diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 0c1dcee9ebe..7ba40caf688 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -2594,6 +2594,8 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option, bool p_confirmed) {
 			}
 		} break;
 		case RUN_PROJECT_DATA_FOLDER: {
+			// ensure_user_data_dir() to prevent the edge case: "Open Project Data Folder" won't work after the project was renamed in ProjectSettingsEditor unless the project is saved
+			OS::get_singleton()->ensure_user_data_dir();
 			OS::get_singleton()->shell_open(String("file://") + OS::get_singleton()->get_user_data_dir());
 		} break;
 		case FILE_EXPLORE_ANDROID_BUILD_TEMPLATES: {