diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.cpp
index 5f5dc1e9e..05fca2561 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ void BufferFormatSpecifier::toggleHelp()
     showHelp(false);
 }
 
+void BufferFormatSpecifier::setFormat(const QString &format)
+{
+  ui->formatText->setText(format);
+}
+
 void BufferFormatSpecifier::setErrors(const QString &errors)
 {
   ui->errors->setText(errors);
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.h b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.h
index f196edfd3..45496bcfe 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/BufferFormatSpecifier.h
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ public:
   explicit BufferFormatSpecifier(QWidget *parent = 0);
   ~BufferFormatSpecifier();
 
-  void setErrors(const QString &errors);
-  void showHelp(bool help);
-
 signals:
   void processFormat(const QString &format);
 
 public slots:
   void toggleHelp();
+  void setFormat(const QString &format);
+  void setErrors(const QString &errors);
+  void showHelp(bool help);
 
 private slots:
   void on_apply_clicked();
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/BufferViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/BufferViewer.cpp
index 8b2fc032c..a8428bf57 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/BufferViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/BufferViewer.cpp
@@ -2735,6 +2735,8 @@ void BufferViewer::processFormat(const QString &format)
 
   m_Format = format;
 
+  ui->formatSpecifier->setFormat(format);
+
   m_ModelVSIn->columns = cols;
 
   uint32_t stride = 0;