diff --git a/src/qt/intro.cpp b/src/qt/intro.cpp
index 6d6af54290..390bcd22fb 100644
--- a/src/qt/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/intro.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void Intro::pickDataDirectory()
     /* 2) Allow QSettings to override default dir */
     dataDir = settings.value("strDataDir", dataDir).toString();
 
-    if(!fs::exists(GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir)) || GetBoolArg("-choosedatadir", DEFAULT_CHOOSE_DATADIR))
+    if(!fs::exists(GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir)) || GetBoolArg("-choosedatadir", DEFAULT_CHOOSE_DATADIR) || settings.value("fReset", false).toBool() || GetBoolArg("-resetguisettings", false))
     {
         /* If current default data directory does not exist, let the user choose one */
         Intro intro;
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ void Intro::pickDataDirectory()
         }
 
         settings.setValue("strDataDir", dataDir);
+        settings.setValue("fReset", false);
     }
     /* Only override -datadir if different from the default, to make it possible to
      * override -datadir in the bitcoin.conf file in the default data directory
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
index 7987d8e7ea..5538a28413 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ void OptionsModel::Reset()
     // Set strDataDir
     settings.setValue("strDataDir", dataDir);
 
+    // Set that this was reset
+    settings.setValue("fReset", true);
+
     // default setting for OptionsModel::StartAtStartup - disabled
     if (GUIUtil::GetStartOnSystemStartup())
         GUIUtil::SetStartOnSystemStartup(false);