diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a65b4627b..82ab293be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 This update has been brought to you by the contributions of:
+
 PinyaColada, Rémi Verschelde (akien-mga)
 
 ### Added
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ PinyaColada, Rémi Verschelde (akien-mga)
 
 ### Changed
 - `~` is now used as a random brush prefix instead of `%`. ([#362](https://github.com/Orama-Interactive/Pixelorama/pull/362))
+- The default path of the dialogs for opening and saving is now the user's desktop folder.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Made .pxo saving safer. In case of a crash while parsing JSON data, the old .pxo file, if it exists, will no longer be overwritten and corrupted.
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ PinyaColada, Rémi Verschelde (akien-mga)
 
 ## [v0.8.1] - 2020-10-14
 This update has been brought to you by the contributions of:
+
 Laurenz Reinthaler (Schweini07), PinyaColada
 
 ### Added
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ Laurenz Reinthaler (Schweini07), PinyaColada
 
 ## [v0.8] - 2020-09-23
 This update has been brought to you by the contributions of:
+
 Darshan Phaldesai (luiq54), Igor Santarek (jegor377), rob-a-bolton, Kinwailo, Michael Alexsander (YeldhamDev), Hugo Locurcio (Calinou), Martin Novák (novhack), Xenofon Konitsas (huskeee), Matthew Paul (matthewpaul-us)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/Main.gd b/src/Main.gd
index 072cea309..47759da12 100644
--- a/src/Main.gd
+++ b/src/Main.gd
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	Global.quit_and_save_dialog.add_button("Save & Exit", false, "Save")
 	Global.quit_and_save_dialog.get_ok().text = "Exit without saving"
 
+	Global.open_sprites_dialog.current_dir = OS.get_system_dir(OS.SYSTEM_DIR_DESKTOP)
+	Global.save_sprites_dialog.current_dir = OS.get_system_dir(OS.SYSTEM_DIR_DESKTOP)
+
 	var zstd_checkbox := CheckBox.new()
 	zstd_checkbox.name = "ZSTDCompression"
 	zstd_checkbox.pressed = true