diff --git a/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp b/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp
index 13cf87ac2ba..285de269b9e 100644
--- a/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/file_dialog.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ void FileDialog::set_default_show_hidden_files(bool p_show) {
 
 FileDialog::FileDialog() {
 
-	show_hidden_files=true;
+	show_hidden_files=default_show_hidden_files;
 
 	VBoxContainer *vbc = memnew( VBoxContainer );
 	add_child(vbc);
diff --git a/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp b/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp
index 00956919b73..f1eecd53b09 100644
--- a/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/project_manager.cpp
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ ProjectManager::ProjectManager() {
 	if (!EditorSettings::get_singleton())
 		EditorSettings::create();
 
+	FileDialog::set_default_show_hidden_files(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("file_dialog/show_hidden_files"));
 
 	set_area_as_parent_rect();
 	Panel *panel = memnew( Panel );