diff --git a/eeschema/dialogs/panel_sym_lib_table.cpp b/eeschema/dialogs/panel_sym_lib_table.cpp
index 411a20f395..d7536f8d5d 100644
--- a/eeschema/dialogs/panel_sym_lib_table.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/dialogs/panel_sym_lib_table.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@ protected:
     }
 
 public:
+    void SetValue( int aRow, int aCol, const wxString &aValue ) override
+    {
+        LIB_TABLE_GRID::SetValue( aRow, aCol, aValue );
+
+        // If setting a filepath, attempt to auto-detect the format
+        if( aCol == COL_URI )
+        {
+            wxFileName fn( aValue );
+
+            for( SCH_IO_MGR::SCH_FILE_T piType : SCH_IO_MGR::SCH_FILE_T_vector )
+            {
+                if( SCH_IO_MGR::GetLibraryFileExtension( piType ).Lower() == fn.GetExt().Lower() )
+                {
+                    SetValue( aRow, COL_TYPE, SCH_IO_MGR::ShowType( piType ) );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 
     SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE_GRID( const SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE& aTableToEdit )
     {
@@ -176,7 +196,7 @@ protected:
 };
 
 
-PANEL_SYM_LIB_TABLE::PANEL_SYM_LIB_TABLE( DIALOG_EDIT_LIBRARY_TABLES* aParent, PROJECT* aProject ,
+PANEL_SYM_LIB_TABLE::PANEL_SYM_LIB_TABLE( DIALOG_EDIT_LIBRARY_TABLES* aParent, PROJECT* aProject,
                                           SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE* aGlobalTable,
                                           const wxString& aGlobalTablePath,
                                           SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE* aProjectTable,
@@ -467,26 +487,20 @@ void PANEL_SYM_LIB_TABLE::browseLibrariesHandler( wxCommandEvent& event )
     EESCHEMA_SETTINGS* cfg = Pgm().GetSettingsManager().GetAppSettings<EESCHEMA_SETTINGS>();
 
     wxString openDir = cfg->m_lastSymbolLibDir;
-    if( m_cur_grid == m_project_grid )
-    {
-        openDir = m_lastProjectLibDir;
-    }
 
-    wxFileDialog dlg( this, _( "Select Library" ),
-                      openDir, wxEmptyString, wildcards,
+    if( m_cur_grid == m_project_grid )
+        openDir = m_lastProjectLibDir;
+
+    wxFileDialog dlg( this, _( "Select Library" ), openDir, wxEmptyString, wildcards,
                       wxFD_OPEN | wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST | wxFD_MULTIPLE );
 
     if( dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_CANCEL )
         return;
 
     if( m_cur_grid == m_global_grid )
-    {
         cfg->m_lastSymbolLibDir = dlg.GetPath();
-    }
     else
-    {
         m_lastProjectLibDir = dlg.GetPath();
-    }
 
     const ENV_VAR_MAP& envVars       = Pgm().GetLocalEnvVariables();
     bool               addDuplicates = false;
@@ -525,10 +539,7 @@ void PANEL_SYM_LIB_TABLE::browseLibrariesHandler( wxCommandEvent& event )
 
             m_cur_grid->SetCellValue( last_row, COL_NICKNAME, nickname );
 
-            // TODO the following code can detect only schematic types, not libs
-            // SCH_IO_MGR needs to provide file extension information for libraries too
-
-            // auto detect the plugin type
+            // attempt to auto-detect the plugin type
             for( SCH_IO_MGR::SCH_FILE_T piType : SCH_IO_MGR::SCH_FILE_T_vector )
             {
                 if( SCH_IO_MGR::GetLibraryFileExtension( piType ).Lower() == fn.GetExt().Lower() )