diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/Gtk.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/Gtk.cs
index 70010863ba..3138bdb22f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/Gtk.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/Gtk.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11.NativeDialogs
 
         [DllImport(GtkName)]
         public static extern void gtk_file_chooser_set_select_multiple(IntPtr chooser, bool allow);
-        
+
+        [DllImport(GtkName)]
+        public static extern void gtk_file_chooser_set_local_only(IntPtr chooser, bool local_only);
+
         [DllImport(GtkName)]
         public static extern void gtk_file_chooser_set_do_overwrite_confirmation(IntPtr chooser, bool do_overwrite_confirmation);
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/GtkNativeFileDialogs.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/GtkNativeFileDialogs.cs
index 2ae1dcfd89..99b4803445 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/GtkNativeFileDialogs.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/NativeDialogs/GtkNativeFileDialogs.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11.NativeDialogs
             }
 
             gtk_window_set_modal(dlg, true);
+            gtk_file_chooser_set_local_only(dlg, false);
             var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<string[]?>();
             List<IDisposable>? disposables = null;