diff --git a/include/config.hpp b/include/config.hpp
index 8c0d2e12..2333c682 100644
--- a/include/config.hpp
+++ b/include/config.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 // Remember to initialize every field here to its default value otherwise bad things will happen
 struct EmulatorConfig {
-    // Only enable the shader JIT by default on platforms where it's completely tested
+	// Only enable the shader JIT by default on platforms where it's completely tested
 #ifdef PANDA3DS_X64_HOST
 	static constexpr bool shaderJitDefault = true;
 #else
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct EmulatorConfig {
 	// Default to 3% battery to make users suffer
 	int batteryPercentage = 3;
 
+	// Default ROM path to open in Qt and misc frontends
+	std::filesystem::path defaultRomPath = "";
 	std::filesystem::path filePath;
 
 	EmulatorConfig(const std::filesystem::path& path);
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 299ef594..2f9b7e00 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void EmulatorConfig::load() {
 
 			discordRpcEnabled = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(general, "EnableDiscordRPC", false);
 			usePortableBuild = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(general, "UsePortableBuild", false);
+			defaultRomPath = toml::find_or<std::string>(general, "DefaultRomPath", "");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ void EmulatorConfig::save() {
 
 	data["General"]["EnableDiscordRPC"] = discordRpcEnabled;
 	data["General"]["UsePortableBuild"] = usePortableBuild;
+	data["General"]["DefaultRomPath"] = defaultRomPath.string();
 	data["GPU"]["EnableShaderJIT"] = shaderJitEnabled;
 	data["GPU"]["Renderer"] = std::string(Renderer::typeToString(rendererType));
 	data["GPU"]["EnableVSync"] = vsyncEnabled;
diff --git a/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp b/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
index 17f9ff26..3ff1049c 100644
--- a/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ void MainWindow::swapEmuBuffer() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::selectROM() {
-	auto path =
-		QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Select 3DS ROM to load"), "", tr("Nintendo 3DS ROMs (*.3ds *.cci *.cxi *.app *.3dsx *.elf *.axf)"));
+	auto path = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
+		this, tr("Select 3DS ROM to load"), QString::fromStdU16String(emu->getConfig().defaultRomPath.u16string()),
+		tr("Nintendo 3DS ROMs (*.3ds *.cci *.cxi *.app *.3dsx *.elf *.axf)")
+	);
 
 	if (!path.isEmpty()) {
 		std::filesystem::path* p = new std::filesystem::path(path.toStdU16String());