diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index 567a969b..5bd1cb08 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ int place_symbol(int pos, const char *symbol_name, double x, double y, short rot
  char name1[PATH_MAX];
  char tclev = 0;
  if(symbol_name==NULL) {
-   tcleval("load_file_dialog {Choose symbol} *.sym INITIALINSTDIR");
+   tcleval("load_file_dialog {Choose symbol} *.\\{sym,tcl\\} INITIALINSTDIR");
    my_strncpy(name1, tclresult(), S(name1));
  } else {
    my_strncpy(name1, symbol_name, S(name1));
diff --git a/src/callback.c b/src/callback.c
index 6dfbdd77..3578ae91 100644
--- a/src/callback.c
+++ b/src/callback.c
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ int rstate; /* (reduced state, without ShiftMask) */
    }
    if((key==XK_Insert && state == ShiftMask) ||  (key == 'i' && rstate == ControlMask)) /* insert sym */
    {
-     tcleval("load_file_dialog {Insert symbol} {} INITIALINSTDIR 2");
+     tcleval("load_file_dialog {Insert symbol} *.\\{sym,tcl\\} INITIALINSTDIR 2");
      break;
    }
    if((key==XK_Insert && state == 0) || (key == 'I' && rstate == 0) ) /* insert sym */
diff --git a/src/paste.c b/src/paste.c
index 84db3cdc..f462da7c 100644
--- a/src/paste.c
+++ b/src/paste.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void merge_file(int selection_load, const char ext[])
     if(selection_load==0)
     {
      if(!strcmp(ext,"")) {
-       my_snprintf(tmp, S(tmp), "load_file_dialog {Merge file} {} INITIALLOADDIR");
+       my_snprintf(tmp, S(tmp), "load_file_dialog {Merge file} {*} INITIALLOADDIR");
        tcleval(tmp);
        if(!strcmp(tclresult(),"")) return;
        my_strncpy(filename, (char *)tclresult(), S(filename));