diff --git a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
index 76e0c68c3..9be982909 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void GMainWindow::BootGame(const char* filename)
 
 void GMainWindow::OnMenuLoadFile()
 {
-    QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Load file"), QString(), tr("3DS homebrew (*.elf *.dat *.bin)"));
+    QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Load file"), QString(), tr("3DS homebrew (*.elf *.axf *.dat *.bin)"));
     if (filename.size())
        BootGame(filename.toLatin1().data());
 }
diff --git a/src/core/loader.cpp b/src/core/loader.cpp
index a1f5dcdb5..444b75feb 100644
--- a/src/core/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ FileType IdentifyFile(std::string &filename) {
     else if (!strcasecmp(extension.c_str(), ".elf")) {
         return FILETYPE_CTR_ELF; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
     }
+    else if (!strcasecmp(extension.c_str(), ".axf")) {
+        return FILETYPE_CTR_ELF; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
+    }
     else if (!strcasecmp(extension.c_str(), ".bin")) {
         return FILETYPE_CTR_BIN;
     }