diff --git a/lib/gui/os/dialog/services/dialog.js b/lib/gui/os/dialog/services/dialog.js
index 5b59adb5..0cf3c1cb 100644
--- a/lib/gui/os/dialog/services/dialog.js
+++ b/lib/gui/os/dialog/services/dialog.js
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ module.exports = function($q, SupportedFormatsModel) {
   this.selectImage = () => {
     return $q((resolve, reject) => {
       electron.remote.dialog.showOpenDialog({
+
+        // This variable is set when running in GNU/Linux from
+        // inside an AppImage, and represents the working directory
+        // from where the AppImage was run (which might not be the
+        // place where the AppImage is located). `OWD` stands for
+        // "Original Working Directory".
+        //
+        // See: https://github.com/probonopd/AppImageKit/commit/1569d6f8540aa6c2c618dbdb5d6fcbf0003952b7
+        defaultPath: process.env.OWD,
+
         properties: [
           'openFile'
         ],
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