diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_dialog.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_dialog.cc
index 0a544c5646..5d853e2d59 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_dialog.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_dialog.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void ShowMessageBox(int type,
 }
 
 void ShowOpenDialog(const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const file_dialog::Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -77,17 +78,18 @@ void ShowOpenDialog(const std::string& title,
   if (mate::Converter<file_dialog::OpenDialogCallback>::FromV8(args->isolate(),
                                                                peek,
                                                                &callback)) {
-    file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(window, title, default_path, filters,
-                                properties, callback);
+    file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(window, title, button_label, default_path,
+                                filters, properties, callback);
   } else {
     std::vector<base::FilePath> paths;
-    if (file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(window, title, default_path, filters,
-                                    properties, &paths))
+    if (file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(window, title, button_label, default_path,
+                                    filters, properties, &paths))
       args->Return(paths);
   }
 }
 
 void ShowSaveDialog(const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const file_dialog::Filters& filters,
                     atom::NativeWindow* window,
@@ -97,11 +99,12 @@ void ShowSaveDialog(const std::string& title,
   if (mate::Converter<file_dialog::SaveDialogCallback>::FromV8(args->isolate(),
                                                                peek,
                                                                &callback)) {
-    file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window, title, default_path, filters, callback);
+    file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window, title, button_label, default_path,
+                                filters, callback);
   } else {
     base::FilePath path;
-    if (file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window, title, default_path, filters,
-                                    &path))
+    if (file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window, title, button_label, default_path,
+                                    filters, &path))
       args->Return(path);
   }
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc
index bf09a40595..05e6899301 100644
--- a/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ void AtomDownloadManagerDelegate::OnDownloadPathGenerated(
     window = relay->window.get();
 
   base::FilePath path;
-  if (file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window, item->GetURL().spec(), default_path,
+  if (file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window, item->GetURL().spec(),
+                                  "Save", default_path,
                                   file_dialog::Filters(), &path)) {
     // Remember the last selected download directory.
     AtomBrowserContext* browser_context = static_cast<AtomBrowserContext*>(
diff --git a/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc
index da3647bc90..b36566383b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void CommonWebContentsDelegate::DevToolsSaveToFile(
   } else {
     file_dialog::Filters filters;
     base::FilePath default_path(base::FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe(url));
-    if (!file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(owner_window(), url, default_path,
+    if (!file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(owner_window(), url, "Save", default_path,
                                      filters, &path)) {
       base::StringValue url_value(url);
       web_contents_->CallClientFunction(
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void CommonWebContentsDelegate::DevToolsAddFileSystem(
     base::FilePath default_path;
     std::vector<base::FilePath> paths;
     int flag = file_dialog::FILE_DIALOG_OPEN_DIRECTORY;
-    if (!file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(owner_window(), "", default_path,
+    if (!file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(owner_window(), "", "Open", default_path,
                                      filters, flag, &paths))
       return;
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog.h b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog.h
index 51d7f5ee9d..b857648161 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef base::Callback<void(
 
 bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -51,12 +53,14 @@ void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     base::FilePath* path);
 
 void ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     const SaveDialogCallback& callback);
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_gtk.cc b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_gtk.cc
index d4dfcdd1fd..d58d5b5025 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_gtk.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_gtk.cc
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ base::FilePath FileChooserDialog::AddExtensionForFilename(
 
 bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     base::FilePath* path) {
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     const SaveDialogCallback& callback) {
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_mac.mm b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_mac.mm
index 49662c69b3..d674817a2a 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_mac.mm
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ void SetAllowedFileTypes(NSSavePanel* dialog, const Filters& filters) {
 
 void SetupDialog(NSSavePanel* dialog,
                  const std::string& title,
+                 const std::string& button_label,
                  const base::FilePath& default_path,
                  const Filters& filters) {
   if (!title.empty())
     [dialog setTitle:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(title)];
 
+  if (!button_label.empty())
+    [dialog setPrompt:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(button_label)];
+
   NSString* default_dir = nil;
   NSString* default_filename = nil;
   if (!default_path.empty()) {
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ void ReadDialogPaths(NSOpenPanel* dialog, std::vector<base::FilePath>* paths) {
 
 bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
   DCHECK(paths);
   NSOpenPanel* dialog = [NSOpenPanel openPanel];
 
-  SetupDialog(dialog, title, default_path, filters);
+  SetupDialog(dialog, title, button_label, default_path, filters);
   SetupDialogForProperties(dialog, properties);
 
   int chosen = RunModalDialog(dialog, parent_window);
@@ -134,13 +139,14 @@ bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
                     const OpenDialogCallback& c) {
   NSOpenPanel* dialog = [NSOpenPanel openPanel];
 
-  SetupDialog(dialog, title, default_path, filters);
+  SetupDialog(dialog, title, button_label, default_path, filters);
   SetupDialogForProperties(dialog, properties);
 
   // Duplicate the callback object here since c is a reference and gcd would
@@ -162,13 +168,14 @@ void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     base::FilePath* path) {
   DCHECK(path);
   NSSavePanel* dialog = [NSSavePanel savePanel];
 
-  SetupDialog(dialog, title, default_path, filters);
+  SetupDialog(dialog, title, button_label, default_path, filters);
 
   int chosen = RunModalDialog(dialog, parent_window);
   if (chosen == NSFileHandlingPanelCancelButton || ![[dialog URL] isFileURL])
@@ -180,12 +187,13 @@ bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     const SaveDialogCallback& c) {
   NSSavePanel* dialog = [NSSavePanel savePanel];
 
-  SetupDialog(dialog, title, default_path, filters);
+  SetupDialog(dialog, title, button_label, default_path, filters);
 
   __block SaveDialogCallback callback = c;
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_win.cc b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_win.cc
index 6577e4c084..c5d81c3310 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_win.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/file_dialog_win.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ void ConvertFilters(const Filters& filters,
 template <typename T>
 class FileDialog {
  public:
-  FileDialog(const base::FilePath& default_path, const std::string& title,
+  FileDialog(const base::FilePath& default_path,
+             const std::string& title,
+             const std::string& button_label,
              const Filters& filters, int options) {
     std::wstring file_part;
     if (!IsDirectory(default_path))
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ class FileDialog {
     if (!title.empty())
       GetPtr()->SetTitle(base::UTF8ToUTF16(title).c_str());
 
+    if (!button_label.empty())
+      GetPtr()->SetOkButtonLabel(base::UTF8ToUTF16(button_label).c_str());
+
     // By default, *.* will be added to the file name if file type is "*.*". In
     // Electron, we disable it to make a better experience.
     //
@@ -154,13 +159,14 @@ bool CreateDialogThread(RunState* run_state) {
 void RunOpenDialogInNewThread(const RunState& run_state,
                               atom::NativeWindow* parent,
                               const std::string& title,
+                              const std::string& button_label,
                               const base::FilePath& default_path,
                               const Filters& filters,
                               int properties,
                               const OpenDialogCallback& callback) {
   std::vector<base::FilePath> paths;
-  bool result = ShowOpenDialog(parent, title, default_path, filters, properties,
-                               &paths);
+  bool result = ShowOpenDialog(parent, title, button_label, default_path,
+                               filters, properties, &paths);
   run_state.ui_message_loop->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
                                       base::Bind(callback, result, paths));
   run_state.ui_message_loop->DeleteSoon(FROM_HERE, run_state.dialog_thread);
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ void RunOpenDialogInNewThread(const RunState& run_state,
 void RunSaveDialogInNewThread(const RunState& run_state,
                               atom::NativeWindow* parent,
                               const std::string& title,
+                              const std::string& button_label,
                               const base::FilePath& default_path,
                               const Filters& filters,
                               const SaveDialogCallback& callback) {
@@ -183,6 +190,7 @@ void RunSaveDialogInNewThread(const RunState& run_state,
 
 bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -230,6 +238,7 @@ bool ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     int properties,
@@ -248,6 +257,7 @@ void ShowOpenDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent,
 
 bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     base::FilePath* path) {
@@ -268,6 +278,7 @@ bool ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent_window,
 
 void ShowSaveDialog(atom::NativeWindow* parent,
                     const std::string& title,
+                    const std::string& button_label,
                     const base::FilePath& default_path,
                     const Filters& filters,
                     const SaveDialogCallback& callback) {
diff --git a/atom/browser/web_dialog_helper.cc b/atom/browser/web_dialog_helper.cc
index a082c3814c..be43584a5b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_dialog_helper.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/web_dialog_helper.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void WebDialogHelper::RunFileChooser(content::WebContents* web_contents,
     base::FilePath path;
     if (file_dialog::ShowSaveDialog(window_,
                                     base::UTF16ToUTF8(params.title),
+                                    "Save",
                                     params.default_file_name,
                                     filters,
                                     &path)) {
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ void WebDialogHelper::RunFileChooser(content::WebContents* web_contents,
         prefs::kSelectFileLastDirectory).Append(params.default_file_name);
     if (file_dialog::ShowOpenDialog(window_,
                                     base::UTF16ToUTF8(params.title),
+                                    "Open",
                                     default_file_path,
                                     filters,
                                     flags,
diff --git a/docs/api/dialog.md b/docs/api/dialog.md
index 1444b5960e..bb76056d13 100644
--- a/docs/api/dialog.md
+++ b/docs/api/dialog.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The `dialog` module has the following methods:
 * `options` Object
   * `title` String
   * `defaultPath` String
+  * `buttonLabel` String
   * `filters` Array
   * `properties` Array - Contains which features the dialog should use, can
     contain `openFile`, `openDirectory`, `multiSelections` and
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/dialog.js b/lib/browser/api/dialog.js
index a41d1fa46e..55c8935b2a 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/dialog.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/dialog.js
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ module.exports = {
     } else if (typeof options.title !== 'string') {
       throw new TypeError('Title must be a string')
     }
+    if (options.buttonLabel == null) {
+      if (options.properties.indexOf('openDirectory') !== -1) {
+        options.buttonLabel = 'Choose'
+      } else {
+        options.buttonLabel = 'Open'
+      }
+    } else if (typeof options.buttonLabel !== 'string') {
+      throw new TypeError('buttonLabel must be a string')
+    }
     if (options.defaultPath == null) {
       options.defaultPath = ''
     } else if (typeof options.defaultPath !== 'string') {
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = {
     wrappedCallback = typeof callback === 'function' ? function (success, result) {
       return callback(success ? result : void 0)
     } : null
-    return binding.showOpenDialog(String(options.title), String(options.defaultPath), options.filters, properties, window, wrappedCallback)
+    return binding.showOpenDialog(String(options.title), String(options.buttonLabel), String(options.defaultPath), options.filters, properties, window, wrappedCallback)
   },
 
   showSaveDialog: function (...args) {
@@ -103,6 +112,11 @@ module.exports = {
     } else if (typeof options.title !== 'string') {
       throw new TypeError('Title must be a string')
     }
+    if (options.buttonLabel == null) {
+      options.buttonLabel = 'Save'
+    } else if (typeof options.buttonLabel !== 'string') {
+      throw new TypeError('buttonLabel must be a string')
+    }
     if (options.defaultPath == null) {
       options.defaultPath = ''
     } else if (typeof options.defaultPath !== 'string') {
@@ -114,7 +128,7 @@ module.exports = {
     wrappedCallback = typeof callback === 'function' ? function (success, result) {
       return callback(success ? result : void 0)
     } : null
-    return binding.showSaveDialog(String(options.title), String(options.defaultPath), options.filters, window, wrappedCallback)
+    return binding.showSaveDialog(String(options.title), String(options.buttonLabel), String(options.defaultPath), options.filters, window, wrappedCallback)
   },
 
   showMessageBox: function (...args) {