diff --git a/src/blackgui/settings/guisettings.h b/src/blackgui/settings/guisettings.h
index fa3b5989e..62f5c61cc 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/settings/guisettings.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/settings/guisettings.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         private:
             QString m_widgetStyle { "Fusion" };
-            int     m_preferredSelection = static_cast<int>(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
+            int m_preferredSelection = static_cast<int>(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
 
             BLACK_METACLASS(
                 CGeneralGuiSettings,
diff --git a/src/blackgui/settings/viewdirectorysettings.h b/src/blackgui/settings/viewdirectorysettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..041c7fe87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/settings/viewdirectorysettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift project community / contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_SETTINGS_VIEWDIRECTORYSETTINGS_H
+#define BLACKGUI_SETTINGS_VIEWDIRECTORYSETTINGS_H
+
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/settingscache.h"
+#include "blackconfig/buildconfig.h"
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Settings
+    {
+        //! Trait for directory settings
+        struct TViewDirectorySettings : public BlackMisc::TSettingTrait<QString>
+        {
+            //! Key in data cache
+            static const char *key() { return "guiviewdirectory/%Application%"; }
+
+            //! Validator function.
+            static bool isValid(const QString &directory) { Q_UNUSED(directory); return true; }
+
+            //! Default, not consolidating
+            static const QString &defaultValue() { return BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::getDocumentationDirectory(); }
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
index ee75c7d8b..6417fa633 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return this->ps_loadJson();
         }
 
-        CStatusMessage CViewBaseNonTemplate::showFileSaveDialog() const
+        CStatusMessage CViewBaseNonTemplate::showFileSaveDialog()
         {
             return this->ps_saveJson();
         }
@@ -514,11 +514,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->settingsChanged();
         }
 
-        QString CViewBaseNonTemplate::getDefaultFilename(bool load) const
+        QString CViewBaseNonTemplate::getSettingsFileName(bool load) const
         {
             // some logic to find a useful default name
-            QString dir = CBuildConfig::getDocumentationDirectory();
-
+            const QString dir = m_dirSettings.get();
             if (load)
             {
                 return CFileUtils::appendFilePaths(dir, CFileUtils::jsonWildcardAppendix());
@@ -1400,7 +1399,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             do
             {
                 const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(nullptr,
-                                         tr("Load data file"), getDefaultFilename(true),
+                                         tr("Load data file"), getSettingsFileName(true),
                                          tr("swift (*.json *.txt)"));
                 if (fileName.isEmpty())
                 {
@@ -1453,13 +1452,23 @@ namespace BlackGui
         }
 
         template <class ModelClass, class ContainerType, class ObjectType>
-        CStatusMessage CViewBase<ModelClass, ContainerType, ObjectType>::ps_saveJson() const
+        CStatusMessage CViewBase<ModelClass, ContainerType, ObjectType>::ps_saveJson()
         {
             const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(nullptr,
-                                     tr("Save data file"), getDefaultFilename(false),
+                                     tr("Save data file"), getSettingsFileName(false),
                                      tr("swift (*.json *.txt)"));
             if (fileName.isEmpty()) { return CStatusMessage(this, CStatusMessage::SeverityDebug, "Save canceled", true); }
             const QString json(this->toJsonString()); // save as CVariant JSON
+
+            // keep directory for settings
+            const QFileInfo file(fileName);
+            const QDir fileDir(file.absoluteDir());
+            if (fileDir.exists())
+            {
+                this->m_dirSettings.setAndSave(fileDir.absolutePath());
+            }
+
+            // save file
             const bool ok = CFileUtils::writeStringToFileInBackground(json, fileName);
             if (ok)
             {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h
index 3eef2b717..456bf4bef 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "blackgui/models/modelfilter.h"
 #include "blackgui/models/selectionmodel.h"
 #include "blackgui/settings/guisettings.h"
+#include "blackgui/settings/viewdirectorysettings.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackmisc/namevariantpairlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/propertyindex.h"
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             BlackMisc::CStatusMessage showFileLoadDialog();
 
             //! Show file save dialog
-            BlackMisc::CStatusMessage showFileSaveDialog() const;
+            BlackMisc::CStatusMessage showFileSaveDialog();
 
             //! Save file name (optional)
             void setSaveFileName(const QString &saveName) { this->m_saveFileName = saveName; }
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void init();
 
             //! Default file for load/save operations
-            QString getDefaultFilename(bool load) const;
+            QString getSettingsFileName(bool load) const;
 
             //! Init menu actions
             BlackGui::Menus::CMenuActions initMenuActions(MenuFlag menu);
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             BlackGui::CLoadIndicator *m_loadIndicator = nullptr;               //!< load indicator if needed
             QMap<MenuFlag, BlackGui::Menus::CMenuActions> m_menuFlagActions;   //!< initialized actions
             BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackGui::Settings::TGeneralGui> m_guiSettings { this, &CViewBaseNonTemplate::settingsChanged }; //!< general GUI settings
+            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackGui::Settings::TViewDirectorySettings> m_dirSettings { this }; //!< directory for load/save
 
         protected slots:
             //! Helper method with template free signature serving as callback from threaded worker
@@ -458,7 +460,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void ps_loadJsonAction();
 
             //! Save JSON
-            virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage ps_saveJson() const = 0;
+            virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage ps_saveJson() = 0;
 
             //! Save JSON for action/menu, no return signatur
             void ps_saveJsonAction();
@@ -696,7 +698,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             virtual void ps_doubleClicked(const QModelIndex &index) override;
             virtual void ps_rowSelected(const QModelIndex &index) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage ps_loadJson() override;
-            virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage ps_saveJson() const override;
+            virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage ps_saveJson() override;
             virtual void ps_copy() override;
             virtual void ps_cut() override;
             virtual void ps_paste() override;