diff --git a/cura/CrashHandler.py b/cura/CrashHandler.py
index 4d8cb6f54d..f0771dade1 100644
--- a/cura/CrashHandler.py
+++ b/cura/CrashHandler.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import urllib.error
 import shutil
 import sys
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION_STR, PYQT_VERSION_STR
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QT_VERSION_STR, PYQT_VERSION_STR, Qt, QUrl
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QTextEdit, QGroupBox, QCheckBox, QPushButton
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices
 
+from UM.Resources import Resources
 from UM.Application import Application
 from UM.Logger import Logger
 from UM.View.GL.OpenGL import OpenGL
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ class CrashHandler:
         label = QLabel()
         label.setText(catalog.i18nc("@label crash message", """<p><b>A fatal error has occurred.</p></b>
                     <p>Unfortunately, Cura encountered an unrecoverable error during start up. It was possibly caused by some incorrect configuration files. We suggest to backup and reset your configuration.</p>
+                    <p>Backups can be found in the configuration folder.</p>
                     <p>Please send us this Crash Report to fix the problem.</p>
                 """))
         label.setWordWrap(True)
@@ -104,8 +107,13 @@ class CrashHandler:
         show_details_button.setMaximumWidth(200)
         show_details_button.clicked.connect(self._showDetailedReport)
 
+        show_configuration_folder_button = QPushButton(catalog.i18nc("@action:button", "Show configuration folder"), dialog)
+        show_configuration_folder_button.setMaximumWidth(200)
+        show_configuration_folder_button.clicked.connect(self._showConfigurationFolder)
+
         layout.addWidget(self._send_report_checkbox)
         layout.addWidget(show_details_button)
+        layout.addWidget(show_configuration_folder_button)
 
         # "backup and start clean" and "close" buttons
         buttons = QDialogButtonBox()
@@ -181,6 +189,10 @@ class CrashHandler:
 
         self.early_crash_dialog.close()
 
+    def _showConfigurationFolder(self):
+        path = Resources.getConfigStoragePath();
+        QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl.fromLocalFile( path ))
+
     def _showDetailedReport(self):
         self.dialog.exec_()