diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/SystemDialogs.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/SystemDialogs.cs
index fb8af02d5d..cff376ad1f 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/SystemDialogs.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/SystemDialogs.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -79,9 +80,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Gtk3
 
         public Task<string[]> ShowFileDialogAsync(FileDialog dialog, IWindowImpl parent)
         {
-            return ShowDialog(dialog.Title, ((WindowBaseImpl) parent)?.GtkWidget,
+            return ShowDialog(dialog.Title, ((WindowBaseImpl)parent)?.GtkWidget,
                 dialog is OpenFileDialog ? GtkFileChooserAction.Open : GtkFileChooserAction.Save,
-                (dialog as OpenFileDialog)?.AllowMultiple ?? false, dialog.InitialFileName);
+                (dialog as OpenFileDialog)?.AllowMultiple ?? false,
+                Path.Combine(string.IsNullOrEmpty(dialog.InitialDirectory) ? "" : dialog.InitialDirectory,
+                string.IsNullOrEmpty(dialog.InitialFileName) ? "" : dialog.InitialFileName));
         }
 
         public async Task<string> ShowFolderDialogAsync(OpenFolderDialog dialog, IWindowImpl parent)