diff --git a/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.cpp b/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.cpp
index c1e0b369b..25a61e4ba 100644
--- a/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,22 @@ ScanFoldersModel::PathStatus ScanFoldersModel::addPath(const QString &watchPath,
     return Ok;
 }
 
+ScanFoldersModel::PathStatus ScanFoldersModel::updatePath(const QString &watchPath, const PathType& downloadType, const QString &downloadPath)
+{
+    QDir watchDir(watchPath);
+    const QString &canonicalWatchPath = watchDir.canonicalPath();
+    int row = findPathData(canonicalWatchPath);
+    if (row == -1) return DoesNotExist;
+
+    QDir downloadDir(downloadPath);
+    const QString &canonicalDownloadPath = downloadDir.canonicalPath();
+
+    m_pathList.at(row)->downloadType = downloadType;
+    m_pathList.at(row)->downloadPath = Utils::Fs::toNativePath(canonicalDownloadPath);
+
+    return Ok;
+}
+
 void ScanFoldersModel::addToFSWatcher(const QStringList &watchPaths)
 {
     if (!m_fsWatcher)
diff --git a/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.h b/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.h
index e1b767c8b..1dc62c5a5 100644
--- a/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.h
+++ b/src/base/scanfoldersmodel.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
     // TODO: removePaths(); singular version becomes private helper functions;
     // also: remove functions should take modelindexes
     PathStatus addPath(const QString &watchPath, const PathType& downloadType, const QString &downloadPath, bool addToFSWatcher = true);
+    PathStatus updatePath(const QString &watchPath, const PathType& downloadType, const QString &downloadPath);
     // PRECONDITION: The paths must have been added with addPath() first.
     void addToFSWatcher(const QStringList &watchPaths);
     void removePath(int row);