diff --git a/src/components/ContainerHomeFolders.react.js b/src/components/ContainerHomeFolders.react.js
index 4f769ce766..cc62cd6a87 100644
--- a/src/components/ContainerHomeFolders.react.js
+++ b/src/components/ContainerHomeFolders.react.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var ContainerHomeFolder = React.createClass({
       }, (index) => {
         if (index === 0) {
           var volumes = _.clone(this.props.container.Volumes);
-          var newHostVolume = path.join(util.home(), 'Kitematic', this.props.container.Name, containerVolume);
+          var newHostVolume = path.join(util.home(), util.documents(), 'Kitematic', this.props.container.Name, containerVolume);
           volumes[containerVolume] = newHostVolume;
           var binds = _.pairs(volumes).map(function (pair) {
             if(util.isWindows()) {
diff --git a/src/utils/Util.js b/src/utils/Util.js
index 8d90f74166..60554439ab 100644
--- a/src/utils/Util.js
+++ b/src/utils/Util.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ module.exports = {
   home: function () {
     return process.env[this.isWindows() ? 'USERPROFILE' : 'HOME'];
   },
+  documents: function () {
+    return this.isWindows() ? 'My\ Documents' : 'Documents';
+  },
   supportDir: function () {
     var dirs = ['Library', 'Application\ Support', 'Kitematic'];
     var acc = this.home();