diff --git a/Source/PS2VM.cpp b/Source/PS2VM.cpp
index 82959de334..b5c069cb33 100644
--- a/Source/PS2VM.cpp
+++ b/Source/PS2VM.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "iop/IopBios.h"
 #include "iop/ioman/HardDiskDevice.h"
 #include "iop/ioman/OpticalMediaDevice.h"
+#include "iop/ioman/PathDirectoryDevice.h"
 #include "iop/ioman/PreferenceDirectoryDevice.h"
 #include "Log.h"
 #include "ISO9660/BlockProvider.h"
@@ -755,6 +756,15 @@ void CPS2VM::RegisterModulesInPadHandler()
 	m_pad->InsertListener(&m_iop->m_sio2);
 }
 
+void CPS2VM::BootFromFile(const fs::path& execPath)
+{
+	auto iopOs = dynamic_cast<CIopBios*>(m_iop->m_bios.get());
+
+	iopOs->GetIoman()->RegisterDevice("host", std::make_shared<Iop::Ioman::CPathDirectoryDevice>(execPath.parent_path()));
+	iopOs->GetIoman()->RegisterDevice("host0", std::make_shared<Iop::Ioman::CPathDirectoryDevice>(execPath.parent_path()));
+	m_ee->m_os->BootFromFile(execPath);
+}
+
 void CPS2VM::ReloadExecutable(const char* executablePath, const CPS2OS::ArgumentList& arguments)
 {
 	ResetVM();
diff --git a/Source/PS2VM.h b/Source/PS2VM.h
index 56654ada06..d44ddc5df2 100644
--- a/Source/PS2VM.h
+++ b/Source/PS2VM.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class CPS2VM : public CVirtualMachine
 	void TriggerFrameDump(const FrameDumpCallback&);
 
 	CPU_UTILISATION_INFO GetCpuUtilisationInfo() const;
+	void BootFromFile(const fs::path&);
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGER_INCLUDED
 	std::string MakeDebugTagsPackagePath(const char*);
diff --git a/Source/ui_android/NativeInterop.cpp b/Source/ui_android/NativeInterop.cpp
index 1b43b9f081..54f342e88b 100644
--- a/Source/ui_android/NativeInterop.cpp
+++ b/Source/ui_android/NativeInterop.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_virtualapplications_play_NativeIntero
 	ResetVirtualMachine();
 	try
 	{
-		g_virtualMachine->m_ee->m_os->BootFromFile(GetStringFromJstring(env, selectedFilePath));
+		g_virtualMachine->BootFromFile(GetStringFromJstring(env, selectedFilePath));
 	}
 	catch(const std::exception& exception)
 	{
diff --git a/Source/ui_ios/EmulatorViewController.mm b/Source/ui_ios/EmulatorViewController.mm
index 4799c06376..9aa8b0d16c 100644
--- a/Source/ui_ios/EmulatorViewController.mm
+++ b/Source/ui_ios/EmulatorViewController.mm
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
 	auto bootablePath = fs::path([self.bootablePath fileSystemRepresentation]);
 	if(IsBootableExecutablePath(bootablePath))
 	{
-		g_virtualMachine->m_ee->m_os->BootFromFile(bootablePath);
+		g_virtualMachine->BootFromFile(bootablePath);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/Source/ui_qt/mainwindow.cpp b/Source/ui_qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 9e2b9cfa03..eb5a33827e 100644
--- a/Source/ui_qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/ui_qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void MainWindow::BootElf(fs::path filePath)
 {
 	m_virtualMachine->Pause();
 	m_virtualMachine->Reset();
-	m_virtualMachine->m_ee->m_os->BootFromFile(filePath);
+	m_virtualMachine->BootFromFile(filePath);
 #ifndef DEBUGGER_INCLUDED
 	m_virtualMachine->Resume();
 #endif