diff --git a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/SaveAsAction.java b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/SaveAsAction.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/SaveAsAction.java
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/SaveAsAction.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.openide.NotifyDescriptor;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil;
+import org.openide.filesystems.Repository;
 import org.openide.loaders.SaveAsCapable;
 import org.openide.loaders.DataObject;
 import org.openide.util.ContextAwareAction;
@@ -170,9 +171,12 @@
         JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
         chooser.setDialogTitle( NbBundle.getMessage(DataObject.class, "LBL_SaveAsTitle" ) ); //NOI18N
         chooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled( false );
-        if( null != newFile ) {
+        if ( null != newFile && !isDbSystemFile(newFile) ) {
             chooser.setSelectedFile( newFile );
             FileUtil.preventFileChooserSymlinkTraversal( chooser, newFile.getParentFile() );
+        } else {
+            chooser.setSelectedFile(newFile);
+            FileUtil.preventFileChooserSymlinkTraversal(chooser, new File(System.getProperty("user.home")));  // NOI18N
         }
         File origFile = newFile;
         while( true ) {
@@ -196,6 +200,18 @@
         }
 
         return newFile;
     }
+
+    private boolean isDbSystemFile(File newFile) {
+        FileObject dbRelativePathFo = Repository.getDefault().getDefaultFileSystem().getRoot().getFileObject("Databases/SQLCommands"); // NOI18N
+        if (null != dbRelativePathFo && null != newFile) {
+            String dbSystemPath = FileUtil.getFileDisplayName(dbRelativePathFo); 
+            File dbSystemFile = new File(dbSystemPath);
+            if (newFile.getParentFile().equals(dbSystemFile)) {
+                return true;
+            } 
+        }
+        return false;
     }
     
     private FileObject getCurrentFileObject() {