Index: apps/playlist.c
===================================================================
--- apps/playlist.c	(revision 17158)
+++ apps/playlist.c	(working copy)
@@ -3613,3 +3613,12 @@
 
     return result;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Check if a folder exists, if not try to create it
+ * return 0 if it exists, <0 otherwise
+ */
+int check_mkdir(const char* dirname)
+{
+    return !dir_exists(dirname) ? mkdir(dirname):0;
+}
Index: apps/playlist_catalog.c
===================================================================
--- apps/playlist_catalog.c	(revision 17158)
+++ apps/playlist_catalog.c	(working copy)
@@ -75,33 +75,21 @@
 
         /* fall back to default directory if no or invalid config */
         if (default_dir)
-            strncpy(playlist_dir, PLAYLIST_CATALOG_DEFAULT_DIR,
-                sizeof(playlist_dir));
+           strncpy(playlist_dir, DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_DIR, sizeof(playlist_dir));
 
         playlist_dir_length = strlen(playlist_dir);
-
-        if (dir_exists(playlist_dir))
+        if(check_mkdir(playlist_dir)==0)
         {
             playlist_dir_exists = true;
             memset(most_recent_playlist, 0, sizeof(most_recent_playlist));
             initialized = true;
         }
-    }
-
-    if (!playlist_dir_exists)
-    {
-        if (mkdir(playlist_dir) < 0) {
-            gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, str(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY),
-                playlist_dir);
+        else
+        {
+            gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, str(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY), playlist_dir);
             return -1;
         }
-        else {
-            playlist_dir_exists = true;
-            memset(most_recent_playlist, 0, sizeof(most_recent_playlist));
-            initialized = true;
-        }
     }
-
     return 0;
 }
 /* Use the filetree functions to retrieve the list of playlists in the
Index: apps/tree.c
===================================================================
--- apps/tree.c	(revision 17158)
+++ apps/tree.c	(working copy)
@@ -989,7 +989,9 @@
     pltick = current_tick;
 
     snprintf(filename, sizeof filename, "%s.m3u8",
-             tc.currdir[1] ? tc.currdir : "/root");
+             tc.currdir[1] ? tc.currdir : 
+              check_mkdir(DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_DIR)==0 ? 
+                DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_DIR"/root" : "/root");
     FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
     {
         gui_textarea_clear(&screens[i]);
Index: apps/playlist.h
===================================================================
--- apps/playlist.h	(revision 17158)
+++ apps/playlist.h	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define PLAYLIST_ATTR_SKIPPED   0x04
 #define PLAYLIST_MAX_CACHE      16
 
+#define DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_DIR "/Playlists"
 #define DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_PLAYLIST_NAME "/dynamic.m3u8"
 
 enum playlist_command {
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@
 int playlist_update_resume_info(const struct mp3entry* id3);
 int playlist_get_display_index(void);
 int playlist_amount(void);
+int check_mkdir(const char*);
 
 /* Exported functions for all playlists.  Pass NULL for playlist_info
    structure to work with current playlist. */
Index: apps/menus/playlist_menu.c
===================================================================
--- apps/menus/playlist_menu.c	(revision 17158)
+++ apps/menus/playlist_menu.c	(working copy)
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@
         strcat(temp, "8");
     
     if (len <= 5 || strcasecmp(&temp[len-5], ".m3u8"))
-        strcpy(temp, DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_PLAYLIST_NAME);
+    {
+        strcpy(temp, 
+          check_mkdir(DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_DIR)==0 ? 
+            DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_DIR DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_PLAYLIST_NAME : 
+            DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_PLAYLIST_NAME);    
+    }
 
     if (!kbd_input(temp, sizeof(temp)))
     {