diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc
index 5e5781ff7d..c45747b62b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ NewSessionDialog::set_session_folder(const Glib::ustring& dir)
 	if ((res = canonicalize_file_name (realdir.c_str())) != 0) {
 		cerr << "canonical, use " << res << endl;
 		m_folder->set_current_folder (res);
+		engine_page_session_folder = res;
 		free (res);
 	}