diff --git a/ui/qt/profile_dialog.cpp b/ui/qt/profile_dialog.cpp
index 76f6b3c779..c9aa55bcd7 100644
--- a/ui/qt/profile_dialog.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/profile_dialog.cpp
@@ -682,6 +682,8 @@ void ProfileDialog::finishImport(QFileInfo fi, int count, int skipped, QStringLi
         if (skipped > 0)
             msg.append(tr(", %Ln profile(s) skipped", "", skipped));
     }
+    QMessageBox msgBox(icon, tr("Importing profiles"), msg, QMessageBox::Ok, this);
+    msgBox.exec();
 
     storeLastDir(fi.absolutePath());
 
@@ -695,50 +697,9 @@ void ProfileDialog::finishImport(QFileInfo fi, int count, int skipped, QStringLi
         pd_ui_->profileTreeView->selectRow(idx.isValid() ? idx.row() : 0);
     }
 
-    QMessageBox msgBox(icon, tr("Importing profiles"), msg, QMessageBox::Ok, this);
-    msgBox.exec();
-
     updateWidgets();
 }
 
-QString ProfileDialog::lastOpenDir()
-{
-    QString result;
-
-    switch (prefs.gui_fileopen_style) {
-
-    case FO_STYLE_LAST_OPENED:
-        /* The user has specified that we should start out in the last directory
-           we looked in.  If we've already opened a file, use its containing
-           directory, if we could determine it, as the directory, otherwise
-           use the "last opened" directory saved in the preferences file if
-           there was one. */
-        /* This is now the default behaviour in file_selection_new() */
-        result = QString(get_last_open_dir());
-        break;
-
-    case FO_STYLE_SPECIFIED:
-        /* The user has specified that we should always start out in a
-           specified directory; if they've specified that directory,
-           start out by showing the files in that dir. */
-        if (prefs.gui_fileopen_dir[0] != '\0')
-            result = QString(prefs.gui_fileopen_dir);
-        break;
-    }
-
-    QDir ld(result);
-    if (ld.exists())
-        return result;
-
-    return QString();
-}
-
-void ProfileDialog::storeLastDir(QString dir)
-{
-    if (mainApp && dir.length() > 0)
-        mainApp->setLastOpenDir(qUtf8Printable(dir));
-}
-
 void ProfileDialog::resetTreeView()
 {
     if (model_)
diff --git a/ui/qt/profile_dialog.h b/ui/qt/profile_dialog.h
index 9030ec1bcc..d42594f0ff 100644
--- a/ui/qt/profile_dialog.h
+++ b/ui/qt/profile_dialog.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ private:
     void updateWidgets();
     void resetTreeView();
 
-    QString lastOpenDir();
-    void storeLastDir(QString dir);
     void finishImport(QFileInfo fi, int count, int skipped, QStringList import);
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.cpp b/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.cpp
index 1d211c2c7a..9879fcbca5 100644
--- a/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
 #include <epan/range.h>
 #include <epan/to_str.h>
 #include <epan/value_string.h>
+#include <epan/prefs.h>
 
 #include <ui/recent.h>
+#include <ui/last_open_dir.h>
 #include "ui/ws_ui_util.h"
 
 #include <wsutil/str_util.h>
 
+#include <ui/qt/main_application.h>
+
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDateTime>
@@ -295,3 +299,41 @@ QString make_filter_based_on_rtpstream_id(QVector<rtpstream_id_t *> stream_ids)
     return filter;
 }
 
+QString lastOpenDir()
+{
+    QString result;
+
+    switch (prefs.gui_fileopen_style) {
+
+    case FO_STYLE_LAST_OPENED:
+        /* The user has specified that we should start out in the last directory
+           we looked in.  If we've already opened a file, use its containing
+           directory, if we could determine it, as the directory, otherwise
+           use the "last opened" directory saved in the preferences file if
+           there was one. */
+        /* This is now the default behaviour in file_selection_new() */
+        result = QString(get_last_open_dir());
+        break;
+
+    case FO_STYLE_SPECIFIED:
+        /* The user has specified that we should always start out in a
+           specified directory; if they've specified that directory,
+           start out by showing the files in that dir. */
+        if (prefs.gui_fileopen_dir[0] != '\0')
+            result = QString(prefs.gui_fileopen_dir);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    QDir ld(result);
+    if (ld.exists())
+        return result;
+
+    return QString();
+}
+
+void storeLastDir(QString dir)
+{
+    if (mainApp && dir.length() > 0)
+        mainApp->setLastOpenDir(qUtf8Printable(dir));
+}
+
diff --git a/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.h b/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.h
index 3e98fcac0e..2fd66a8c62 100644
--- a/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.h
+++ b/ui/qt/utils/qt_ui_utils.h
@@ -253,6 +253,21 @@ void qvector_rtpstream_ids_free(QVector<rtpstream_id_t *> stream_ids);
  */
 QString make_filter_based_on_rtpstream_id(QVector<rtpstream_id_t *> stream_ids);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return the last directory that had been opened.
+ *
+ * This can be influenced by prefs.gui_fileopen_style which will allow to either
+ * open the real last dir or have the user set one specifically.
+ *
+ * @return a reference to that directory.
+ */
+QString lastOpenDir();
+
+/**
+ * @brief Store the directory as last directory being used
+ */
+void storeLastDir(QString dir);
+
 #endif /* __QT_UI_UTILS__H__ */
 
 // XXX Add a routine to fetch the HWND corresponding to a widget using QPlatformIntegration