diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp
index d5fd651bf5..84c5c64374 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void FilenameComponent::fileDragExit (const StringArray&)
 //==============================================================================
 File FilenameComponent::getCurrentFile() const
 {
-    File f (filenameBox.getText());
+    File f (File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getChildFile (filenameBox.getText()));
 
     if (enforcedSuffix.isNotEmpty())
         f = f.withFileExtension (enforcedSuffix);