diff --git a/src/main/java/tornadofx/Dialogs.kt b/src/main/java/tornadofx/Dialogs.kt
index 3baf557ed..8337def8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tornadofx/Dialogs.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/tornadofx/Dialogs.kt
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ enum class FileChooserMode { None, Single, Multi, Save }
  *
  * If the user cancels, the returnedfile list will be empty.
  */
-fun chooseFile(title: String? = null, filters: Array<out FileChooser.ExtensionFilter>, mode: FileChooserMode = Single, owner: Window? = null, op: FileChooser.() -> Unit = {}): List<File> {
+fun chooseFile(title: String? = null, filters: Array<out FileChooser.ExtensionFilter>, initialDirectory: File? = null, mode: FileChooserMode = Single, owner: Window? = null, op: FileChooser.() -> Unit = {}): List<File> {
     val chooser = FileChooser()
     if (title != null) chooser.title = title
     chooser.extensionFilters.addAll(filters)
+    chooser.initialDirectory = initialDirectory
     op(chooser)
     return when (mode) {
         Single -> {