--- gedit-3.2.1.orig/gedit/gedit-commands-file.c
+++ gedit-3.2.1/gedit/gedit-commands-file.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h> /* For strlen and strcmp */
 
+#include <glib.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
@@ -476,7 +477,14 @@ _gedit_cmd_file_open (GtkAction   *actio
 
 	if (default_path == NULL)
 		default_path = _gedit_window_get_default_location (window);
-
+	
+	/*If default_path is still NULL, we set it to users home directory
+	 *to prevent the file chooser from displaying "Recently Used" as default
+	 *location
+	 */
+	if (default_path == NULL)
+		default_path = g_file_new_for_path (g_get_home_dir());
+		
 	if (default_path != NULL)
 	{
 		gchar *uri;
@@ -897,8 +905,24 @@ file_save_as (GeditTab    *tab,
 								 uri);
 
 			g_free (uri);
-			g_object_unref (default_path);
 		}
+		
+		/*If default_path is NULL, we set it to users home directory
+	 	*to prevent the file chooser from displaying "Recently Used" as default
+	 	*location
+	 	*/
+		if (default_path == NULL)
+		{
+			gchar *uri;
+			
+			default_path = g_file_new_for_path (g_get_home_dir());
+			uri = g_file_get_uri (default_path);
+			gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder_uri (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (save_dialog),
+								 uri);
+								 
+			g_free (uri);
+		}
+		g_object_unref (default_path);
 
 		gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (save_dialog),
 						   docname);