diff --git a/cura/PrintInformation.py b/cura/PrintInformation.py
index 3e1ed2f8fa..3353cc176e 100644
--- a/cura/PrintInformation.py
+++ b/cura/PrintInformation.py
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ class PrintInformation(QObject):
         # name is "" when I first had some meshes and afterwards I deleted them so the naming should start again
         is_empty = name == ""
         if is_empty or (self._base_name == "" and self._base_name != name):
+            # remove ".curaproject" suffix from (imported) the file name
+            if name.endswith(".curaproject"):
+                name = name[:name.rfind(".curaproject")]
             self._base_name = name
             self._updateJobName( empty_name = is_empty)