diff --git a/src/common/config.cpp b/src/common/config.cpp
index 55cf29428..eedb69105 100644
--- a/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,12 @@ void load(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
         const auto install_dir_array =
             toml::find_or<std::vector<std::string>>(gui, "installDirs", {});
         for (const auto& dir : install_dir_array) {
-            settings_install_dirs.emplace_back(std::filesystem::path{dir});
+            bool not_already_included =
+                std::find(settings_install_dirs.begin(), settings_install_dirs.end(), dir) ==
+                settings_install_dirs.end();
+            if (not_already_included) {
+                settings_install_dirs.emplace_back(std::filesystem::path{dir});
+            }
         }
 
         settings_addon_install_dir = toml::find_fs_path_or(gui, "addonInstallDir", {});
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
index a6fe6a265..cf64660f8 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -222,21 +222,17 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(std::span<const QString> physical_devices, QWidge
 
     // PATH TAB
     {
-        for (const auto& dir : Config::getGameInstallDirs()) {
-            QString path_string;
-            Common::FS::PathToQString(path_string, dir);
-            QListWidgetItem* item = new QListWidgetItem(path_string);
-            ui->gameFoldersListWidget->addItem(item);
-        }
-
         ui->removeFolderButton->setEnabled(false);
 
         connect(ui->addFolderButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [this]() {
+            const auto config_dir = Config::getGameInstallDirs();
             QString file_path_string =
                 QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Directory to install games"));
             auto file_path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(file_path_string);
-            if (!file_path.empty()) {
-                std::vector<std::filesystem::path> install_dirs = Config::getGameInstallDirs();
+            bool not_already_included =
+                std::find(config_dir.begin(), config_dir.end(), file_path) == config_dir.end();
+            if (!file_path.empty() && not_already_included) {
+                std::vector<std::filesystem::path> install_dirs = config_dir;
                 install_dirs.push_back(file_path);
                 Config::setGameInstallDirs(install_dirs);
                 QListWidgetItem* item = new QListWidgetItem(file_path_string);
@@ -307,6 +303,12 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(std::span<const QString> physical_devices, QWidge
         ui->dumpShadersCheckBox->installEventFilter(this);
         ui->nullGpuCheckBox->installEventFilter(this);
 
+        // Paths
+        ui->gameFoldersGroupBox->installEventFilter(this);
+        ui->gameFoldersListWidget->installEventFilter(this);
+        ui->addFolderButton->installEventFilter(this);
+        ui->removeFolderButton->installEventFilter(this);
+
         // Debug
         ui->debugDump->installEventFilter(this);
         ui->vkValidationCheckBox->installEventFilter(this);
@@ -357,6 +359,13 @@ void SettingsDialog::LoadValuesFromConfig() {
     }
     ui->updateComboBox->setCurrentText(QString::fromStdString(updateChannel));
 
+    for (const auto& dir : Config::getGameInstallDirs()) {
+        QString path_string;
+        Common::FS::PathToQString(path_string, dir);
+        QListWidgetItem* item = new QListWidgetItem(path_string);
+        ui->gameFoldersListWidget->addItem(item);
+    }
+
     QString backButtonBehavior = QString::fromStdString(Config::getBackButtonBehavior());
     int index = ui->backButtonBehaviorComboBox->findData(backButtonBehavior);
     ui->backButtonBehaviorComboBox->setCurrentIndex(index != -1 ? index : 0);
@@ -452,6 +461,15 @@ void SettingsDialog::updateNoteTextEdit(const QString& elementName) {
         text = tr("nullGpuCheckBox");
     }
 
+    // Path
+    if (elementName == "gameFoldersGroupBox" || elementName == "gameFoldersListWidget") {
+        text = tr("gameFoldersBox");
+    } else if (elementName == "addFolderButton") {
+        text = tr("addFolderButton");
+    } else if (elementName == "removeFolderButton") {
+        text = tr("removeFolderButton");
+    }
+
     // Debug
     if (elementName == "debugDump") {
         text = tr("debugDump");
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/translations/en.ts b/src/qt_gui/translations/en.ts
index 8ac683804..efbc48fff 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/translations/en.ts
+++ b/src/qt_gui/translations/en.ts
@@ -1083,6 +1083,21 @@
 			<source>nullGpuCheckBox</source>
 			<translation>Enable Null GPU:\nFor the sake of technical debugging, disables game rendering as if there were no graphics card.</translation>
 		</message>
+		<message>
+			<location filename="../settings_dialog.cpp" line="465"/>
+			<source>gameFoldersBox</source>
+			<translation>Game Folders: The list of folders to check for installed games.</translation>
+		</message>
+		<message>
+			<location filename="../settings_dialog.cpp" line="465"/>
+			<source>addFolderButton</source>
+			<translation>Add: Add a folder to the list.</translation>
+		</message>
+		<message>
+			<location filename="../settings_dialog.cpp" line="465"/>
+			<source>removeFolderButton</source>
+			<translation>Remove: Remove a folder from the list.</translation>
+		</message>
 		<message>
 			<location filename="../settings_dialog.cpp" line="329"/>
 			<source>debugDump</source>