diff --git a/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html b/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html
index 736b2471..aecfbf2d 100644
--- a/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html	
+++ b/Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html	
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ follow these steps:</p>
   <p class="text"><span class="bold">MUI_STARTMENU_DEFAULTFOLDER</span><br />
   The default Start Menu Folder. Use $(LANGSTRINGNAME) as value is you want
   to use a language string.</p>
+  <p class="text"><span class="bold">MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_ROOT, MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_KEY,
+  MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_VALUENAME</span><br />
+  If your installer saves the Start Menu folder of a previous installation
+  in a registry, define these values and the Modern UI will use the saved
+  value as default folder.</p>  
   </div>
   <p class="text"><span class="bold">MUI_FINISHPAGE</span><br />
   Show the Finish page.</p>
diff --git a/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh b/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh
index 284c82c6..d6713146 100644
--- a/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh	
+++ b/Contrib/Modern UI/System.nsh	
@@ -1066,11 +1066,27 @@
   !ifndef MUI_STARTMENU_DEFAULTFOLDER
     !define MUI_STARTMENU_DEFAULTFOLDER "${MUI_PRODUCT}"
   !endif
-
+  
   Function "${SETSTARTMENU}"
   
     !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT $(MUI_TEXT_STARTMENU_TITLE) $(MUI_TEXT_STARTMENU_SUBTITLE)
     
+    !ifdef MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_ROOT
+      !ifdef MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_KEY
+        !ifdef MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_VALUENAME
+        
+          StrCmp "${MUI_STARTMENU_VARIABLE}" "" "" +6
+          
+          Push ${MUI_TEMP1}
+            ReadRegStr ${MUI_TEMP1} "${MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_ROOT}" "${MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_KEY}" "${MUI_STARTMENU_REGISTRY_VALUENAME}"
+            StrCmp ${MUI_TEMP1} "" +2
+              StrCpy "${MUI_STARTMENU_VARIABLE}" ${MUI_TEMP1}
+          Pop ${MUI_TEMP1}
+        
+        !endif
+      !endif
+    !endif
+
     StartMenu::Select /noicon /autoadd /text "$(MUI_INNERTEXT_STARTMENU_TOP)" /lastused "${MUI_STARTMENU_VARIABLE}" /checknoshortcuts "$(MUI_INNERTEXT_STARTMENU_CHECKBOX)" "${MUI_STARTMENU_DEFAULTFOLDER}"
     Pop "${MUI_STARTMENU_VARIABLE}"
     
diff --git a/Examples/Modern UI/StartMenu.nsi b/Examples/Modern UI/StartMenu.nsi
index 27e99d53..faeaf0cf 100644
--- a/Examples/Modern UI/StartMenu.nsi	
+++ b/Examples/Modern UI/StartMenu.nsi	
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
 ;$9 is being used to store the Start Menu Folder.
 ;Do not use this variable in your script (or Push/Pop it)!
 
-;You can change this variable or the default Start Menu Folder by using
-;these defines:
-;!define MUI_STARTMENU_VARIABLE "$VAR"
-;!define MUI_STARTMENU_DEFAULTFOLDER "Folder Name"
+;To change this variable, use MUI_STARTMENU_VARIABLE.
+;Have a look at the Readme for info about other options (default folder,
+;registry).
 
 !define TEMP $R0