diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
index 42b33736db..b3a3a32174 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
               <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
                <cstring>WorkingDir</cstring>
               </property>
+              <property name="mode">
+               <enum>Gui::FileChooser::Directory</enum>
+              </property>
               <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
                <cstring>Mod/Fem/General</cstring>
               </property>
@@ -284,6 +287,9 @@
               <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
                <cstring>CustomDirectoryPath</cstring>
               </property>
+              <property name="mode">
+               <enum>Gui::FileChooser::Directory</enum>
+              </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemMaterial.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemMaterial.ui
index a0d94d57fd..7bb12a8e88 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemMaterial.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemMaterial.ui
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
             <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
              <cstring>CustomMaterialsDir</cstring>
             </property>
+            <property name="mode">
+             <enum>Gui::FileChooser::Directory</enum>
+            </property>
             <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
              <cstring>Mod/Material/Resources</cstring>
             </property>