diff --git a/dialog/file_xdg.go b/dialog/file_xdg.go
index 75c3769cbe..1574853825 100644
--- a/dialog/file_xdg.go
+++ b/dialog/file_xdg.go
@@ -78,13 +78,16 @@ func getFavoriteLocations() (map[string]fyne.ListableURI, error) {
 
 func fileOpenOSOverride(d *FileDialog) bool {
 	go func() {
-		folderCallback, folder := d.callback.(func(fyne.ListableURI, error))
 		options := &filechooser.OpenOptions{
 			Modal:       true,
 			Directory:   folder,
 			AcceptLabel: d.confirmText,
 		}
+		if d.startingLocation != nil {
+			options.Location = d.startingLocation.Path()
+		}
 
+		folderCallback, folder := d.callback.(func(fyne.ListableURI, error))
 		if folder {
 			uris, err := filechooser.OpenFile("", "Open Folder", options)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -131,14 +134,17 @@ func fileOpenOSOverride(d *FileDialog) bool {
 
 func fileSaveOSOverride(d *FileDialog) bool {
 	go func() {
+		options := &filechooser.SaveSingleOptions{
+			Modal:       true,
+			AcceptLabel: d.confirmText,
+			FileName:    d.initialFileName,
+		}
+		if d.startingLocation != nil {
+			options.Location = d.startingLocation.Path()
+		}
+
 		callback := d.callback.(func(fyne.URIWriteCloser, error))
-		uris, err := filechooser.SaveFile("", "Open File",
-			&filechooser.SaveSingleOptions{
-				Modal:       true,
-				AcceptLabel: d.confirmText,
-				FileName:    d.initialFileName,
-			},
-		)
+		uris, err := filechooser.SaveFile("", "Open File", options)
 		if err != nil {
 			callback(nil, err)
 			return
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9be0ea0cd5..94b41b2ea5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lucor/goinfo v0.9.0
 	github.com/mcuadros/go-version v0.0.0-20190830083331-035f6764e8d2
 	github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646
-	github.com/rymdport/portal v0.0.0-20231119194321-d452ead565fd
+	github.com/rymdport/portal v0.0.0-20231119195719-fb11153c815d
 	github.com/srwiley/oksvg v0.0.0-20221011165216-be6e8873101c
 	github.com/srwiley/rasterx v0.0.0-20220730225603-2ab79fcdd4ef
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d2fb98864b..42112a91df 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQD
 github.com/ryanuber/columnize v0.0.0-20160712163229-9b3edd62028f/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFouqFdy9/2g9QGwK3SQygK0Ts=
 github.com/rymdport/portal v0.0.0-20231119194321-d452ead565fd h1:nHVuLKAtBcunYBBiuclbtYllz+gW9TB3uHR8e1uMoM0=
 github.com/rymdport/portal v0.0.0-20231119194321-d452ead565fd/go.mod h1:RYYAnv4sssTQ7ceErKl7UD8auER/0yFV7CgmfS/uAD8=
+github.com/rymdport/portal v0.0.0-20231119195719-fb11153c815d h1:q+VIAL+ZpA2fP/9k6dn+720s4YJGVATDTj35L2CWsIA=
+github.com/rymdport/portal v0.0.0-20231119195719-fb11153c815d/go.mod h1:RYYAnv4sssTQ7ceErKl7UD8auER/0yFV7CgmfS/uAD8=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529/go.mod h1:DxrIzT+xaE7yg65j358z/aeFdxmN0P9QXhEzd20vsDc=
 github.com/shurcooL/go v0.0.0-20200502201357-93f07166e636/go.mod h1:TDJrrUr11Vxrven61rcy3hJMUqaf/CLWYhHNPmT14Lk=
 github.com/shurcooL/httpfs v0.0.0-20190707220628-8d4bc4ba7749/go.mod h1:ZY1cvUeJuFPAdZ/B6v7RHavJWZn2YPVFQ1OSXhCGOkg=