diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp
index d8798879a..6f3523c0b 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <QStackedWidget>
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QAbstractButton>
+#include <QSettings>
 #include <QDebug>
 
 PreferencesDialog* PreferencesDialog::instance()
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog()
 {
 	loadPreferences(); //TODO: Move this code out of the qthelper.cpp
 
+	QSettings s;
+	s.beginGroup("GeneralSettings");
+	s.setValue("default_directory", system_default_directory());
+	s.endGroup();
+
 	pagesList = new QListWidget();
 	pagesStack = new QStackedWidget();
 	buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(