diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/PathManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/PathManager.cs
index 85f0805388..fc81f59b6e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/PathManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/PathManager.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent.ToString();
 			}
 
-			var path = Global.Config.PathEntries[sysID, "ROM"] ?? Global.Config.PathEntries[sysID, "Base"];
+			var path = Global.Config.PathEntries[sysID, "ROM"] ?? Global.Config.PathEntries["Global", "ROM"] ?? Global.Config.PathEntries[sysID, "Base"];
 
 			return MakeAbsolutePath(path.Path, sysID);
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs
index 2f3697ba2f..321ada5183 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public string LogPathFragment { get { return Global.Config.PathEntries["Global", "Debug Logs"].Path; } }
 		public string FirmwaresPathFragment { get { return Global.Config.PathEntries["Global", "Firmware"].Path; } }
 		public string AvPathFragment { get { return Global.Config.PathEntries["Global", "A/V Dumps"].Path; } }
-		
+		public string GlobalRomFragment { get { return Global.Config.PathEntries["Global", "ROM"].Path; } }
 
 		//this one is special
 		public string GlobalBaseFragment { get { return Global.Config.PathEntries["Global", "Base"].Path; } }