphvizreportdialog.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/report/_graphvizreportdialog.py
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ class GraphvizReportDialog(ReportDialog):
             spath = self.get_default_directory()
             default_name = self.dbname + "_" + \
                         "".join(x[0].upper() for x in self.raw_name.split("_"))
-            base = "%s%s" % (default_name, ext)
+            if self.options.get_output():
+                base = os.path.basename(self.options.get_output())
+            else:
+                base = "%s%s" % (default_name, ext)
             spath = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(spath, base))
             self.target_fileentry.set_filename(spath)