diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index e20fcc377..661ab7e0a 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -1147,7 +1147,8 @@ bool AudacityApp::OnInit()
    /* Search path (for plug-ins, translations etc) is (in this order):
       * The AUDACITY_PATH environment variable
       * The current directory
-      * The user's .audacity-data directory in their home directory
+      * The user's "~/.audacity-data" or "Portable Settings" directory
+      * The user's "~/.audacity-files" directory
       * The "share" and "share/doc" directories in their install path */
    wxString home = wxGetHomeDir();
 
@@ -1179,6 +1180,9 @@ bool AudacityApp::OnInit()
    FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(FileNames::DataDir(), audacityPathList);
 
 #ifdef AUDACITY_NAME
+   FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(wxString::Format(wxT("%s/.%s-files"),
+      home, wxT(AUDACITY_NAME)),
+      audacityPathList);
    FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(wxString::Format(wxT("%s/share/%s"),
       wxT(INSTALL_PREFIX), wxT(AUDACITY_NAME)),
       audacityPathList);
@@ -1186,6 +1190,9 @@ bool AudacityApp::OnInit()
       wxT(INSTALL_PREFIX), wxT(AUDACITY_NAME)),
       audacityPathList);
 #else //AUDACITY_NAME
+   FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(wxString::Format(wxT("%s/.audacity-files"),
+      home),
+      audacityPathList)
    FileNames::AddUniquePathToPathList(wxString::Format(wxT("%s/share/audacity"),
       wxT(INSTALL_PREFIX)),
       audacityPathList);