diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/advanced.qml b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/advanced.qml
index 273727b..d3e2549 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/advanced.qml
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/advanced.qml
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ Item {
                 id: saveConfigAs
                 selectExisting: false
                 title: i18n("Export")
+                folder: awConfig.configurationDirectory()
                 onAccepted: {
                     var status = awConfig.exportConfiguration(
                         plasmoid.configuration,
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ Item {
             QtDialogs.FileDialog {
                 id: openConfig
                 title: i18n("Import")
+                folder: awConfig.configurationDirectory()
                 onAccepted: importSelection.open()
             }
 
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp
index 2dd0259..a7b26be 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ AWConfigHelper::~AWConfigHelper()
 }
 
 
+QString AWConfigHelper::configurationDirectory() const
+{
+    // get readable directory
+    QString localDir = QString("%1/awesomewidgets/configs")
+                           .arg(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(
+                               QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation));
+
+    // create directory and copy files from default settings
+    QDir localDirectory;
+    if ((!localDirectory.exists(localDir))
+        && (localDirectory.mkpath(localDir))) {
+        qCInfo(LOG_AW) << "Created directory" << localDir;
+        copyConfigs(localDir);
+    }
+
+    return localDir;
+}
+
+
 bool AWConfigHelper::dropCache() const
 {
     QString fileName = QString("%1/awesomewidgets.ndx")
@@ -212,6 +231,28 @@ void AWConfigHelper::writeDataEngineConfiguration(
 }
 
 
+void AWConfigHelper::copyConfigs(const QString localDir) const
+{
+    qCDebug(LOG_AW) << "Local directory" << localDir;
+
+    QStringList dirs = QStandardPaths::locateAll(
+        QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QString("awesomewidgets/configs"),
+        QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    for (auto dir : dirs) {
+        if (dir == localDir)
+            continue;
+        QStringList files = QDir(dir).entryList(QDir::Files);
+        for (auto source : files) {
+            QString destination = QString("%1/%2").arg(localDir).arg(source);
+            bool status = QFile::copy(QString("%1/%2").arg(dir).arg(source),
+                                      destination);
+            qCInfo(LOG_AW) << "File" << source << "has been copied to"
+                           << destination << "with status" << status;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 void AWConfigHelper::copyExtensions(const QString item, const QString type,
                                     QSettings &settings,
                                     const bool inverse) const
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h
index 912ac3d..d16e297 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class AWConfigHelper : public QObject
 public:
     explicit AWConfigHelper(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     virtual ~AWConfigHelper();
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString configurationDirectory() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE bool dropCache() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE bool exportConfiguration(QObject *nativeConfig,
                                          const QString fileName) const;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // methods
+    void copyConfigs(const QString localDir) const;
     void copyExtensions(const QString item, const QString type,
                         QSettings &settings, const bool inverse) const;
     void copySettings(QSettings &from, QSettings &to) const;
diff --git a/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
index fe9dfc0..e910453 100644
--- a/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sources/awesomewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ include_directories(
 file(GLOB SUBPROJECT_SOURCE *.cpp ${PROJECT_TRDPARTY_DIR}/qreplytimeout/*.cpp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp)
 file(GLOB SUBPROJECT_HEADER *.h ${PROJECT_TRDPARTY_DIR}/qreplytimeout/*.h)
 file(GLOB SUBPROJECT_UI *.ui)
+set(SUBPROJECT_CONFIGS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/configs)
 set(SUBPROJECT_GRAPHITEMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/desktops)
 set(SUBPROJECT_QUOTES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/quotes)
 set(SUBPROJECT_SCRIPTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ add_library(${SUBPROJECT} STATIC ${SUBPROJECT_SOURCE} ${SUBPROJECT_HEADER} ${SUB
 target_link_libraries(${SUBPROJECT} ${Qt_LIBRARIES} ${Kf5_LIBRARIES})
 
 # install
+install(DIRECTORY ${SUBPROJECT_CONFIGS} DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})
 install(DIRECTORY ${SUBPROJECT_GRAPHITEMS} DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})
 install(DIRECTORY ${SUBPROJECT_QUOTES} DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})
 install(DIRECTORY ${SUBPROJECT_SCRIPTS} DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})