diff --git a/components/files/linuxpath.cpp b/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
index c485002fd..b11f27305 100644
--- a/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
+++ b/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,76 @@ boost::filesystem::path LinuxPath::getRuntimeDataPath() const
     return boost::filesystem::path("./data/");
 }
 
+boost::filesystem::path LinuxPath::getInstallPath() const
+{
+    char *homePath = getenv("HOME");
+    if(!homePath)
+    {
+        return boost::filesystem::path("");
+    }
+    
+    boost::filesystem::path wineDefaultRegistry(homePath);
+    wineDefaultRegistry /= ".wine/system.reg";
+    
+    boost::filesystem::path wineDriveC(homePath);
+    wineDriveC /= ".wine/drive_c";
+
+    boost::filesystem::file_status fileStatus = boost::filesystem::status(wineDefaultRegistry);
+    boost::filesystem::file_status dirStatus = boost::filesystem::status(wineDriveC);
+    if(!boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(fileStatus) || !boost::filesystem::is_directory(dirStatus))
+    {
+        return boost::filesystem::path("");
+    }
+    
+    
+    boost::filesystem::ifstream file(wineDefaultRegistry);
+    bool isRegEntry = false;
+    std::string line;
+    int startPos, pos;
+    
+    while (std::getline(file, line))
+    {
+        if(line.length() > 0 && line[0] == '[') // we found an entry
+        {
+            std::string regkey = line.substr(1, line.find(']')-1);
+            if( regkey.compare("SOFTWARE\\\\Wow6432Node\\\\Bethesda Softworks\\\\Morrowind") == 0
+             || regkey.compare("SOFTWARE\\\\Bethesda Softworks\\\\Morrowind") == 0 )
+            {
+                isRegEntry = true;
+            }
+        }
+        else if(isRegEntry)
+        {
+            if(line.length() == 0 || line[0] != '"') // empty line means new registry key
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            std::string key = line.substr(1, line.find('"', 1)-1);
+            if(key.compare("Installed Path") == 0) {
+                startPos = line.find('=')+2;
+                std::string installPath = line.substr(startPos, line.find('"', startPos+1)-startPos);
+                installPath.replace(0, 2, wineDriveC.string());
+                
+                pos = -1;
+                do
+                {
+                    pos = static_cast<int>(installPath.find("\\\\", pos+1));
+                    if(static_cast<size_t>(pos) == std::string::npos)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    installPath.replace(pos, 2, "/");
+                } while(true);
+                
+                return boost::filesystem::path(installPath);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return boost::filesystem::path("");
+}
+
 
 } /* namespace Files */
 
diff --git a/components/files/linuxpath.hpp b/components/files/linuxpath.hpp
index d6e717fc4..62cf93664 100644
--- a/components/files/linuxpath.hpp
+++ b/components/files/linuxpath.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #if defined(__linux__)
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 
 /**
  * \namespace Files
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@ struct LinuxPath
      * \return boost::filesystem::path
      */
     boost::filesystem::path getRuntimeDataPath() const;
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Gets the path of the installed Morrowind version if there is one.
+     *
+     * \return boost::filesystem::path
+     */
+    boost::filesystem::path getInstallPath() const;
 };
 
 } /* namespace Files */
diff --git a/components/files/path.hpp b/components/files/path.hpp
index 5a4cf337b..5139d9f78 100644
--- a/components/files/path.hpp
+++ b/components/files/path.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct Path
         , mLocalDataPath(mPath.getLocalDataPath())
         , mGlobalDataPath(mPath.getGlobalDataPath())
         , mRuntimeDataPath(mPath.getRuntimeDataPath())
+        , mInstalledPath(mPath.getInstallPath())
     {
         if (!application_name.empty())
         {
@@ -209,6 +210,26 @@ struct Path
         mRuntimeDataPath = path;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Return path pointing to the directory where application was started.
+     *
+     * \return boost::filesystem::path
+     */
+    const boost::filesystem::path& getInstalledPath() const
+    {
+        return mInstalledPath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Sets new runtime data directory.
+     *
+     * \param [in] path - New path
+     */
+    void setInstalledPath(const boost::filesystem::path& path)
+    {
+        mInstalledPath = path;
+    }
+
     private:
         PathType mPath;
 
@@ -223,6 +244,7 @@ struct Path
         boost::filesystem::path mRuntimeDataPath;        /**< Runtime path to the configuration files.
                                                               By default it is a 'data' directory in same
                                                               directory where application was run */
+        boost::filesystem::path mInstalledPath;          /**< Runtime path to the configuration files. */
 
 };