diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs
index 4dcb34aacc..93154646b8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,35 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return Paths.FirstOrDefault(x => x.HasSystem(system) && x.Type == type);
+				return Paths.FirstOrDefault(x => x.HasSystem(system) && x.Type == type) ?? TryGetDebugPath(system, type);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private PathEntry TryGetDebugPath(string system, string type)
+		{
+			if (Paths.Any(p => p.HasSystem(system)))
+			{
+				// we have the system, but not the type.  don't attempt to add an unknown type
+				return null;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// we don't have anything for the system in question.  add a set of stock paths
+
+				string systempath = PathManager.RemoveInvalidFileSystemChars(system) + "_INTERIM";
+				string systemdisp = system + " (INTERIM)";
+
+				Paths.AddRange(new[]
+				{
+					new PathEntry { System = system, SystemDisplayName=systemdisp, Type = "Base", Path= Path.Combine(".", systempath), Ordinal = 0 },
+					new PathEntry { System = system, SystemDisplayName=systemdisp, Type = "ROM", Path = ".", Ordinal = 1 },
+					new PathEntry { System = system, SystemDisplayName=systemdisp, Type = "Savestates",  Path= Path.Combine(".", "State"), Ordinal = 2 },
+					new PathEntry { System = system, SystemDisplayName=systemdisp, Type = "Save RAM", Path = Path.Combine(".", "SaveRAM"), Ordinal = 3 },
+					new PathEntry { System = system, SystemDisplayName=systemdisp, Type = "Screenshots", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Screenshots"), Ordinal = 4 },
+					new PathEntry { System = system, SystemDisplayName=systemdisp, Type = "Cheats", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Cheats"), Ordinal = 5 },
+				});
+
+				return this[system, type];
 			}
 		}