diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.cpp b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
index 8dd965e..ddd41a8 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.cpp
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ void KiwixApp::init()
             this->openZimFile(message);
         }
     });
+    QString monitorDir = m_settingsManager.getMonitorDir();
+    if (monitorDir != "") {
+        m_library.setMonitorDirZims(m_library.getLibraryZimsFromDir(monitorDir));
+        m_library.asyncLoadMonitorDir(monitorDir);
+    }
 }
 
 KiwixApp::~KiwixApp()
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index 793aca5..e0d9f37 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ void Library::setMonitorDirZims(QStringList zimList)
     m_monitorDirZims = zimList;
 }
 
+QStringList Library::getLibraryZimsFromDir(QString dir) const
+{
+    QStringList zimsInDir;
+    for (auto str : getBookIds()) {
+        auto filePath = QString::fromStdString(getBookById(str).getPath());
+        QDir absoluteDir = QFileInfo(filePath).absoluteDir();
+        if (absoluteDir == dir) {
+            zimsInDir.push_back(filePath);
+        }
+    }
+    return zimsInDir;
+}
+
 void Library::loadMonitorDir(QString monitorDir)
 {
     QMutex mutex;