diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/browse.js b/core/modules/widgets/browse.js
index ddb39d628..ed57e4c33 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/browse.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/browse.js
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ BrowseWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	if(this.nwsaveas) {
 		domNode.setAttribute("nwsaveas",this.nwsaveas);
 	}
-	// Nw.js supports "webkitdirectory" to allow a directory to be selected
+	// Nw.js supports "webkitdirectory" and "nwdirectory" to allow a directory to be selected
 	if(this.webkitdirectory) {
 		domNode.setAttribute("webkitdirectory",this.webkitdirectory);
 	}
+	if(this.nwdirectory) {
+		domNode.setAttribute("nwdirectory",this.nwdirectory);
+	}
 	// Add a click event handler
 	domNode.addEventListener("change",function (event) {
 		if(self.message) {
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ BrowseWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	this.tooltip = this.getAttribute("tooltip");
 	this.nwsaveas = this.getAttribute("nwsaveas");
 	this.webkitdirectory = this.getAttribute("webkitdirectory");
+	this.nwdirectory = this.getAttribute("nwdirectory");
 };
 
 /*