diff --git a/src/data/format/mws.cpp b/src/data/format/mws.cpp
index 07a3eb57..1d7ae60b 100644
--- a/src/data/format/mws.cpp
+++ b/src/data/format/mws.cpp
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ void export_mws(Window* parent, const SetP& set) {
 	}
 	
 	// Select filename
-	String name = wxFileSelector(_("Export to file"),_(""),_(""),_(""),
+	String name = wxFileSelector(_("Export to file"),settings.default_export_dir,_(""),_(""),
 		                         _("Text files (*.txt)|*.txt|All Files|*"),
 		                         wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT, parent);
 	if (name.empty()) return;
+	settings.default_export_dir = wxPathOnly(name);
 	wxBusyCursor busy;
 	// Open file
 	wxFileOutputStream f(name);
diff --git a/src/data/settings.cpp b/src/data/settings.cpp
index 4f63c483..0e52a058 100644
--- a/src/data/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/data/settings.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ IMPLEMENT_REFLECTION_NO_SCRIPT(Settings) {
 	REFLECT_ALIAS(300, "default style settings", "default stylesheet settings");
 	REFLECT(locale);
 	REFLECT(recent_sets);
+	REFLECT(default_set_dir);
+	REFLECT(default_image_dir);
+	REFLECT(default_symbol_dir);
+	REFLECT(default_export_dir);
 	REFLECT(set_window_maximized);
 	REFLECT(set_window_width);
 	REFLECT(set_window_height);
diff --git a/src/data/settings.hpp b/src/data/settings.hpp
index 3fdb2470..609dc572 100644
--- a/src/data/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/data/settings.hpp
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ class Settings {
 	/// Add a file to the list of recent files
 	void addRecentFile(const String& filename);
 	
+	// --------------------------------------------------- : Files/directories
+	String default_set_dir;    ///< Where to look for .mse-set files
+	String default_image_dir;  ///< Where to look for images to import
+	String default_symbol_dir; ///< Where to look for .mse-symbol files
+	String default_export_dir; ///< Where to export to by default
+	
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Set window
 	bool set_window_maximized;
 	UInt set_window_width;
diff --git a/src/gui/html_export_window.cpp b/src/gui/html_export_window.cpp
index a6577ea0..8ca63a66 100644
--- a/src/gui/html_export_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/html_export_window.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ HtmlExportWindow::HtmlExportWindow(Window* parent, const SetP& set, const Export
 void HtmlExportWindow::onOk(wxCommandEvent&) {
 	ExportTemplateP exp = list->getSelection<ExportTemplate>();
 	// get filename
-	String name = wxFileSelector(_TITLE_("save html"),_(""),_(""),_(""),exp->file_type, wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT);
+	String name = wxFileSelector(_TITLE_("save html"),settings.default_export_dir,_(""),_(""),exp->file_type, wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT);
 	if (name.empty()) return;
+	settings.default_export_dir = wxPathOnly(name);
 	wxBusyCursor wait;
 	// export info for script
 	ExportInfo info;
diff --git a/src/gui/images_export_window.cpp b/src/gui/images_export_window.cpp
index ff39a0fb..3b1ed1f0 100644
--- a/src/gui/images_export_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/images_export_window.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ void ImagesExportWindow::onOk(wxCommandEvent&) {
 	else if (sel == 2) gs.images_export_conflicts = CONFLICT_NUMBER;
 	else               gs.images_export_conflicts = CONFLICT_NUMBER_OVERWRITE;
 	// Select filename
-	String name = wxFileSelector(_TITLE_("export images"),_(""), _LABEL_("filename is ignored"),_(""),
+	String name = wxFileSelector(_TITLE_("export images"), settings.default_export_dir, _LABEL_("filename is ignored"),_(""),
 		                         _LABEL_("filename is ignored")+_("|*"), wxSAVE, this);
 	if (name.empty()) return;
+	settings.default_export_dir = wxPathOnly(name);
 	// Export
 	export_images(set, getSelection(), name, gs.images_export_filename, gs.images_export_conflicts);
 	// Done
diff --git a/src/gui/set/window.cpp b/src/gui/set/window.cpp
index 72b0baa8..b7d5d81a 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/window.cpp
@@ -390,8 +390,9 @@ bool SetWindow::askSaveAndContinue() {
 		try {
 			if (set->needSaveAs()) {
 				// need save as
-				wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("save set"), _(""), set->short_name, export_formats(*set->game), wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT);
+				wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("save set"), settings.default_set_dir, set->short_name, export_formats(*set->game), wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT);
 				if (dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK) {
+					settings.default_set_dir = dlg.GetDirectory();
 					export_set(*set, dlg.GetPath(), dlg.GetFilterIndex());
 					return true;
 				} else {
@@ -503,8 +504,9 @@ void SetWindow::onFileNew(wxCommandEvent&) {
 
 void SetWindow::onFileOpen(wxCommandEvent&) {
 	if (!settings.open_sets_in_new_window && isOnlyWithSet() && !askSaveAndContinue()) return;
-	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("open set"), _(""), _(""), import_formats(), wxOPEN);
+	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("open set"), settings.default_set_dir, _(""), import_formats(), wxOPEN);
 	if (dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK) {
+		settings.default_set_dir = dlg.GetDirectory();
 		wxBusyCursor busy;
 		SetP new_set = import_set(dlg.GetPath());
 		switchSet(new_set);
@@ -523,8 +525,9 @@ void SetWindow::onFileSave(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 }
 
 void SetWindow::onFileSaveAs(wxCommandEvent&) {
-	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("save set"), _(""), set->short_name, export_formats(*set->game), wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT);
+	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("save set"), settings.default_set_dir, set->short_name, export_formats(*set->game), wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT);
 	if (dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK) {
+		settings.default_set_dir = dlg.GetDirectory();
 		export_set(*set, dlg.GetPath(), dlg.GetFilterIndex());
 		updateTitle(); // title may depend on filename
 	}
@@ -571,10 +574,11 @@ void SetWindow::onFileExportMenu(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 void SetWindow::onFileExportImage(wxCommandEvent&) {
 	CardP card = current_panel->selectedCard();
 	if (!card)  return; // no card selected
-	String name = wxFileSelector(_TITLE_("save image"), _(""), card->identification(), _(""),
+	String name = wxFileSelector(_TITLE_("save image"), settings.default_export_dir, card->identification(), _(""),
 		                         _("JPEG images (*.jpg)|*.jpg|Windows bitmaps (*.bmp)|*.bmp|PNG images (*.png)|*.png|GIF images (*.gif)|*.gif|TIFF images (*.tif)|*.tif"),
 		                         wxSAVE | wxOVERWRITE_PROMPT, this);
 	if (!name.empty()) {
+		settings.default_export_dir = wxPathOnly(name);
 		export_image(set, card, name);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp b/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp
index c85c5e26..9a0ad492 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ void SymbolWindow::onFileNew(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 }
 
 void SymbolWindow::onFileOpen(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
-	String name = wxFileSelector(_("Open symbol"),_(""),_(""),_(""),_("Symbol files|*.mse-symbol;*.bmp|MSE2 symbol files (*.mse-symbol)|*.mse-symbol|Images/MSE1 symbol files|*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg;*.gif"),wxOPEN|wxFILE_MUST_EXIST, this);
+	String name = wxFileSelector(_("Open symbol"),settings.default_symbol_dir,_(""),_(""),_("Symbol files|*.mse-symbol;*.bmp|MSE2 symbol files (*.mse-symbol)|*.mse-symbol|Images/MSE1 symbol files|*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg;*.gif"),wxOPEN|wxFILE_MUST_EXIST, this);
 	if (!name.empty()) {
+		settings.default_symbol_dir = wxPathOnly(name);
 		wxFileName n(name);
 		String ext = n.GetExt();
 		SymbolP symbol;
@@ -235,8 +236,9 @@ void SymbolWindow::onFileSave(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 }
 
 void SymbolWindow::onFileSaveAs(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
-	String name = wxFileSelector(_("Save symbol"),_(""),_(""),_(""),_("Symbol files (*.mse-symbol)|*.mse-symbol"),wxSAVE, this);
+	String name = wxFileSelector(_("Save symbol"),settings.default_set_dir,_(""),_(""),_("Symbol files (*.mse-symbol)|*.mse-symbol"),wxSAVE, this);
 	if (!name.empty()) {
+		settings.default_set_dir = wxPathOnly(name);
 		Writer writer(new_shared1<wxFileOutputStream>(name), file_version_symbol);
 		writer.handle(control->getSymbol());
 	}
diff --git a/src/gui/value/image.cpp b/src/gui/value/image.cpp
index c0821fb2..14186fce 100644
--- a/src/gui/value/image.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/value/image.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 IMPLEMENT_VALUE_EDITOR(Image) {}
 
 bool ImageValueEditor::onLeftDClick(const RealPoint&, wxMouseEvent&) {
-	String filename = wxFileSelector(_("Open image file"), _(""), _(""), _(""),
+	String filename = wxFileSelector(_("Open image file"), settings.default_image_dir, _(""), _(""),
 		                             _("All images|*.bmp;*.jpg;*.png;*.gif|Windows bitmaps (*.bmp)|*.bmp|JPEG images (*.jpg;*.jpeg)|*.jpg;*.jpeg|PNG images (*.png)|*.png|GIF images (*.gif)|*.gif|TIFF images (*.tif;*.tiff)|*.tif;*.tiff"),
 		                             wxOPEN, wxGetTopLevelParent(&editor()));
 	if (!filename.empty()) {
+		settings.default_image_dir = wxPathOnly(filename);
 		sliceImage(wxImage(filename));
 	}
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp b/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp
index 6b25770b..50aebc5f 100644
--- a/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ void WelcomeWindow::draw(DC& dc) {
 }
 
 void WelcomeWindow::onOpenSet(wxCommandEvent&) {
-	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("open set"), wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, import_formats(), wxOPEN);
+	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("open set"), settings.default_set_dir, wxEmptyString, import_formats(), wxOPEN);
 	if (dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK) {
+		settings.default_set_dir = dlg.GetDirectory();
 		wxBusyCursor wait;
 		close(import_set(dlg.GetPath()));
 	}