diff --git a/browser/installer/windows/nsis/installer.nsi b/browser/installer/windows/nsis/installer.nsi
index b2ce8064e5e..dd49bef0a76 100755
--- a/browser/installer/windows/nsis/installer.nsi
+++ b/browser/installer/windows/nsis/installer.nsi
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Var fhUninstallLog
 !insertmacro WordReplace
 !insertmacro GetSize
 !insertmacro GetParameters
+!insertmacro GetParent
 !insertmacro GetOptions
 !insertmacro GetRoot
 !insertmacro DriveSpace
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" "${BrandShortName} Installer"
 !insertmacro CanWriteToInstallDir
 !insertmacro CheckDiskSpace
 !insertmacro AddHandlerValues
+!insertmacro GetSingleInstallPath
 
 !include shared.nsh
 
@@ -829,6 +831,17 @@ Function leaveComponents
 FunctionEnd
 
 Function preDirectory
+  SetShellVarContext all  ; Set SHCTX to HKLM
+  ${GetSingleInstallPath} "Software\Mozilla\${BrandFullNameInternal}" $R9
+  ${If} $R9 == "false"
+    SetShellVarContext current  ; Set SHCTX to HKCU
+    ${GetSingleInstallPath} "Software\Mozilla\${BrandFullNameInternal}" $R9
+  ${EndIf}
+
+  ${Unless} $R9 == "false"
+    StrCpy $INSTDIR "$R9"
+  ${EndUnless}
+
   ${If} $InstallType != 4
     ${CheckDiskSpace} $R9
     ${If} $R9 != "false"
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/installer/windows/nsis/common.nsh b/toolkit/mozapps/installer/windows/nsis/common.nsh
index 3815c802d2d..e1b193afa2d 100755
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/installer/windows/nsis/common.nsh
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/installer/windows/nsis/common.nsh
@@ -1612,6 +1612,117 @@ Exch $R9 ; exchange the new $R9 value with the top of the stack
   !endif
 !macroend
 
+/**
+ * Finds an existing installation path of the application based on the
+ * application name so we can default to using this path for the install. If
+ * there is zero or more than one installation for the application then we
+ * default to the normal default path. This uses SHCTX to determine the
+ * registry hive so you must call SetShellVarContext first.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT! $R9 will be overwritten by this macro with the return value so
+ *            protect yourself!
+ *
+ * @param   _KEY
+ *          The registry subkey (typically this will be Software\Mozilla\App Name).
+ * @return  _RESULT
+ *          false if a single install location for this app name isn't found,
+ *          path to the install directory if a single install location is found.
+ *
+ * $R5 = _KEY
+ * $R6 = value returned from EnumRegKey
+ * $R7 = value returned from ReadRegStr
+ * $R8 = counter for the loop's EnumRegKey
+ * $R9 = _RESULT
+ */
+!macro GetSingleInstallPath
+
+  !ifndef ${_MOZFUNC_UN}GetSingleInstallPath
+    !verbose push
+    !verbose ${_MOZFUNC_VERBOSE}
+    !define ${_MOZFUNC_UN}GetSingleInstallPath "!insertmacro ${_MOZFUNC_UN}GetSingleInstallPathCall"
+
+    Function ${_MOZFUNC_UN}GetSingleInstallPath
+      Exch $R5
+      Push $R6
+      Push $R7
+      Push $R8
+
+      StrCpy $R9 "false"
+      StrCpy $R8 0  ; set the counter for the loop to 0
+
+      loop:
+      ClearErrors
+      EnumRegKey $R6 SHCTX $R5 $R8
+      IfErrors cleanup
+      StrCmp $R6 "" cleanup  ; if empty there are no more keys to enumerate
+      IntOp $R8 $R8 + 1      ; increment the loop's counter
+      ClearErrors
+      ReadRegStr $R7 SHCTX "$R5\$R6\Main" "PathToExe"
+      IfErrors loop
+      GetFullPathName $R7 "$R7"
+      IfErrors loop
+
+
+      StrCmp "$R9" "false" 0 +3
+      StrCpy $R9 "$R7"
+      GoTo Loop
+
+      StrCpy $R9 "false"
+
+      cleanup:
+      StrCmp $R9 "false" end
+      ${${_MOZFUNC_UN}GetParent} "$R9" $R9
+      StrCpy $R8 $R9 "" -1  ; Copy the last char.
+      StrCmp $R8 '\' end    ; Is it a \?
+      StrCpy $R9 "$R9\"     ; Append \ to the string
+
+      end:
+      ClearErrors
+
+      Pop $R8
+      Pop $R7
+      Pop $R6
+      Exch $R5
+      Push $R9
+    FunctionEnd
+
+    !verbose pop
+  !endif
+!macroend
+
+!macro GetSingleInstallPathCall _KEY _RESULT
+  !verbose push
+  !verbose ${_MOZFUNC_VERBOSE}
+  Push "${_KEY}"
+  Call GetSingleInstallPath
+  Pop ${_RESULT}
+  !verbose pop
+!macroend
+
+!macro un.GetSingleInstallPathCall _KEY _RESULT
+  !verbose push
+  !verbose ${_MOZFUNC_VERBOSE}
+  Push "${_KEY}"
+  Call un.GetSingleInstallPath
+  Pop ${_RESULT}
+  !verbose pop
+!macroend
+
+!macro un.GetSingleInstallPath
+  !ifndef un.GetSingleInstallPath
+    !verbose push
+    !verbose ${_MOZFUNC_VERBOSE}
+    !undef _MOZFUNC_UN
+    !define _MOZFUNC_UN "un."
+
+    !insertmacro GetSingleInstallPath
+
+    !undef _MOZFUNC_UN
+    !define _MOZFUNC_UN
+    !verbose pop
+  !endif
+!macroend
+
 /**
  * Writes common registry values for a handler using SHCTX.
  * @param   _KEY