diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
index 7101be25d..f1f130824 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define GAME_MWSTATE_STATEMANAGER_H
 
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace MWState
 {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual void endGame() = 0;
 
-            virtual void saveGame (const MWState::Slot *slot = 0) = 0;
+            virtual void saveGame (const std::string& description, const MWState::Slot *slot = 0) = 0;
             ///< Write a saved game to \a slot or create a new slot if \a slot == 0.
             ///
             /// \note Slot must belong to the current character.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 2ea83cfa3..38574e2fd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         WindowModal::open();
 
+        mSaveNameEdit->setCaption ("");
+
         center();
 
         MWBase::StateManager* mgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager();
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (mSaving)
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->saveGame (slot);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->saveGame (mSaveNameEdit->getCaption(), slot);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             return;
         for (MWState::Character::SlotIterator it = mCurrentCharacter->begin(); it != mCurrentCharacter->end(); ++it)
         {
-            mSaveList->addItem(it->mPath.string());
+            mSaveList->addItem(it->mProfile.mDescription);
         }
         onSlotSelected(mSaveList, MyGUI::ITEM_NONE);
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index 6aba93dc8..9d8cf2a81 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::endGame()
     mState = State_Ended;
 }
 
-void MWState::StateManager::saveGame (const Slot *slot)
+void MWState::StateManager::saveGame (const std::string& description, const Slot *slot)
 {
     ESM::SavedGame profile;
 
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::saveGame (const Slot *slot)
     profile.mInGameTime.mMonth = world.getMonth();
     /// \todo year
     /// \todo time played
+    profile.mDescription = description;
 
     if (!slot)
         slot = mCharacterManager.getCurrentCharacter()->createSlot (profile);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
index a380c9fee..abf7e123b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MWState
 
             virtual void endGame();
 
-            virtual void saveGame (const Slot *slot = 0);
+            virtual void saveGame (const std::string& description, const Slot *slot = 0);
             ///< Write a saved game to \a slot or create a new slot if \a slot == 0.
             ///
             /// \note Slot must belong to the current character.
diff --git a/components/esm/savedgame.cpp b/components/esm/savedgame.cpp
index 5a5fc9fa8..8169b01a1 100644
--- a/components/esm/savedgame.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/savedgame.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ void ESM::SavedGame::load (ESMReader &esm)
     mPlayerCell = esm.getHNString("PCEL");
     esm.getHNT (mInGameTime, "TSTM", 16);
     esm.getHNT (mTimePlayed, "TIME");
+    mDescription = esm.getHNString ("DESC");
 
     while (esm.isNextSub ("DEPE"))
         mContentFiles.push_back (esm.getHString());
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ void ESM::SavedGame::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
     esm.writeHNCString ("PCEL", mPlayerCell);
     esm.writeHNT ("TSTM", mInGameTime, 16);
     esm.writeHNT ("TIME", mTimePlayed);
+    esm.writeHNCString ("DESC", mDescription);
 
     for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator iter (mContentFiles.begin());
          iter!=mContentFiles.end(); ++iter)
diff --git a/components/esm/savedgame.hpp b/components/esm/savedgame.hpp
index e712e8f1f..6c11d318f 100644
--- a/components/esm/savedgame.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/savedgame.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace ESM
         std::string mPlayerCell;
         TimeStamp mInGameTime;
         double mTimePlayed;
+        std::string mDescription;
 
         /// \todo add field for screenshot