diff --git a/include/Track.h b/include/Track.h
index f3b6c5e4cdb..bc9f161a9b3 100644
--- a/include/Track.h
+++ b/include/Track.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ const int DEFAULT_TRACK_HEIGHT = 32;
 
 const int TCO_BORDER_WIDTH = 2;
 
+char const *const FILENAME_FILTER = "[\\0000-\x1f\"*/:<>?\\\\|\x7f]";
+
 
 class TrackContentObject : public Model, public JournallingObject
 {
diff --git a/src/core/RenderManager.cpp b/src/core/RenderManager.cpp
index 478aa46e73d..7b9c489e1cc 100644
--- a/src/core/RenderManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/RenderManager.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ QString RenderManager::pathForTrack(const Track *track, int num)
 {
 	QString extension = ProjectRenderer::getFileExtensionFromFormat( m_format );
 	QString name = track->name();
-	name = name.remove(QRegExp("[^a-zA-Z]"));
+	name = name.remove(QRegExp(FILENAME_FILTER));
 	name = QString( "%1_%2%3" ).arg( num ).arg( name ).arg( extension );
 	return QDir(m_outputPath).filePath(name);
 }
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index 98a691a9a42..3f0c59b7d18 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ void InstrumentTrackWindow::saveSettingsBtnClicked()
 	sfd.setDirectory( presetRoot + m_track->instrumentName() );
 	sfd.setFileMode( FileDialog::AnyFile );
 	QString fname = m_track->name();
-	sfd.selectFile( fname.remove(QRegExp("[^a-zA-Z0-9_\\-\\d\\s]")) );
+	sfd.selectFile(fname.remove(QRegExp(FILENAME_FILTER)));
 	sfd.setDefaultSuffix( "xpf");
 
 	if( sfd.exec() == QDialog::Accepted &&