diff --git a/modules/HortaTracer/src/main/java/org/janelia/horta/nodes/ObjectMeshPanel.java b/modules/HortaTracer/src/main/java/org/janelia/horta/nodes/ObjectMeshPanel.java
index ad887cd23..3d5d8b4c8 100644
--- a/modules/HortaTracer/src/main/java/org/janelia/horta/nodes/ObjectMeshPanel.java
+++ b/modules/HortaTracer/src/main/java/org/janelia/horta/nodes/ObjectMeshPanel.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class ObjectMeshPanel extends JPanel {
 
     private static final int NARROW_COLUNN_WIDTH = 50;
     private JLabel meshLabel;
+    private JFileChooser meshLocChooser;
 
     public ObjectMeshPanel() {
         setupUI();
diff --git a/modules/ViewerController/src/main/java/org/janelia/workstation/controller/action/LoadMeshAction.java b/modules/ViewerController/src/main/java/org/janelia/workstation/controller/action/LoadMeshAction.java
index 24a513e4f..ab466ce09 100644
--- a/modules/ViewerController/src/main/java/org/janelia/workstation/controller/action/LoadMeshAction.java
+++ b/modules/ViewerController/src/main/java/org/janelia/workstation/controller/action/LoadMeshAction.java
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;
+import javax.swing.filechooser.FileNameExtensionFilter;
 
 import org.janelia.model.domain.tiledMicroscope.TmObjectMesh;
 import org.janelia.workstation.controller.ViewerEventBus;
@@ -28,31 +31,65 @@ public final class LoadMeshAction
         extends AbstractAction
         implements ActionListener
 {
+
+    JTextField locationField;
     public LoadMeshAction() {
         super("Load Object Mesh");
     }
 
     @Override
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
+        gbc.gridwidth = 1;
+        gbc.gridheight = 1;
+        gbc.weightx = 0;
+        gbc.weighty = 1.0;
+        gbc.insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
+        gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
 
         String locationText = "";
         String meshNameText = "";
         JPanel meshPanel = new JPanel();
-        meshPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 2));
-        meshPanel.add(new JLabel("Mesh Location:"));
-        final JTextField locationField = new JTextField(locationText, 40);
-        meshPanel.add(locationField);
-        meshPanel.add(new JLabel("Mesh Name"));
-        final JTextField nameField = new JTextField(meshNameText, 30);
-        meshPanel.add(nameField);
+        meshPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
+
+        gbc.gridx = 0;
+        gbc.gridy = 0;
+        meshPanel.add(new JLabel("Mesh Location"), gbc);
+
+        gbc.gridx = 1;
+        locationField = new JTextField(locationText, 20);
+        meshPanel.add(locationField, gbc);
+
+        gbc.gridx = 2;
+        JButton meshChooser = new JButton("Choose Mesh");
+        meshChooser.addActionListener(ev -> chooseMesh());
+        meshPanel.add(meshChooser, gbc);
+
+        gbc.gridx = 0;
+        gbc.gridy = 1;
+        meshPanel.add(new JLabel("Mesh Name"), gbc);
+
+        gbc.gridx = 1;
+        final JTextField nameField = new JTextField(meshNameText, 20);
+        meshPanel.add(nameField, gbc);
 
         int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, meshPanel,
-                "Enter Object Mesh Values", JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
+                "Enter Object Mesh ", JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
         if (result == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION) {
             saveObjectMesh(nameField.getText(), locationField.getText());
         }
     }
 
+    public void chooseMesh() {
+        JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
+        fileChooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
+        fileChooser.setFileFilter(new FileNameExtensionFilter("Object Mesh Files", "obj"));
+        int returnVal = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null);
+        if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
+            locationField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
+        }
+    }
+
     public void saveObjectMesh (String meshName, String filename) {
         TmObjectMesh newObjMesh = new TmObjectMesh(meshName, filename);
         try {