diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 0b896a725ef..6f1a24d7e80 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults() {
 
 	set("global/font","");
 	hints["global/font"]=PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING,"global/font",PROPERTY_HINT_GLOBAL_FILE,"*.fnt");
+	set("global/default_project_path","");
+	hints["global/default_project_path"]=PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING,"global/default_project_path",PROPERTY_HINT_GLOBAL_DIR);
+	set("global/default_project_export_path","");
+	hints["global/default_project_export_path"]=PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING,"global/default_project_export_path",PROPERTY_HINT_GLOBAL_DIR);
 
 	set("text_editor/background_color",Color::html("3b000000"));
 	set("text_editor/text_color",Color::html("aaaaaa"));
@@ -402,8 +406,8 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults() {
 	set("text_editor/create_signal_callbacks",true);
 	set("text_editor/autosave_interval_seconds",60);
 	set("text_editor/font","");
-	set("text_editor/auto_brace_complete", false);
 	hints["text_editor/font"]=PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING,"text_editor/font",PROPERTY_HINT_GLOBAL_FILE,"*.fnt");
+	set("text_editor/auto_brace_complete", false);
 
 
 	set("3d_editor/default_fov",45.0);
diff --git a/tools/editor/project_export.cpp b/tools/editor/project_export.cpp
index d757a4c07d9..22331c86bf7 100644
--- a/tools/editor/project_export.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/project_export.cpp
@@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ ProjectExportDialog::ProjectExportDialog(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	file_export = memnew( FileDialog );
 	add_child(file_export);
 	file_export->set_access(FileDialog::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
+	file_export->set_current_dir( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("global/default_project_export_path") );
 
 	file_export->set_title("Export Project");
 	file_export->connect("file_selected", this,"_export_action");
@@ -1353,6 +1354,7 @@ ProjectExportDialog::ProjectExportDialog(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 	pck_export = memnew( FileDialog );
 	pck_export->set_access(FileDialog::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
+	pck_export->set_current_dir( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("global/default_project_export_path") );
 	pck_export->set_title("Export Project PCK");
 	pck_export->connect("file_selected", this,"_export_action_pck");
 	pck_export->add_filter("*.pck ; Data Pack");
diff --git a/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp b/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp
index cd28c6da979..26d7abb7458 100644
--- a/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ ProjectManager::ProjectManager() {
 	scan_dir = memnew( FileDialog );
 	scan_dir->set_access(FileDialog::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
 	scan_dir->set_mode(FileDialog::MODE_OPEN_DIR);
+	scan_dir->set_current_dir( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("global/default_project_path") );
 	add_child(scan_dir);
 	scan_dir->connect("dir_selected",this,"_scan_begin");