diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
index cc10cdad7..08f5d3138 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
@@ -428,7 +428,16 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
     -- end
 end
 
-function ReaderUI:getLastDirFile()
+function ReaderUI:setLastDirForFileBrowser(dir)
+    self.last_dir_for_file_browser = dir
+end
+
+function ReaderUI:getLastDirFile(to_file_browser)
+    if to_file_browser and self.last_dir_for_file_browser then
+        local dir = self.last_dir_for_file_browser
+        self.last_dir_for_file_browser = nil
+        return dir
+    end
     local QuickStart = require("ui/quickstart")
     local last_dir
     local last_file = G_reader_settings:readSetting("lastfile")
@@ -447,7 +456,7 @@ function ReaderUI:showFileManager(file)
         last_dir, last_file = util.splitFilePathName(file)
         last_dir = last_dir:match("(.*)/")
     else
-        last_dir, last_file = self:getLastDirFile()
+        last_dir, last_file = self:getLastDirFile(true)
     end
     if FileManager.instance then
         FileManager.instance:reinit(last_dir, last_file)
diff --git a/plugins/newsdownloader.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/newsdownloader.koplugin/main.lua
index f6a3a56a7..ead943698 100644
--- a/plugins/newsdownloader.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/newsdownloader.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ function NewsDownloader:onCloseDocument()
         logger.dbg("NewsDownloader: news_download_dir_path:", news_download_dir_path)
         logger.dbg("NewsDownloader: removing NewsDownloader file from history.")
         ReadHistory:removeItemByPath(document_full_path)
+        local doc_dir = util.splitFilePathName(document_full_path)
+        self.ui:setLastDirForFileBrowser(doc_dir)
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/plugins/send2ebook.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/send2ebook.koplugin/main.lua
index f6cc1e308..60f97fd79 100644
--- a/plugins/send2ebook.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/send2ebook.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ function Send2Ebook:onCloseDocument()
         logger.dbg("Send2Ebook: download_dir_path:", download_dir_path)
         logger.dbg("Send2Ebook: removing Send2Ebook file from history.")
         ReadHistory:removeItemByPath(document_full_path)
+        self.ui:setLastDirForFileBrowser(download_dir_path)
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
index 92effb149..4cc80b048 100644
--- a/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@ function Wallabag:onCloseDocument()
         local document_full_path = self.ui.document.file
         if document_full_path and self.directory and self:getLastPercent() == 1 and self.directory == string.sub(document_full_path, 1, string.len(self.directory)) then
             ReadHistory:removeItemByPath(document_full_path)
+            self.ui:setLastDirForFileBrowser(self.directory)
         end
     end
 end