diff -ru transmission-1.75-original/gtk/add-dialog.c transmission-1.75/gtk/add-dialog.c
--- transmission-1.75-original/gtk/add-dialog.c	2009-10-03 14:03:28.000000000 -0300
+++ transmission-1.75/gtk/add-dialog.c	2009-10-03 19:30:59.000000000 -0300
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "file-list.h"
 #include "hig.h"
 #include "tr-prefs.h"
+#include "libtransmission/utils.h"
 
 /****
 *****
@@ -285,8 +286,12 @@
                                              GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
                                              -1 );
 
-    if( tr_ctorGetDownloadDir( ctor, TR_FORCE, &str ) )
-        g_assert_not_reached( );
+    if ( pref_flag_get( PREF_KEY_DOWNLOAD_SAME_DIR ) ) {
+        str = tr_dirname( tr_strdup( tr_ctorGetSourceFile( ctor ) ) );
+    } else {
+        if( tr_ctorGetDownloadDir( ctor, TR_FORCE, &str ) )
+            g_assert_not_reached( );
+    }
     g_assert( str );
 
     data = g_new0( struct AddData, 1 );
diff -ru transmission-1.75-original/gtk/conf.c transmission-1.75/gtk/conf.c
--- transmission-1.75-original/gtk/conf.c	2009-10-03 14:03:28.000000000 -0300
+++ transmission-1.75/gtk/conf.c	2009-10-03 14:20:54.000000000 -0300
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 #endif
     if( !str ) str = tr_getDefaultDownloadDir( );
     tr_bencDictAddStr( d, TR_PREFS_KEY_DOWNLOAD_DIR, str );
+    tr_bencDictAddBool( d, PREF_KEY_DOWNLOAD_SAME_DIR, FALSE );
 
     tr_bencDictAddBool( d, PREF_KEY_ASKQUIT, TRUE );
 
diff -ru transmission-1.75-original/gtk/tr-prefs.c transmission-1.75/gtk/tr-prefs.c
--- transmission-1.75-original/gtk/tr-prefs.c	2009-10-03 14:03:28.000000000 -0300
+++ transmission-1.75/gtk/tr-prefs.c	2009-10-03 15:08:09.000000000 -0300
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@
     w = new_path_chooser_button( TR_PREFS_KEY_DOWNLOAD_DIR, core );
     hig_workarea_add_row( t, &row, _( "Save to _Location:" ), w, NULL );
 
+    s = _( "Save to the same directory as torrent file" );
+    w = new_check_button( s, PREF_KEY_DOWNLOAD_SAME_DIR, core );
+    hig_workarea_add_wide_control( t, &row, w );
+
     hig_workarea_add_section_divider( t, &row );
     hig_workarea_add_section_title( t, &row, _( "Limits" ) );
 
diff -ru transmission-1.75-original/gtk/tr-prefs.h transmission-1.75/gtk/tr-prefs.h
--- transmission-1.75-original/gtk/tr-prefs.h	2009-10-03 14:03:28.000000000 -0300
+++ transmission-1.75/gtk/tr-prefs.h	2009-10-03 14:38:55.000000000 -0300
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define PREF_KEY_INHIBIT_HIBERNATION        "inhibit-desktop-hibernation"
 #define PREF_KEY_DIR_WATCH                  "watch-dir"
 #define PREF_KEY_DIR_WATCH_ENABLED          "watch-dir-enabled"
+#define PREF_KEY_DOWNLOAD_SAME_DIR          "download-same-dir"
 #define PREF_KEY_SHOW_TRAY_ICON             "show-notification-area-icon"
 #define PREF_KEY_SHOW_DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION  "show-desktop-notification"
 #define PREF_KEY_START                      "start-added-torrents"