diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_android.c b/src/platforms/rcore_android.c
index 47dcce32b..c2feda98a 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_android.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_android.c
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     InitAssetManager(platform.app->activity->assetManager, platform.app->activity->internalDataPath);   // Initialize assets manager
 
     CORE.Storage.basePath = platform.app->activity->internalDataPath;   // Define base path for storage
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);   // Define base path for media storage
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "PLATFORM: ANDROID: Initialized successfully");
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_glfw.c b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_glfw.c
index 5dde1df67..3ebd7291c 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_glfw.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_glfw.c
@@ -1759,6 +1759,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     // Initialize storage system
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CORE.Storage.basePath = GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #if defined(__NetBSD__)
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_rgfw.c b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_rgfw.c
index 86842140d..63cd4f8ff 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_rgfw.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_rgfw.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     // Initialize storage system
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CORE.Storage.basePath = GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #if defined(RGFW_WAYLAND)
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_sdl.c b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_sdl.c
index 03bad80f9..0b2f3851d 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_sdl.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_sdl.c
@@ -2116,6 +2116,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Define base path for storage
     CORE.Storage.basePath = SDL_GetBasePath(); // Alternative: GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #if defined(USING_VERSION_SDL3)
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_win32.c b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_win32.c
index 1dadd5586..374a50bc7 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_win32.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_desktop_win32.c
@@ -1652,6 +1652,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     // Initialize storage system
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CORE.Storage.basePath = GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "PLATFORM: DESKTOP: WIN32: Initialized successfully");
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_drm.c b/src/platforms/rcore_drm.c
index a08a76bce..39e778c84 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_drm.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_drm.c
@@ -1609,6 +1609,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     // Initialize storage system
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CORE.Storage.basePath = GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #if defined(SUPPORT_DRM_CACHE)
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_template.c b/src/platforms/rcore_template.c
index 36629fc69..b6e154bbe 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_template.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_template.c
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     // TODO: Initialize storage system
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CORE.Storage.basePath = GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "PLATFORM: CUSTOM: Initialized successfully");
diff --git a/src/platforms/rcore_web.c b/src/platforms/rcore_web.c
index c8fe0cfe7..b94c604c1 100644
--- a/src/platforms/rcore_web.c
+++ b/src/platforms/rcore_web.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,7 @@ int InitPlatform(void)
     // Initialize storage system
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CORE.Storage.basePath = GetWorkingDirectory();
+    strncpy(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, CORE.Storage.basePath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH - 1);
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "PLATFORM: WEB: Initialized successfully");
diff --git a/src/raylib.h b/src/raylib.h
index e4be11084..289b7b85e 100644
--- a/src/raylib.h
+++ b/src/raylib.h
@@ -1096,6 +1096,7 @@ RLAPI int *LoadRandomSequence(unsigned int count, int min, int max); // Load ran
 RLAPI void UnloadRandomSequence(int *sequence);                   // Unload random values sequence
 
 // Misc. functions
+RLAPI void SetMediaPath(char *path);                        // Set media path for external files loading
 RLAPI void TakeScreenshot(const char *fileName);                  // Takes a screenshot of current screen (filename extension defines format)
 RLAPI void SetConfigFlags(unsigned int flags);                    // Setup init configuration flags (view FLAGS)
 RLAPI void OpenURL(const char *url);                              // Open URL with default system browser (if available)
diff --git a/src/rcore.c b/src/rcore.c
index d06e3089b..60e3086bb 100644
--- a/src/rcore.c
+++ b/src/rcore.c
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ typedef struct CoreData {
 
     } Window;
     struct {
-        const char *basePath;               // Base path for data storage
+        const char *basePath;                 // Base path for data storage
+        char mediaPath[MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH];  // Media path for data storage
 
     } Storage;
     struct {
@@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@ void EndDrawing(void)
 
                 MsfGifResult result = msf_gif_end(&gifState);
 
-                SaveFileData(TextFormat("%s/screenrec%03i.gif", CORE.Storage.basePath, screenshotCounter), result.data, (unsigned int)result.dataSize);
+                SaveFileData(TextFormat("%s/screenrec%03i.gif", CORE.Storage.mediaPath, screenshotCounter), result.data, (unsigned int)result.dataSize);
                 msf_gif_free(result);
 
                 TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "SYSTEM: Finish animated GIF recording");
@@ -1909,7 +1910,7 @@ void TakeScreenshot(const char *fileName)
     Image image = { imgData, (int)((float)CORE.Window.render.width*scale.x), (int)((float)CORE.Window.render.height*scale.y), 1, PIXELFORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED_R8G8B8A8 };
 
     char path[512] = { 0 };
-    strcpy(path, TextFormat("%s/%s", CORE.Storage.basePath, fileName));
+    strcpy(path, TextFormat("%s/%s", CORE.Storage.mediaPath, fileName));
 
     ExportImage(image, path); // WARNING: Module required: rtextures
     RL_FREE(imgData);
@@ -1921,6 +1922,11 @@ void TakeScreenshot(const char *fileName)
 #endif
 }
 
+void SetMediaPath(char *path)
+{
+    snprintf(CORE.Storage.mediaPath, MAX_FILEPATH_LENGTH, "%s", path);
+}
+
 // Setup window configuration flags (view FLAGS)
 // NOTE: This function is expected to be called before window creation,
 // because it sets up some flags for the window creation process