diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/BLO_writefile.h b/source/blender/blenloader/BLO_writefile.h
index 746c663926d..f4f1438e284 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/BLO_writefile.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/BLO_writefile.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct BlendFileWriteParams {
   /** On write, restore paths after editing them (see #BLO_WRITE_PATH_REMAP_RELATIVE). */
   uint use_save_as_copy : 1;
   uint use_userdef : 1;
+  uint use_startup : 1;
   const struct BlendThumbnail *thumb;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
index 0a4f2fde93f..47e47478c42 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ bool BLO_write_file(Main *mainvar,
     if (remap_mode == BLO_WRITE_PATH_REMAP_RELATIVE) {
       /* Make all relative as none of the existing paths can be relative in an unsaved document.
        */
-      if (G.relbase_valid == false) {
+      if (G.relbase_valid == false && !params->use_startup) {
         remap_mode = BLO_WRITE_PATH_REMAP_RELATIVE_ALL;
       }
     }
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
index d2d080a9a68..144db6aa0ac 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
@@ -1777,6 +1777,7 @@ static int wm_homefile_write_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
                      fileflags,
                      &(const struct BlendFileWriteParams){
                          .remap_mode = BLO_WRITE_PATH_REMAP_RELATIVE,
+                         .use_startup = true,
                      },
                      op->reports) == 0) {
     printf("fail\n");