diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/bun/index.ts b/ui-electrobun/src/bun/index.ts
index b2c1df8..92903ec 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/bun/index.ts
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/bun/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from "fs";
-import { BrowserWindow, BrowserView, Updater } from "electrobun/bun";
+import { BrowserWindow, BrowserView, Updater, Utils } from "electrobun/bun";
 import { PtyClient } from "./pty-client.ts";
 import { settingsDb } from "./settings-db.ts";
 import { sessionDb } from "./session-db.ts";
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@ const rpc = BrowserView.defineRPC<PtyRPCSchema>({
       // Git
       ...gitHandlers,
 
+      // Native folder picker dialog
+      "files.pickDirectory": async ({ startingFolder }) => {
+        try {
+          const paths = await Utils.openFileDialog({
+            startingFolder: startingFolder || "~/",
+            canChooseFiles: false,
+            canChooseDirectory: true,
+            allowsMultipleSelection: false,
+          });
+          return { path: paths?.[0] ?? null };
+        } catch { return { path: null }; }
+      },
+
+      // Home directory
+      "files.homeDir": async () => {
+        return { path: process.env.HOME || "/home" };
+      },
+
       // Project templates (hardcoded list)
       "project.templates": async () => ({
         templates: [
diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte
index da099c6..7008787 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/ProjectWizard.svelte
@@ -210,10 +210,22 @@
 
   function handleBrowserSelect(path: string) {
     localPath = path;
-    showBrowser = false;
     validatePath(path);
   }
 
+  async function handleNativeBrowse() {
+    try {
+      const result = await appRpc.request['files.pickDirectory']({ startingFolder: localPath || '~/' });
+      if (result?.path) {
+        localPath = result.path;
+        validatePath(result.path);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Fallback: native dialog not available, user types path manually
+      console.warn('[wizard] Native folder picker not available');
+    }
+  }
+
   // Validation indicator
   function validationIcon(state: typeof pathValid): string {
     switch (state) {
@@ -280,16 +292,13 @@
               placeholder={t('wizard.step1.pathPlaceholder' as any)}
               bind:value={localPath}
               oninput={() => validatePath(localPath)} />
-            <button class="wz-browse-btn" onclick={() => showBrowser = !showBrowser}
-              aria-label={t('wizard.step1.browse' as any)}>🔍</button>
+            <button class="wz-browse-btn" onclick={handleNativeBrowse}
+              aria-label={t('wizard.step1.browse' as any)}>📂</button>
             {#if pathValid !== 'idle'}
               <span class="wz-validation" style:color={validationColor(pathValid)}>
                 {validationIcon(pathValid)}
               </span>
             {/if}
-            {#if showBrowser}
-              <PathBrowser onSelect={handleBrowserSelect} onClose={() => showBrowser = false} />
-            {/if}
           </div>
           {#if pathValid === 'valid' && isGitRepo}
             <span class="wz-badge git-badge">{t('wizard.step1.gitDetected' as any)} ({gitBranch})</span>
diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/shared/pty-rpc-schema.ts b/ui-electrobun/src/shared/pty-rpc-schema.ts
index 8fd7fad..ccc9b2a 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/shared/pty-rpc-schema.ts
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/shared/pty-rpc-schema.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ export type PtyRPCRequests = {
       error?: string;
     };
   };
+  /** Native folder picker dialog */
+  "files.pickDirectory": {
+    params: { startingFolder?: string };
+    response: { path: string | null };
+  };
+  /** Get home directory path */
+  "files.homeDir": {
+    params: {};
+    response: { path: string };
+  };
   /** Write text content to a file (atomic temp+rename). */
   "files.write": {
     params: { path: string; content: string };