diff --git a/cmd/native_dialog/main.go b/cmd/native_dialog/main.go
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+++ b/cmd/native_dialog/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/app"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
+	"fyne.io/x/fyne/dialog"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	app := app.New()
+	w := app.NewWindow("Hello")
+
+	button := widget.NewButton("Click Me", func() {
+		dialog.NewFileOpen(func(file fyne.URIReadCloser, err error) {
+			log.Println("File selected", file.URI(), err)
+		}, w).Show()
+
+	})
+
+	w.SetContent(button)
+
+	w.ShowAndRun()
+
+}
diff --git a/dialog/native_dialogs.go b/dialog/native_dialogs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a47649a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialog/native_dialogs.go
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+package dialog
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
+	fyneDialog "fyne.io/fyne/v2/dialog"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/storage"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/storage/repository"
+)
+
+type wm uint8
+
+const (
+	wm_UNKNOWN wm = iota
+	wm_GNOME
+	wm_KDE
+)
+
+func detectWM() wm {
+	// detect WM
+	xdgCurrentDesktop := os.Getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")
+	switch xdgCurrentDesktop {
+	case "GNOME":
+		return wm_GNOME
+	case "KDE":
+		return wm_KDE
+	default:
+		return wm_UNKNOWN
+	}
+}
+
+// FileDialog is a file dialog that uses native file dialogs on Linux.
+type FileDialog struct {
+	*fyneDialog.FileDialog
+	Title        string
+	filter       storage.FileFilter
+	callback     interface{}
+	parentWindow fyne.Window
+	save         bool
+}
+
+// NewFileOpen creates a new file dialog that uses native file dialogs on Linux.
+func NewFileOpen(callback func(fyne.URIReadCloser, error), parent fyne.Window) *FileDialog {
+	return &FileDialog{
+		FileDialog: fyneDialog.NewFileOpen(callback, parent),
+		Title:      "Select a file",
+		callback:   callback,
+		save:       false,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewFileSave(callback func(fyne.URIWriteCloser, error), parent fyne.Window) *FileDialog {
+	return &FileDialog{
+		FileDialog: fyneDialog.NewFileSave(callback, parent),
+		Title:      "Save file",
+		callback:   callback,
+		save:       true,
+	}
+}
+
+// SaveFileDialog is a save file dialog that uses native file dialogs on Linux.
+func ShowFileOpen(callback func(fyne.URIReadCloser, error), parent fyne.Window) {
+	NewFileOpen(callback, parent).Show()
+}
+
+// SaveFileDialog is a save file dialog that uses native file dialogs on Linux. At this time, it does not support filters.
+func (f *FileDialog) SetFilter(filter storage.FileFilter) {
+	f.FileDialog.SetFilter(filter)
+	f.filter = filter
+}
+
+// Show shows the file dialog.
+func (f *FileDialog) Show() {
+	wm := detectWM()
+	log.Println("WM:", wm)
+	switch wm {
+	case wm_GNOME:
+		if u, err := f.zenityFileDialog(); err != nil {
+			log.Println("zenity error:", err)
+			f.FileDialog.Show()
+		} else {
+			if !f.save {
+				f.callback.(func(fyne.URIReadCloser, error))(u.(fyne.URIReadCloser), nil)
+			} else {
+				f.callback.(func(fyne.URIWriteCloser, error))(u.(fyne.URIWriteCloser), nil)
+			}
+		}
+	case wm_KDE:
+		if u, err := f.kdialogFileDialog(); err != nil {
+			log.Println("kdialog error:", err)
+			f.FileDialog.Show()
+		} else {
+			if !f.save {
+				f.callback.(func(fyne.URIReadCloser, error))(u.(fyne.URIReadCloser), nil)
+			} else {
+				f.callback.(func(fyne.URIWriteCloser, error))(u.(fyne.URIWriteCloser), nil)
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		f.FileDialog.Show()
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (f *FileDialog) getReadCloser(path string) (fyne.URIReadCloser, error) {
+	uri := repository.NewFileURI(strings.TrimSpace(path))
+	return storage.Reader(uri)
+}
+
+func (f *FileDialog) getWriteCloser(path string) (fyne.URIWriteCloser, error) {
+	uri := repository.NewFileURI(strings.TrimSpace(path))
+	return storage.Writer(uri)
+}
+
+func (f *FileDialog) zenityFileDialog() (interface{}, error) {
+	command := exec.Command("zenity", "--file-selection", "--title", f.Title, "--file-filter", "All files | *")
+	out, err := command.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	path := string(out)
+
+	if f.save {
+		return f.getWriteCloser(path)
+	}
+
+	return f.getReadCloser(path)
+}
+
+func (f *FileDialog) kdialogFileDialog() (interface{}, error) {
+	command := exec.Command("kdialog", "--getopenfilename", f.Title, "All files | *")
+	out, err := command.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	path := string(out)
+	if f.save {
+		return f.getWriteCloser(path)
+	}
+	return f.getReadCloser(path)
+}