diff --git a/python/console/console_editor.py b/python/console/console_editor.py
index c2c6c9cde36..c985c7e9da2 100644
--- a/python/console/console_editor.py
+++ b/python/console/console_editor.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ email                : lrssvtml (at) gmail (dot) com
  ***************************************************************************/
 Some portions of code were taken from https://code.google.com/p/pydee/
 """
-from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import Qt, QObject, QEvent, QCoreApplication, QFileInfo, QSize
+from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import Qt, QObject, QEvent, QCoreApplication, QFileInfo, QSize, QDir
 from qgis.PyQt.QtGui import QFont, QFontMetrics, QColor, QKeySequence, QCursor, QFontDatabase
 from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QShortcut, QMenu, QApplication, QWidget, QGridLayout, QSpacerItem, QSizePolicy, QFileDialog, QTabWidget, QTreeWidgetItem, QFrame, QLabel, QToolButton, QMessageBox
 from qgis.PyQt.Qsci import QsciScintilla, QsciLexerPython, QsciAPIs, QsciStyle
@@ -831,9 +831,10 @@ class EditorTab(QWidget):
         if self.path is None:
             saveTr = QCoreApplication.translate('PythonConsole',
                                                 'Python Console: Save file')
+            folder = self.pc.settings.value("pythonConsole/lastDirPath", QDir.homePath())
             self.path, filter = QFileDialog().getSaveFileName(self,
                                                               saveTr,
-                                                              self.tw.tabText(index) + '.py',
+                                                              os.path.join(folder, self.tw.tabText(index) + '.py'),
                                                               "Script file (*.py)")
             # If the user didn't select a file, abort the save operation
             if len(self.path) == 0: