diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h
index 4587586d297..bba052ed5c3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const char CONFIG_MIMETYPE[]    = "application/vnd.qtcreator.generic.config";
 const char GENERICPROJECT_ID[]  = "GenericProjectManager.GenericProject";
 
 const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_SETTING[] = "GenericProject/FileFilter";
-const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "Makefile*; *.o; *.obj; *~; *.files; *.config; *.creator; *.user; *.includes";
+const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "Makefile*; *.o; *.obj; *~; *.files; *.config; *.creator; *.user; *.includes; *.autosave";
 
 const char SHOW_FILE_FILTER_SETTING[] = "GenericProject/ShowFileFilter";
 const char SHOW_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "*.c; *.cc; *.cpp; *.cp; *.cxx; *.c++; *.h; *.hh; *.hpp; *.hxx;";