diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 2a0701507..776044f20 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -2093,8 +2093,10 @@ LoadTorrentParams Session::initLoadTorrentParams(const AddTorrentParams &addTorr
     const bool useAutoTMM = addTorrentParams.useAutoTMM.value_or(!isAutoTMMDisabledByDefault());
     if (useAutoTMM)
         loadTorrentParams.savePath = "";
-    else if (addTorrentParams.savePath.trimmed().isEmpty())
+    else if (addTorrentParams.savePath.isEmpty())
         loadTorrentParams.savePath = defaultSavePath();
+    else if (QDir(addTorrentParams.savePath).isRelative())
+        loadTorrentParams.savePath = QDir(defaultSavePath()).absoluteFilePath(addTorrentParams.savePath);
     else
         loadTorrentParams.savePath = normalizePath(addTorrentParams.savePath);