diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 833ef2fdb8b..6e1b11d1bec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
             dd, &ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::updateContextMenuActions);
     connect(tree, &ProjectTree::currentProjectChanged,
             dd, &ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::updateActions);
+    connect(tree, &ProjectTree::currentProjectChanged, this, [](Project *project) {
+        TextEditor::FindInFiles::instance()->setBaseDirectory(project ? project->projectDirectory()
+                                                                      : Utils::FileName());
+    });
 
     addAutoReleasedObject(new CustomWizardMetaFactory<CustomProjectWizard>(IWizardFactory::ProjectWizard));
     addAutoReleasedObject(new CustomWizardMetaFactory<CustomWizard>(IWizardFactory::FileWizard));
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp
index 72ec48f2047..4e133872ac3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ void FindInFiles::setDirectory(const FileName &directory)
     m_directory->setFileName(directory);
 }
 
+void FindInFiles::setBaseDirectory(const FileName &directory)
+{
+    m_directory->setBaseFileName(directory);
+}
+
 FileName FindInFiles::directory() const
 {
     return m_directory->fileName();
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.h
index eb69ced5670..ab8d93bad78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     bool isValid() const override;
 
     void setDirectory(const Utils::FileName &directory);
+    void setBaseDirectory(const Utils::FileName &directory);
     Utils::FileName directory() const;
     static void findOnFileSystem(const QString &path);
     static FindInFiles *instance();