diff --git a/include/ConfigManager.h b/include/ConfigManager.h
index 4c0a73e05..2510283c0 100644
--- a/include/ConfigManager.h
+++ b/include/ConfigManager.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const QString TEMPLATE_PATH = "templates/";
 const QString PRESETS_PATH = "presets/";
 const QString SAMPLES_PATH = "samples/";
 const QString GIG_PATH = "samples/gig/";
-const QString SF2_PATH = "samples/sf2/";
+const QString SF2_PATH = "samples/soundfonts/";
 const QString LADSPA_PATH ="plugins/ladspa/";
 const QString DEFAULT_THEME_PATH = "themes/default/";
 const QString TRACK_ICON_PATH = "track_icons/";
diff --git a/plugins/sf2_player/sf2_player.cpp b/plugins/sf2_player/sf2_player.cpp
index ada18448a..fb2412517 100644
--- a/plugins/sf2_player/sf2_player.cpp
+++ b/plugins/sf2_player/sf2_player.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Plugin::Descriptor PLUGIN_EXPORT sf2player_plugin_descriptor =
 	0x0100,
 	Plugin::Instrument,
 	new PluginPixmapLoader( "logo" ),
-	"sf2",
+	"sf2,sf3",
 	NULL
 } ;
 
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ void sf2InstrumentView::showFileDialog()
 	ofd.setFileMode( FileDialog::ExistingFiles );
 
 	QStringList types;
-	types << tr( "SoundFont2 Files (*.sf2)" );
+	types << tr( "SoundFont Files (*.sf2 *.sf3)" );
 	ofd.setNameFilters( types );
 
 	if( k->m_filename != "" )
diff --git a/src/core/DataFile.cpp b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
index 7d9f40fde..c66fe0d49 100644
--- a/src/core/DataFile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ bool DataFile::validate( QString extension )
 		if (! ( extension == "mmp" || extension == "mpt" || extension == "mmpz" ||
 				extension == "xpf" || extension == "xml" ||
 				( extension == "xiz" && ! pluginFactory->pluginSupportingExtension(extension).isNull()) ||
-				extension == "sf2" || extension == "pat" || extension == "mid" ||
+				extension == "sf2" || extension == "sf3" || extension == "pat" || extension == "mid" ||
 				extension == "dll"
 				) )
 		{
diff --git a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
index 498089095..5e41e8e5d 100644
--- a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void FileBrowserTreeWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent * me )
 			m_previewPlayHandle = s;
 			delete tf;
 		}
-		else if( ( f->extension ()== "xiz" || f->extension() == "sf2" || f->extension() == "gig" ) &&
+		else if( ( f->extension ()== "xiz" || f->extension() == "sf2" || f->extension() == "sf3" || f->extension() == "gig" ) &&
 			! pluginFactory->pluginSupportingExtension(f->extension()).isNull() )
 		{
 			m_previewPlayHandle = new PresetPreviewPlayHandle( f->fullName(), f->handling() == FileItem::LoadByPlugin );
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void FileItem::determineFileType( void )
 		m_type = PresetFile;
 		m_handling = LoadByPlugin;
 	}
-	else if( ext == "sf2" )
+	else if( ext == "sf2" || ext == "sf3" )
 	{
 		m_type = SoundFontFile;
 	}