diff --git a/lib/pages/receive_view/generate_receiving_uri_qr_code_view.dart b/lib/pages/receive_view/generate_receiving_uri_qr_code_view.dart
index ae615bd96..75d0deba0 100644
--- a/lib/pages/receive_view/generate_receiving_uri_qr_code_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/receive_view/generate_receiving_uri_qr_code_view.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:typed_data';
 import 'dart:ui' as ui;
 
 // import 'package:document_file_save_plus/document_file_save_plus.dart';
 import 'package:decimal/decimal.dart';
+import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_svg/svg.dart';
@@ -71,19 +73,53 @@ class _GenerateUriQrCodeViewState extends State<GenerateUriQrCodeView> {
           await image.toByteData(format: ui.ImageByteFormat.png);
       Uint8List pngBytes = byteData!.buffer.asUint8List();
 
-      // if (shouldSaveInsteadOfShare) {
-      //   await DocumentFileSavePlus.saveFile(
-      //       pngBytes,
-      //       "receive_qr_code_${DateTime.now().toLocal().toIso8601String()}.png",
-      //       "image/png");
-      // } else {
-      final tempDir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
-      final file = await File("${tempDir.path}/qrcode.png").create();
-      await file.writeAsBytes(pngBytes);
+      if (shouldSaveInsteadOfShare) {
+        if (Util.isDesktop) {
+          final dir = Directory("${Platform.environment['HOME']}");
+          if (!dir.existsSync()) {
+            throw Exception(
+                "Home dir not found while trying to open filepicker on QR image save");
+          }
+          final path = await FilePicker.platform.saveFile(
+            fileName: "qrcode.png",
+            initialDirectory: dir.path,
+          );
 
-      await Share.shareFiles(["${tempDir.path}/qrcode.png"],
-          text: "Receive URI QR Code");
-      // }
+          if (path != null) {
+            final file = File(path);
+            if (file.existsSync()) {
+              unawaited(
+                showFloatingFlushBar(
+                  type: FlushBarType.warning,
+                  message: "$path already exists!",
+                  context: context,
+                ),
+              );
+            } else {
+              await file.writeAsBytes(pngBytes);
+              unawaited(
+                showFloatingFlushBar(
+                  type: FlushBarType.success,
+                  message: "$path saved!",
+                  context: context,
+                ),
+              );
+            }
+          }
+        } else {
+          //   await DocumentFileSavePlus.saveFile(
+          //       pngBytes,
+          //       "receive_qr_code_${DateTime.now().toLocal().toIso8601String()}.png",
+          //       "image/png");
+        }
+      } else {
+        final tempDir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
+        final file = await File("${tempDir.path}/qrcode.png").create();
+        await file.writeAsBytes(pngBytes);
+
+        await Share.shareFiles(["${tempDir.path}/qrcode.png"],
+            text: "Receive URI QR Code");
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       debugPrint(e.toString());
     }
@@ -567,6 +603,7 @@ class _GenerateUriQrCodeViewState extends State<GenerateUriQrCodeView> {
                                   desktopMed: true,
                                   onPressed: () async {
                                     // TODO: add save functionality instead of share
+                                    // save works on linux at the moment
                                     await _capturePng(true);
                                   },
                                   label: "Save",