diff --git a/crates/engine/src/prefs.rs b/crates/engine/src/prefs.rs
--- a/crates/engine/src/prefs.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/prefs.rs
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ impl Default for HistoryLog {
 pub struct FileHandling {
     pub image_previews: Ask,
     pub lowercase_extension: bool,
+    /// Save As and the export dialogs start in the open document's folder (on, the default), or
+    /// in the folder last saved or exported to across documents when off (#9656, #8493).
+    pub save_as_to_original_folder: bool,
     /// File › Save a Copy suggests the document's own name rather than "<name> copy" (#8080).
     pub do_not_append_copy: bool,
     /// Saves run in the background while you keep working (on), or in the foreground under a
@@ -496,6 +499,10 @@ pub struct FileHandling {
     pub recent_file_count: u32,
     /// Most recently opened files, newest first (File › Open Recent).
     pub recent_files: Vec<String>,
+    /// The folder the last save or export dialog was answered with, for any document: where
+    /// Save As and the export dialogs start with Save As to Original Folder off (#9656). Kept
+    /// here so it survives a restart; the dialog does not show it.
+    pub last_save_folder: String,
     /// A folder whose `.cube`, `.3dl` and `.look` files Color Lookup lists under its built-in
     /// looks (native only, #6558). Empty lists none.
     pub lut_folder: String,
@@ -514,6 +521,7 @@ impl Default for FileHandling {
         Self {
             image_previews: Ask::Always,
             lowercase_extension: true,
+            save_as_to_original_folder: true,
             do_not_append_copy: false,
             save_in_background: true,
             autosave: true,
@@ -526,6 +534,7 @@ impl Default for FileHandling {
             rasterize_svg_groups_deeper_than: photocraft_doc::MAX_GROUP_DEPTH as u32,
             recent_file_count: 20,
             recent_files: Vec::new(),
+            last_save_folder: String::new(),
             lut_folder: String::new(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/app/files.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/app/files.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/app/files.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/app/files.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ impl PhotocraftApp {
             }
         };
         let doc = st.doc.id;
+        // Save As to Original Folder off: the name stays, the folder is the one last saved to.
+        // File › Save of a flat file asking for a name keeps writing the document's own file.
+        let own_file = plain_save && st.path.as_deref() == Some(suggested.as_str());
+        let suggested = match self.last_save_dir().filter(|_| !own_file && !self.session.prefs().file_handling.save_as_to_original_folder) {
+            Some(dir) => std::path::Path::new(&suggested).file_name().map_or(suggested.clone(), |name| dir.join(name).to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
+            None => suggested,
+        };
         self.pick_save(&suggested, move |app, path| {
             app.with_document(doc, |app| {
                 let own = app.session.active().and_then(|st| st.path.clone());
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog.rs
@@ -146,17 +146,23 @@ impl PhotocraftApp {
     /// A bare file name (export dialogs, an untitled document) starts in the folder the active
     /// document was last saved or exported to through a dialog, else beside the document
     /// (#1826, #1866). A caller's explicit directory is kept. The chosen folder is remembered for
-    /// the document the dialog was asked for.
+    /// the document the dialog was asked for. With Preferences ▸ File Handling › Save As to
+    /// Original Folder off, a bare name starts in the folder last saved or exported to for any
+    /// document instead, else beside the document (#9656).
     pub(crate) fn pick_save(&mut self, suggested: &str, then: impl FnOnce(&mut Self, String) -> Result<Value, String> + 'static) -> Result<Value, String> {
         let mut suggested = std::path::PathBuf::from(suggested);
         let doc = self.session.active().map(|d| d.doc.id);
         // Closed documents' folders are no longer needed.
         let open: Vec<_> = self.session.documents().iter().map(|d| d.doc.id).collect();
         self.save_dirs.retain(|id, _| open.contains(id));
+        let beside_document = || self.session.active().and_then(|d| d.path.as_deref()).and_then(|p| std::path::Path::new(p).parent()).map(Path::to_path_buf);
+        let remembered = if self.session.prefs().file_handling.save_as_to_original_folder {
+            doc.and_then(|d| self.save_dirs.get(&d).cloned())
+        } else {
+            self.last_save_dir()
+        };
         if suggested.parent().is_some_and(|p| p.as_os_str().is_empty())
-            && let Some(dir) = doc
-                .and_then(|d| self.save_dirs.get(&d).cloned())
-                .or_else(|| self.session.active().and_then(|d| d.path.as_deref()).and_then(|p| std::path::Path::new(p).parent()).map(Path::to_path_buf))
+            && let Some(dir) = remembered.or_else(beside_document)
         {
             suggested = dir.join(suggested);
         }
@@ -174,6 +180,10 @@ impl PhotocraftApp {
                 {
                     app.save_dirs.insert(doc, dir.to_path_buf());
                 }
+                if let Some(dir) = Path::new(&path).parent().filter(|p| !p.as_os_str().is_empty()) {
+                    let dir = dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+                    app.session.prefs.edit(|p| p.file_handling.last_save_folder = dir);
+                }
                 then(app, path)
             }
             _ => Err(UNEXPECTED.into()),
@@ -184,6 +194,12 @@ impl PhotocraftApp {
         Ok(asked)
     }
 
+    /// The folder the last save or export dialog was answered with, for any document, when
+    /// Preferences ▸ File Handling › Save As to Original Folder is off (#9656).
+    pub(crate) fn last_save_dir(&self) -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+        Some(self.session.prefs().file_handling.last_save_folder.as_str()).filter(|d| !d.is_empty()).map(std::path::PathBuf::from)
+    }
+
     /// Whether a save to `path` replaces a file the save dialog didn't ask about: the dialog
     /// answered `answered`, and [`saved_path`] changed it. A file at `path` that
     /// [`Services::same_file`](crate::Services::same_file) finds is the same entry as `answered` (the
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog/tests.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/file_dialog/tests.rs
@@ -738,6 +738,69 @@ fn save_dialogs_remember_where_each_document_was_last_saved() {
     app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
 }
 
+/// #9656: Save As and the export dialogs start in the open document's folder by default; with
+/// Save As to Original Folder off they start in the folder last saved to, for any document.
+#[test]
+fn save_as_starts_in_the_document_folder_unless_original_folder_is_off() {
+    let (mut app, open, _) = app();
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    app.session.active_mut().unwrap().path = Some(joined("/clients/a", "design.psd"));
+    let suggested = |open: &Open| match &open.borrow()[0].0 {
+        FileDialogRequest::Save { suggested } => suggested.clone(),
+        other => panic!("save dialog expected, got {other:?}"),
+    };
+    let ask = |app: &mut PhotocraftApp, open: &Open, id: &str, answer_with: Option<&str>| {
+        menus::invoke(app, &ctx, id, json!({})).unwrap();
+        app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+        let asked = suggested(open);
+        answer(open, answer_with.map(|p| FileDialogAnswer::SaveTo(p.into())));
+        app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+        asked
+    };
+    // The default: Save As offers the document's own path, and nothing is remembered across documents.
+    assert!(app.session.prefs().file_handling.save_as_to_original_folder);
+    assert_eq!(ask(&mut app, &open, "file.saveAs", Some(&joined("/exports", "design.psd"))), joined("/clients/a", "design.psd"));
+    assert_eq!(app.session.prefs().file_handling.last_save_folder, Path::new("/exports").to_string_lossy());
+    app.session.active_mut().unwrap().path = Some(joined("/clients/a", "design.psd"));
+    assert_eq!(ask(&mut app, &open, "file.saveAs", None), joined("/clients/a", "design.psd"));
+    // Off: the name stays, the folder is the one last saved to.
+    app.run("prefs.set", json!({"path": "fileHandling.saveAsToOriginalFolder", "value": false})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ask(&mut app, &open, "file.saveAs", None), joined("/exports", "design.psd"));
+    // A bare export name follows the same rule, for a document that was never saved there.
+    app.pick_save("result.png", |_, _| Ok(Value::Null)).unwrap();
+    app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+    assert_eq!(suggested(&open), joined("/exports", "result.png"));
+    answer(&open, None);
+    app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+    // Nothing remembered yet: fall back to the document's folder.
+    app.run("prefs.set", json!({"path": "fileHandling.lastSaveFolder", "value": ""})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ask(&mut app, &open, "file.saveAs", None), joined("/clients/a", "design.psd"));
+    app.pick_save("result.png", |_, _| Ok(Value::Null)).unwrap();
+    app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+    assert_eq!(suggested(&open), joined("/clients/a", "result.png"));
+    answer(&open, None);
+    app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+}
+
+/// #9656: with Save As to Original Folder off, File › Save of a flat file that asks for a name
+/// still offers the document's own file; only Save As moves to the remembered folder.
+#[test]
+fn plain_save_keeps_the_documents_file_when_original_folder_is_off() {
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    let path = "/pics/My image.jpg";
+    let (mut app, open, _) = jpeg_app(None, false);
+    app.opened_from(path);
+    app.run("image.adjustments.invert", json!({})).unwrap();
+    app.run("prefs.set", json!({"values": {"fileHandling.saveAsToOriginalFolder": false, "fileHandling.lastSaveFolder": "/exports"}})).unwrap();
+    for (id, expected) in [("file.save", path.to_string()), ("file.saveAs", joined("/exports", "My image.jpg"))] {
+        menus::invoke(&mut app, &ctx, id, json!({})).unwrap();
+        app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+        assert!(matches!(&open.borrow()[0].0, FileDialogRequest::Save { suggested } if *suggested == expected), "{id}");
+        answer(&open, None);
+        app.poll_file_dialog(&ctx, None);
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn save_suggestions_preserve_explicit_directories_and_untitled_names() {
     let (mut app, open, _) = app();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -3911,6 +3911,7 @@ navigator	Zoom	Zvětšení
 	Chisel Soft	Měkké tesání
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Otevřít EXR bez údaje o barevném prostoru jako ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Nepřidávat „copy“ k názvu souboru při ukládání kopie
+	Save As to Original Folder	Uložit jako do původní složky
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Upravit vybraná vodítka
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -3315,6 +3315,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Glätten
 	Chisel Soft	Meißeln weich
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Farbangabenloses EXR als ACEScg öffnen
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Beim Speichern einer Kopie „copy“ nicht an den Dateinamen anhängen
+	Save As to Original Folder	„Speichern unter“ im Originalordner
 # Export As metadata and profile options
 	Color Profile	Farbprofil
 	EXIF	EXIF
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -3997,6 +3997,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Εξομάλυνση
 	Chisel Soft	Μαλακή σμίλευση
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Άνοιγμα EXR χωρίς χρωματική δήλωση ως ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Να μην προστίθεται «copy» στο όνομα αρχείου κατά την αποθήκευση αντιγράφου
+	Save As to Original Folder	Αποθήκευση ως στον αρχικό φάκελο
 # Export As metadata and profile options
 	EXIF	EXIF
 
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -4260,6 +4260,7 @@ navigator	Zoom	Zoom
 	Chisel Soft	Cincelar suave
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Abrir EXR sin espacio de color como ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	No añadir «copy» al nombre de archivo al guardar una copia
+	Save As to Original Folder	Guardar como en la carpeta original
 # Export As metadata and profile options
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -3307,6 +3307,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Lisser
 	Chisel Soft	Ciselage doux
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Ouvrir les EXR sans espace colorimétrique en ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Ne pas ajouter « copy » au nom de fichier lors de l’enregistrement d’une copie
+	Save As to Original Folder	Enregistrer sous dans le dossier d’origine
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Modifier les repères sélectionnés
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -4190,6 +4190,7 @@ cameraRaw	Yellow	Sárga
 	Chisel Soft	Lágy vésés
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Színinformáció nélküli EXR megnyitása ACEScg-ként
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Ne fűzze a „copy” szót a fájlnévhez másolat mentésekor
+	Save As to Original Folder	Mentés másként az eredeti mappába
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Kijelölt segédvonalak szerkesztése
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -3310,6 +3310,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Haluskan
 	Chisel Soft	Pahat Lembut
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Buka EXR tanpa informasi warna sebagai ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Jangan tambahkan "copy" ke nama file saat menyimpan salinan
+	Save As to Original Folder	Simpan Sebagai ke Folder Asli
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Edit Panduan Terpilih
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -4262,6 +4262,7 @@ navigator	Zoom	Zoom
 	Chisel Soft	Cesello morbido
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Apri gli EXR senza spazio colore come ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Non aggiungere "copy" al nome del file quando si salva una copia
+	Save As to Original Folder	Salva con nome nella cartella originale
 
 # Color management, Liquify, glyph group, warp and Camera Raw labels the Serbian, Vietnamese and Japanese catalogs added
 	Adobe-rgb-compat	Adobe RGB (compatibile)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -3977,6 +3977,7 @@ curves	Smooth	スムーズ
 	Chisel Soft	チゼルソフト
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	色空間のないEXRをACEScgとして開く
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	コピーを保存するときにファイル名に「copy」を付けない
+	Save As to Original Folder	「別名で保存」を元のフォルダーに
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	選択したガイドを編集
 	Clear Selected Guides	選択したガイドを消去
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -3502,6 +3502,7 @@ curves	Smooth	매끄럽게
 	Chisel Soft	부드럽게 조각
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	색 공간 정보 없는 EXR을 ACEScg로 열기
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	사본 저장 시 파일 이름에 "copy"를 붙이지 않음
+	Save As to Original Folder	다른 이름으로 저장 시 원본 폴더 사용
 # Export As metadata and profile options
 	Color Profile	색상 프로필
 	EXIF	EXIF
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -4059,6 +4059,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Vloeiend maken
 	Chisel Soft	Beitel zacht
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	EXR zonder kleurruimte als ACEScg openen
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Geen "copy" aan de bestandsnaam toevoegen bij het opslaan van een kopie
+	Save As to Original Folder	Opslaan als in oorspronkelijke map
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Geselecteerde hulplijnen bewerken
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -3914,6 +3914,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Wygładź
 	Chisel Soft	Dłuto miękkie
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Otwieraj EXR bez profilu koloru jako ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Nie dodawaj „copy” do nazwy pliku przy zapisywaniu kopii
+	Save As to Original Folder	Zapisz jako w folderze oryginału
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Edytuj zaznaczone prowadnice
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -4089,6 +4089,7 @@ layerLabel	No Color	Sem cor
 	Chisel Soft	Cinzel suave
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Abrir EXR sem espaço de cor como ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Não acrescentar "copy" ao nome do arquivo ao salvar uma cópia
+	Save As to Original Folder	Salvar como na pasta original
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Editar guias selecionadas
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -3273,6 +3273,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Сгладить
 	Chisel Soft	Мягкая огранка
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Открывать EXR без цветового профиля как ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Не добавлять «copy» к имени файла при сохранении копии
+	Save As to Original Folder	«Сохранить как» в исходную папку
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Изменить выбранные направляющие
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
@@ -4330,6 +4330,7 @@ shape	Appearance	Izgled
 	Chisel Soft	Meko klesanje
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Otvori EXR bez podatka o bojama kao ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Ne dodaji „copy“ u ime fajla pri čuvanju kopije
+	Save As to Original Folder	Sačuvaj kao u originalnu fasciklu
 	Show home recent files	Prikaži nedavne datoteke na početnom ekranu
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -4002,6 +4002,7 @@ cameraData	Lens	Lens
 	Chisel Soft	Yumuşak Keski
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Renk bilgisi olmayan EXR'yi ACEScg olarak aç
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Kopya kaydederken dosya adına "copy" ekleme
+	Save As to Original Folder	Farklı Kaydet’i özgün klasörde başlat
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Seçili Kılavuzları Düzenle
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -3999,6 +3999,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Згладити
 	Chisel Soft	М'яке різьблення
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Відкривати EXR без колірного профілю як ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Не додавати «copy» до імені файлу під час збереження копії
+	Save As to Original Folder	«Зберегти як» в початкову папку
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Редагувати вибрані напрямні
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -3762,6 +3762,7 @@ curves	Smooth	Làm mượt
 	Chisel Soft	Đục mềm
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	Mở EXR không khai báo màu sắc dưới dạng ACEScg
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	Không thêm "copy" vào tên tệp khi lưu bản sao
+	Save As to Original Folder	Lưu dưới dạng vào thư mục gốc
 
 # View › Guides › right-click a guide
 	Edit Selected Guides	Sửa đường căn đã chọn
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -2950,6 +2950,7 @@ curves	Smooth	平滑
 	Chisel Soft	雕刻柔和
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	将无色彩空间信息的 EXR 以 ACEScg 打开
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	存储副本时不在文件名后添加“copy”
+	Save As to Original Folder	“存储为”到原始文件夹
 # Export As metadata and profile options
 	Color Profile	颜色配置文件
 	EXIF	EXIF
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -2914,6 +2914,7 @@ curves	Smooth	平滑
 	Chisel Soft	雕刻柔和
 	Open color-less EXR as ACEScg	將無色彩空間資訊的 EXR 以 ACEScg 開啟
 	Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy	儲存副本時不在檔名後加上「copy」
+	Save As to Original Folder	「另存新檔」至原始資料夾
 # Export As metadata and profile options
 	Color Profile	色彩描述檔
 	EXIF	EXIF
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/fields.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/fields.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/fields.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/fields.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ pub(super) fn humanize(key: &str) -> String {
     // Performance: presentation without vsync (#1343); like the other graphics settings, it
     // takes effect when the window next opens.
     // File Handling: Photoshop's wording (#8080).
+    if key == "saveAsToOriginalFolder" {
+        return "Save As to Original Folder".into();
+    }
     if key == "doNotAppendCopy" {
         return "Do not append \"copy\" to filename when saving a copy".into();
     }
@@ -351,6 +354,8 @@ pub(super) fn field_visible(section: &str, obj: &Map<String, Value>, k: &str, qu
     let drawn_elsewhere = (section == "interface" && matches!(k, "theme" | "appearanceMode" | "darkTheme" | "lightTheme" | "favoriteThemes"))
         // View › Rulers (⌘R) sets it, as in Photoshop.
         || path == "unitsAndRulers.showRulers"
+        // The folder of the last save, kept for Save As to Original Folder (#9656).
+        || path == "fileHandling.lastSaveFolder"
         || (section == "performance" && matches!(k, "useGpu" | "gpuBackend" | "gpuAdapter" | "renderingMode" | "memoryUsageMb"))
         // The browser presents frames itself: Low-Latency Drawing does nothing there.
         || (cfg!(target_arch = "wasm32") && path == "performance.lowLatencyDrawing")
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/tests.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs/prefs_ui/tests.rs
@@ -942,6 +942,21 @@ fn ui_font_size_commands_follow_themes_and_dpi_and_reset_live() {
     assert!((ctx.pixels_per_point() - 1.5).abs() < 1e-4, "resetting font size keeps UI Scale");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn the_last_save_folder_survives_a_restart() {
+    let (mut app, store) = app_with_store();
+    let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+    tick(&mut app, &ctx);
+    app.run("prefs.set", json!({"values": {"fileHandling.saveAsToOriginalFolder": false}})).unwrap();
+    app.session.prefs.edit(|p| p.file_handling.last_save_folder = "/exports".into());
+    tick(&mut app, &ctx);
+    let saved = store.lock().unwrap().clone().unwrap();
+    let (mut app2, _) = app_with_saved(Some(saved));
+    tick(&mut app2, &ctx);
+    assert_eq!(app2.session.prefs().file_handling.last_save_folder, "/exports");
+    assert_eq!(app2.last_save_dir(), Some(std::path::PathBuf::from("/exports")));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn recent_files_survive_a_restart_and_honour_the_count() {
     let (mut app, store) = app_with_store();
diff --git a/docs/scorecard.md b/docs/scorecard.md
--- a/docs/scorecard.md
+++ b/docs/scorecard.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Generated by `cargo xtask scorecard` from `perf/budgets.toml`, `perf/baseline.js
 | [Performance](#performance) | 3 | 22 | 31 | 65 scenarios: 3 within budget, 22 over budget or failing, 9 tracked only, 27 not run, 4 not measurable yet (baseline 2026-10-05) |
 | [File compatibility](#file-compatibility) | 11 | 14 | 2 | io corpus: oracle ≥ 148/170, round trip ≥ 169/170; psd-tools corpus: oracle ≥ 249/309, round trip ≥ 308/309; photoshop oracles: oracle ≥ 190/258, round trip ≥ 258/258 |
 | [Tools](#tools) | 36 | 9 | 0 |  |
-| [Workspace and UI](#workspace-and-ui) | 15 | 6 | 2 | settings that do nothing: 12 of 178 (target 0) |
+| [Workspace and UI](#workspace-and-ui) | 15 | 6 | 2 | settings that do nothing: 12 of 180 (target 0) |
 | [Type](#type) | 5 | 5 | 0 |  |
 | [Automation](#automation) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 631 of 631 menu items live (100.0%) |
 | [Reliability](#reliability) | 5 | 2 | 0 | never-crash lints on 30 of 30 crates; panic_hunt present |
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Corpus floors (`crates/io/tests/it/corpus.rs`): the enforced minimums; the corpu
 
 ## Workspace and UI
 
-**Settings that do nothing: 12 of 178** (target 0, #204). Counted by the prefs audit (`xtask/src/scorecard.rs`): a `Preferences` field counts as read when code outside the prefs model (`prefs.rs` except its `impl Session` blocks; tests excluded; the schema-driven dialog never names a field) accesses `section.field`, or `.section` and `.field` in the same file, or calls a section method that reads `self.field`. It is a heuristic lower bound: a generic name can look read when it isn't.
+**Settings that do nothing: 12 of 180** (target 0, #204). Counted by the prefs audit (`xtask/src/scorecard.rs`): a `Preferences` field counts as read when code outside the prefs model (`prefs.rs` except its `impl Session` blocks; tests excluded; the schema-driven dialog never names a field) accesses `section.field`, or `.section` and `.field` in the same file, or calls a section method that reads `self.field`. It is a heuristic lower bound: a generic name can look read when it isn't.
 
 Unread: `general.color_picker`, `workspace.auto_show_hidden_panels`, `workspace.enable_floating_document_window_docking`, `performance.gpu_adapter`, `performance.legacy_compositing`, `scratch_disks.disks`, `units_and_rulers.column_width`, `units_and_rulers.gutter`, `plug_ins.show_extension_panels`, `plug_ins.allow_scripts_to_connect`, `type_.text_engine`, `enhanced_controls.scrubby_slider_acceleration`.