diff --git a/core/src/gui/widgets/file_select.cpp b/core/src/gui/widgets/file_select.cpp
index c9bcd49d..6a909525 100644
--- a/core/src/gui/widgets/file_select.cpp
+++ b/core/src/gui/widgets/file_select.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool FileSelect::pathIsValid() {
 }
 
 void FileSelect::worker() {
-        auto file = pfd::open_file("Open File", "", _filter);
+        auto file = pfd::open_file("Open File", pathValid ? std::filesystem::path(expandString(path)).parent_path().string() : "", _filter);
         std::vector<std::string> res = file.result();
 
         if (res.size() > 0) {