diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c b/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c
index 0010332c8d9..ab80a7a6ead 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c
@@ -1705,7 +1705,10 @@ static int open_invoke(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *UNUSED(event))
 	}
 
 	path = (font && strcmp(font->name, FO_BUILTIN_NAME) != 0)? font->name: U.fontdir;
-
+	
+	if(!RNA_property_is_set(op->ptr, "relative_path"))
+		RNA_boolean_set(op->ptr, "relative_path", U.flag & USER_RELPATHS);
+		
 	if(RNA_property_is_set(op->ptr, "filepath"))
 		return open_exec(C, op);
 
@@ -1730,7 +1733,7 @@ void FONT_OT_open(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	ot->flag= OPTYPE_REGISTER|OPTYPE_UNDO;
 	
 	/* properties */
-	WM_operator_properties_filesel(ot, FOLDERFILE|FTFONTFILE, FILE_SPECIAL, FILE_OPENFILE, WM_FILESEL_FILEPATH);
+	WM_operator_properties_filesel(ot, FOLDERFILE|FTFONTFILE, FILE_SPECIAL, FILE_OPENFILE, WM_FILESEL_FILEPATH|WM_FILESEL_RELPATH);
 }
 
 /******************* delete operator *********************/