diff --git a/src/virtManager/createvol.py b/src/virtManager/createvol.py
index b8de7558a..4eb2ed6c1 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createvol.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createvol.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class vmmCreateVolume(gobject.GObject):
 
     def show(self):
         self.topwin.show()
-        self.reset_state()
         self.topwin.present()
+        self.reset_state()
 
     def close(self, ignore1=None, ignore2=None):
         self.topwin.hide()
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class vmmCreateVolume(gobject.GObject):
     def reset_state(self):
         self.window.get_widget("vol-name").set_text("")
         self.populate_vol_format()
+        self.populate_vol_suffix()
 
         if len(self.vol_class.formats):
             self.window.get_widget("vol-format").set_sensitive(True)
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ class vmmCreateVolume(gobject.GObject):
         for f in formats:
             model.append([f, f])
 
+    def populate_vol_suffix(self):
+        suffix = ""
+        if self.vol_class == Storage.FileVolume:
+            suffix = ".img"
+        self.window.get_widget("vol-name-suffix").set_text(suffix)
+
     def finish(self, src):
         # validate input
         try:
@@ -192,12 +199,14 @@ class vmmCreateVolume(gobject.GObject):
 
     def validate(self):
         name = self.window.get_widget("vol-name").get_text()
+        suffix = self.window.get_widget("vol-name-suffix").get_text()
+        volname = name + suffix
         format = self.get_config_format()
         alloc = self.window.get_widget("vol-allocation").get_value()
         cap = self.window.get_widget("vol-capacity").get_value()
 
         try:
-            self.vol = self.vol_class(name=name,
+            self.vol = self.vol_class(name=volname,
                                       allocation=(alloc * 1024 * 1024),
                                       capacity=(cap * 1024 * 1024),
                                       pool=self.parent_pool.pool)
diff --git a/src/vmm-create-vol.glade b/src/vmm-create-vol.glade
index 8d8f40645..da4042e52 100644
--- a/src/vmm-create-vol.glade
+++ b/src/vmm-create-vol.glade
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@
 			  </child>
 
 			  <child>
-			    <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label15">
+			    <widget class="GtkLabel" id="vol-name-suffix">
 			      <property name="visible">True</property>
-			      <property name="label" translatable="yes">.img</property>
+			      <property name="label">suffix</property>
 			      <property name="use_underline">False</property>
 			      <property name="use_markup">False</property>
 			      <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT</property>