diff --git a/src/ui/windows/wallets_dialog.h b/src/ui/windows/wallets_dialog.h
index 118c62e..a16b207 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/wallets_dialog.h
+++ b/src/ui/windows/wallets_dialog.h
@@ -245,8 +245,10 @@ public:
             ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(0, Layout::spacingSm()));
 
             // ---- Scan another folder — always visible, full-width, opens the in-app folder picker -
+            // Start in the DRAGONX data directory (where the datadir wallets live) so the user can
+            // navigate up/out from a familiar anchor to find wallets in other folders.
             if (StyledButton(TR("wallets_scan_folder"), ImVec2(listW, 0))) {
-                FolderPicker::open("", [app](const std::string& dir) {
+                FolderPicker::open(util::Platform::getDragonXDataDir(), [app](const std::string& dir) {
                     std::error_code ec;
                     if (!dir.empty() && std::filesystem::is_directory(dir, ec)) {
                         if (app->walletIndex().addExtraFolder(dir)) app->walletIndex().save();