diff --git a/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/project/ui/customizer/EditMediator.java b/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/project/ui/customizer/EditMediator.java
--- a/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/project/ui/customizer/EditMediator.java
+++ b/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/project/ui/customizer/EditMediator.java
@@ -361,14 +361,15 @@
         }
         else if ( source == addLibrary ) {
             //TODO this piece needs to go somewhere else?
+            URL librariesFolder = null;
             LibraryManager manager = null;
             boolean empty = false;
             try {
                 String path = libraryPath.getText(0, libraryPath.getLength());
                 if (path != null && path.length() > 0) {
                     File fil = PropertyUtils.resolveFile(FileUtil.toFile(helper.getProjectDirectory()), path);
-                    URL url = FileUtil.normalizeFile(fil).toURI().toURL();
-                    manager = LibraryManager.forLocation(url);
+                    librariesFolder = FileUtil.normalizeFile(fil).toURI().toURL();
+                    manager = LibraryManager.forLocation(librariesFolder);
                 } else {
                     empty = true;
                 }
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@
             }
 
             Set<Library> added = LibraryChooser.showDialog(manager,
-                    createLibraryFilter(), refHelper.getLibraryChooserImportHandler());
+                    createLibraryFilter(), empty ? refHelper.getLibraryChooserImportHandler() : refHelper.getLibraryChooserImportHandler(librariesFolder));
             if (added != null) {
                 Set<Library> includedLibraries = new HashSet<Library>();
                int[] newSelection = ClassPathUiSupport.addLibraries(listModel, list.getSelectedIndices(), 
diff --git a/project.ant/apichanges.xml b/project.ant/apichanges.xml
--- a/project.ant/apichanges.xml
+++ b/project.ant/apichanges.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@
 
     <changes>
 
+        <change id="ReferenceHelper-getLibraryChooserImportHandler-url">
+            <api name="general"/>
+            <summary>Added <code>getLibraryChooserImportHandler</code> method into <code>ReferenceHelper</code> accepting <code>URL</code></summary>
+            <version major="1" minor="41"/>
+            <date day="15" month="4" year="2011"/>
+            <author login="tzezula"/>
+            <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+            <description>
+                <p>
+                   A new method enables a client to specify target folder different from <code>AntProjectHelper.getLibrariesLocation</code>
+                </p>
+            </description>
+            <class package="org.netbeans.spi.project.support.ant" name="ReferenceHelper"/>
+            <issue number=""/>
+        </change>
+
         <change id="SourcesHelper-SourceGroupModifierImplementation">
             <api name="general"/>
             <summary>Added <code>SourceGroupModifierImplementation</code> implementation for Ant-based projects</summary>
diff --git a/project.ant/manifest.mf b/project.ant/manifest.mf
--- a/project.ant/manifest.mf
+++ b/project.ant/manifest.mf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.project.ant/1
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.40
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.41
 OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/modules/project/ant/resources/mf-layer.xml
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/project/ant/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Install: org/netbeans/modules/project/ant/AntProjectModule.class
diff --git a/project.ant/src/org/netbeans/spi/project/support/ant/ReferenceHelper.java b/project.ant/src/org/netbeans/spi/project/support/ant/ReferenceHelper.java
--- a/project.ant/src/org/netbeans/spi/project/support/ant/ReferenceHelper.java
+++ b/project.ant/src/org/netbeans/spi/project/support/ant/ReferenceHelper.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import org.netbeans.api.annotations.common.NonNull;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectManager;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectUtils;
@@ -1554,9 +1556,9 @@
             return lib;
         }
         File mainPropertiesFile = h.resolveFile(h.getLibrariesLocation());
-        return ProjectLibraryProvider.copyLibrary(lib, mainPropertiesFile.toURI().toURL(), true);
+        return copyLibrary(lib, mainPropertiesFile.toURI().toURL());
     }
-    
+        
     /**
      * Returns library import handler which imports global library to sharable
      * one. See {@link LibraryChooser#showDialog} for usage of this handler.
@@ -1570,6 +1572,23 @@
             }
         };        
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns library import handler which imports global library to sharable
+     * one. See {@link LibraryChooser#showDialog} for usage of this handler.
+     * @param the URL of the libraries definition file to import the library into
+     * @return copy handler
+     * @since org.netbeans.modules.project.ant/1 1.41
+     */
+    public LibraryChooser.LibraryImportHandler getLibraryChooserImportHandler(final @NonNull URL librariesLocation) {
+        return new LibraryChooser.LibraryImportHandler() {
+            @Override
+            public Library importLibrary(final @NonNull Library library) throws IOException {
+                return copyLibrary(library, librariesLocation);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tries to find a library by name in library manager associated with the project.
      * It is <em>not</em> guaranteed that any returned library is an identical object to one which passed in to {@link #createLibraryReference}.
@@ -1940,5 +1959,10 @@
         }
         
     }
-    
+
+    private static Library copyLibrary(final @NonNull Library lib, final @NonNull URL librariesLocation) throws IOException {
+        Parameters.notNull("lib", lib); //NOI18N
+        Parameters.notNull("librariesLocation", librariesLocation); //NOI18N
+        return ProjectLibraryProvider.copyLibrary(lib, librariesLocation, true);
+    }
 }