diff --git a/src/DEPENDENCIES b/src/DEPENDENCIES
index 72f98c217d..f2cb4f5e12 100644
--- a/src/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/src/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ physics.o: search.o
 physics.o: string.o
 physics.o: tally.o
 
+plot_header.o: constants.o
+
 plot.o: constants.o
 plot.o: error.o
 plot.o: geometry.o
diff --git a/src/input_xml.F90 b/src/input_xml.F90
index 36ff24fd36..3a7bb02806 100644
--- a/src/input_xml.F90
+++ b/src/input_xml.F90
@@ -1127,6 +1127,10 @@ contains
       pl % id       = plot_(i) % id
       pl % aspect   = plot_(i) % aspect
 
+      ! Set output file path
+      pl % path_plot = trim(path_input) // trim(to_str(pl % id)) // &
+                       "_" // trim(plot_(i) % filename) // ".ppm"
+
       ! Copy plot pixel size
       if (size(plot_(i) % pixels) == 2) then
         pl % pixels = plot_(i) % pixels
diff --git a/src/plot.F90 b/src/plot.F90
index ef93fecf4f..61d0ea74dd 100644
--- a/src/plot.F90
+++ b/src/plot.F90
@@ -151,10 +151,8 @@ contains
     type(Image),    intent(in) :: img
 
     integer :: i, j
-    character(MAX_LINE_LEN)    :: path_plot ! unit for binary plot file
 
-    path_plot = trim(path_input) // "slice" // trim(to_str(pl % id)) // ".ppm"
-    open(UNIT=UNIT_PLOT, FILE=path_plot)
+    open(UNIT=UNIT_PLOT, FILE=pl % path_plot)
 
     write(UNIT_PLOT, '(A2)') 'P6'
     write(UNIT_PLOT, '(I0,'' '',I0)') img%width, img%height
diff --git a/src/plot_header.F90 b/src/plot_header.F90
index b2f849ea99..294a7d0f5d 100644
--- a/src/plot_header.F90
+++ b/src/plot_header.F90
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module plot_header
 
+  use constants
+
   implicit none
 
 !===============================================================================
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ module plot_header
 
   type Plot
      integer :: id                    ! Unique ID
+     character(MAX_LINE_LEN) :: path_plot ! path for plot file
      integer :: type                  ! Type
      integer :: color_by              ! quantity to color regions by
      real(8) :: origin(3)             ! xyz center of plot location
diff --git a/src/xml-fortran/templates/plots_t.xml b/src/xml-fortran/templates/plots_t.xml
index e3f6903fe6..f01a21a836 100644
--- a/src/xml-fortran/templates/plots_t.xml
+++ b/src/xml-fortran/templates/plots_t.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
   <typedef name="plot_xml">
     <component name="id" type="integer" />
+    <component name="filename" type="word" length="50" default="'plot'" />
     <component name="type" type="word" length="10" default="'slice'"/>
     <component name="color" type="word" length="10" default="'cell'"/>
     <component name="origin" type="double-array" />