diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpfiledialog.c b/app/widgets/gimpfiledialog.c
index 30916efe70..861e118c8d 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpfiledialog.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpfiledialog.c
@@ -636,17 +636,18 @@ gimp_file_dialog_set_save_image (GimpFileDialog *dialog,
       /* Priority of default type/extension for Export:
        *
        *   1. Type of last Export
-       *   2. Type of latest Export of any document
-       *   3. Type of the image Import
+       *   2. Type of the image Import
+       *   3. Type of latest Export of any document
        *   4. .png
        */
       ext_uri = gimp_image_get_exported_uri (image);
 
+      if (! ext_uri)
+        ext_uri = gimp_image_get_imported_uri (image);
+
       if (! ext_uri)
         ext_uri = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (gimp),
                                      GIMP_FILE_EXPORT_LAST_URI_KEY);
-      if (! ext_uri)
-        ext_uri = gimp_image_get_imported_uri (image);
 
       if (! ext_uri)
         ext_uri = "file:///we/only/care/about/extension.png";