diff --git a/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.gd b/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.gd
index 463368383..0e0ad5047 100644
--- a/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.gd
@@ -366,9 +366,20 @@ func _on_FileLineEdit_text_changed(new_text: String) -> void:
 	Global.current_project.file_name = new_text
 
 
-func _on_FileDialog_dir_selected(dir: String) -> void:
+func _on_path_dialog_dir_selected(dir: String) -> void:
 	path_line_edit.text = dir
 	Global.current_project.export_directory_path = dir
+	# Needed because if native file dialogs are enabled
+	# the export dialog closes when the path dialog closes
+	if not visible:
+		show()
+
+
+func _on_path_dialog_canceled() -> void:
+	# Needed because if native file dialogs are enabled
+	# the export dialog closes when the path dialog closes
+	if not visible:
+		show()
 
 
 func _on_FileFormat_item_selected(idx: int) -> void:
diff --git a/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.tscn b/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.tscn
index 0c7073133..21129596d 100644
--- a/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.tscn
+++ b/src/UI/Dialogs/ExportDialog.tscn
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ size_flags_horizontal = 3
 [connection signal="toggled" from="VBoxContainer/VSplitContainer/VBoxContainer/AdvancedOptions/GridContainer/SplitLayers" to="." method="_on_split_layers_toggled"]
 [connection signal="toggled" from="VBoxContainer/VSplitContainer/VBoxContainer/AdvancedOptions/GridContainer/IncludeTagsInFilename" to="." method="_on_IncludeTagsInFilename_toggled"]
 [connection signal="toggled" from="VBoxContainer/VSplitContainer/VBoxContainer/AdvancedOptions/GridContainer/MultipleAnimationsDirectories" to="." method="_on_MultipleAnimationsDirectories_toggled"]
-[connection signal="dir_selected" from="PathDialog" to="." method="_on_FileDialog_dir_selected"]
+[connection signal="canceled" from="PathDialog" to="." method="_on_path_dialog_canceled"]
+[connection signal="dir_selected" from="PathDialog" to="." method="_on_path_dialog_dir_selected"]
 [connection signal="confirmed" from="FileExistsAlert" to="." method="_on_FileExistsAlert_confirmed"]
 [connection signal="custom_action" from="FileExistsAlert" to="." method="_on_FileExistsAlert_custom_action"]
 [connection signal="timeout" from="FrameTimer" to="." method="_on_FrameTimer_timeout"]