diff --git a/src/GUI/gui.cpp b/src/GUI/gui.cpp
index 5865e5f6..b9b3ac3e 100644
--- a/src/GUI/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/gui.cpp
@@ -699,7 +699,9 @@ void GUI::paths()
 	  + tr("POI directory:") + "</td><td><code>"
 	  + QDir::cleanPath(ProgramPaths::poiDir(true)) + "</code></td></tr><tr><td>"
 	  + tr("GCS/PCS directory:") + "</td><td><code>"
-	  + QDir::cleanPath(ProgramPaths::csvDir(true)) + "</code></td></tr></table>"
+	  + QDir::cleanPath(ProgramPaths::csvDir(true)) + "</code></td></tr><tr><td>"
+	  + tr("Tile cache directory:") + "</td><td><code>"
+	  + QDir::cleanPath(ProgramPaths::tilesDir()) + "</code></td></tr></table>"
 	);
 
 	msgBox.exec();
diff --git a/src/common/programpaths.cpp b/src/common/programpaths.cpp
index 88dbd40c..ccb2c7a9 100644
--- a/src/common/programpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/common/programpaths.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,15 @@ QString ProgramPaths::csvDir(bool writable)
 
 QString ProgramPaths::tilesDir()
 {
-	return dir(TILES_DIR, true);
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
+	return QDir::homePath() + QString("/AppData/Local/")
+	  + qApp->applicationName() + QString("/cache");
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+	return QDir::homePath() + QString("/Library/Caches/")
+	  + qApp->applicationName();
+#else
+	return QDir::homePath() + QString("/.cache/") + qApp->applicationName();
+#endif
 }
 
 QString ProgramPaths::translationsDir()
@@ -135,7 +143,7 @@ QString ProgramPaths::csvDir(bool writable)
 QString ProgramPaths::tilesDir()
 {
 	return QDir(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(
-	  QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation)).filePath(TILES_DIR);
+	  QStandardPaths::CacheLocation)).filePath(TILES_DIR);
 }
 
 QString ProgramPaths::translationsDir()