diff --git a/ui/CHANGES.md b/ui/CHANGES.md
index 74670d941..f9bc1ed77 100644
--- a/ui/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ui/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 - **Changed**: `FileTypeFilter` select box won't be shown when `FileChooser` `SelectionMode` is set to `DIRECTORIES`
 - **Changed**: `FileChooser` now can be closed by pressing enter when file name field has focus
 - **Changed**: `Dialogs#showOKDialog` can be closed using enter and escape key
-- **Changed**: `FileChooser` will fallback to default directory when `setDirectory` is called with invalid file handle (either non existing path or poiting to file)
+- **Changed**: [#176 (comment)](https://github.com/kotcrab/vis-editor/issues/176#issuecomment-237046516) - `FileChooser` path text field will now show end of the path when it's too long
+- **Changed**: `FileChooser` will fallback to default directory when `setDirectory` is called with invalid file handle (either non existing path or pointing to file)
    - Fixes possible crash when current directory is removed while it's open in file chooser
    - Removed protected `handleAsyncError`, no longer needed
 
diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/com/kotcrab/vis/ui/widget/file/FileChooser.java b/ui/src/main/java/com/kotcrab/vis/ui/widget/file/FileChooser.java
index 241e957dc..d349a35a2 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/com/kotcrab/vis/ui/widget/file/FileChooser.java
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/com/kotcrab/vis/ui/widget/file/FileChooser.java
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ public class FileChooser extends VisWindow implements FileHistoryCallback {
 	private DirsSuggestionPopup dirsSuggestionPopup;
 	private VisLabel fileTypeLabel;
 	private PopupMenu viewModePopupMenu;
-	private FileHandle defaultStartingDirectory;
 
 	/** @param mode whether this chooser will be used to open or save files */
 	public FileChooser (Mode mode) {
@@ -289,9 +288,7 @@ private void createToolbar () {
 			@Override
 			public void activeItemChanged (MenuItem newItem, boolean changedByKeyboard) {
 				if (changedByKeyboard == false || newItem == null) return;
-
-				currentPath.setText(newItem.getText().toString());
-				currentPath.setCursorPosition(currentPath.getText().length());
+				setCurrentPathFieldText(newItem.getText().toString());
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -317,7 +314,7 @@ public boolean keyDown (InputEvent event, int keycode) {
 						addRecentDirectory(file);
 					} else {
 						showDialog(POPUP_DIRECTORY_DOES_NOT_EXIST.get());
-						currentPath.setText(currentDirectory.path());
+						setCurrentPathFieldText(currentDirectory.path());
 					}
 					event.stop();
 				}
@@ -330,7 +327,7 @@ public boolean keyDown (InputEvent event, int keycode) {
 			@Override
 			public void keyboardFocusChanged (FocusEvent event, Actor actor, boolean focused) {
 				if (focused == false) {
-					currentPath.setText(currentDirectory.path());
+					setCurrentPathFieldText(currentDirectory.path());
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -499,6 +496,11 @@ else if (actor instanceof Layout)
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void setCurrentPathFieldText (String text) {
+		currentPath.setText(text);
+		currentPath.setCursorAtTextEnd();
+	}
+
 	private void createFileTextBox () {
 		VisTable table = new VisTable(true);
 		VisLabel nameLabel = new VisLabel(FILE_NAME.get());
@@ -862,7 +864,7 @@ private void rebuildFileList () {
 		}
 		deselectAll();
 
-		currentPath.setText(currentDirectory.path());
+		setCurrentPathFieldText(currentDirectory.path());
 
 		if (showBusyBarTask.isScheduled() == false) {
 			Timer.schedule(showBusyBarTask, 0.2f); //quite period before busy bar is shown
@@ -1054,7 +1056,7 @@ private void updateSelectedFileFieldText () {
 
 			selectedFileTextField.setText(builder.toString());
 		}
-		selectedFileTextField.setCurosrAtTextEnd();
+		selectedFileTextField.setCursorAtTextEnd();
 	}
 
 	private void removeInvalidSelections () {