diff --git a/gooey/gui/components/widgets/core/chooser.py b/gooey/gui/components/widgets/core/chooser.py
index b64c7f5..e250201 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/components/widgets/core/chooser.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/components/widgets/core/chooser.py
@@ -64,13 +64,24 @@ class Chooser(wx.Panel):
 class FileChooser(Chooser):
     """ Retrieve an existing file from the system """
     def getDialog(self):
-        return wx.FileDialog(self, _('open_file'), style=wx.FD_OPEN | wx.FD_FILE_MUST_EXIST)
+        options = self.Parent._options
+        return wx.FileDialog(self, message=options.get('message', _('open_file')),
+                             style=wx.FD_OPEN | wx.FD_FILE_MUST_EXIST,
+                             defaultFile=options.get('defaultFile', _("enter_filename")),
+                             defaultDir=options.get('defaultDir', _('')),
+                             wildcard=options.get('wildcard', wx.FileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr))
 
 
 class MultiFileChooser(Chooser):
     """ Retrieve an multiple files from the system """
     def getDialog(self):
-        return wx.FileDialog(self, _('open_files'), style=wx.FD_OPEN | wx.FD_FILE_MUST_EXIST | wx.FD_MULTIPLE)
+        options = self.Parent._options
+        return wx.FileDialog(self, message=options.get('message', _('open_files')),
+                             style=wx.FD_OPEN | wx.FD_FILE_MUST_EXIST | wx.FD_MULTIPLE,
+                             defaultFile=options.get('defaultFile', _("enter_filename")),
+                             defaultDir=options.get('defaultDir', _('')),
+                             wildcard=options.get('wildcard', wx.FileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr))
+
     def getResult(self, dialog):
         return os.pathsep.join(dialog.GetPaths()) 
 
@@ -78,26 +89,32 @@ class MultiFileChooser(Chooser):
 class FileSaver(Chooser):
     """ Specify the path to save a new file """
     def getDialog(self):
+        options = self.Parent._options
         return wx.FileDialog(
             self,
             style=wx.FD_SAVE | wx.FD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT,
-            defaultFile=_("enter_filename"),
-            message=_('choose_file')
+            defaultFile=options.get('defaultFile', _("enter_filename")),
+            defaultDir=options.get('defaultDir', _('')),
+            message=options.get('message', _('choose_file')),
+            wildcard=options.get('wildcard', wx.FileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr)
         )
 
 
 class DirChooser(Chooser):
     """ Retrieve a path to the supplied directory """
     def getDialog(self):
-        return wx.DirDialog(self, message=_('choose_folder'))
-    
+        options = self.Parent._options
+        return wx.DirDialog(self, message=options.get('message', _('choose_folder')),
+                            defaultPath=options.get('defaultPath', os.getcwd()))
+
 class MultiDirChooser(Chooser):
     """ Retrieve an multiple directories from the system """
     def getDialog(self):
+        options = self.Parent._options
         return MDD.MultiDirDialog(self,
-                                  message=_('choose_folders_msg'),
+                                  message=options.get('message', _('choose_folders')),
                                   title=_('choose_folders_title'),
-                                  defaultPath=os.getcwd(),
+                                  defaultPath=options.get('defaultPath', os.getcwd()),
                                   agwStyle=MDD.DD_MULTIPLE | MDD.DD_DIR_MUST_EXIST)
     def getResult(self, dialog):
         return os.pathsep.join(dialog.GetPaths())