diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
index 3efbeafe4..457e937bb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -603,7 +603,11 @@ UniValue dumpwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "dumpwallet \"filename\"\n"
             "\nDumps all wallet keys in a human-readable format.\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
-            "1. \"filename\"    (string, required) The filename\n"
+            "1. \"filename\"    (string, required) The filename with path (either absolute or relative to bitcoind)\n"
+            "\nResult:\n"
+            "{                           (json object)\n"
+            "  \"filename\" : {        (string) The filename with full absolute path\n"
+            "}\n"
             "\nExamples:\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("dumpwallet", "\"test\"")
             + HelpExampleRpc("dumpwallet", "\"test\"")
@@ -614,7 +618,9 @@ UniValue dumpwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     EnsureWalletIsUnlocked(pwallet);
 
     std::ofstream file;
-    file.open(request.params[0].get_str().c_str());
+    boost::filesystem::path filepath = request.params[0].get_str();
+    filepath = boost::filesystem::absolute(filepath);
+    file.open(filepath.string().c_str());
     if (!file.is_open())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Cannot open wallet dump file");
 
@@ -679,7 +685,11 @@ UniValue dumpwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     file << "\n";
     file << "# End of dump\n";
     file.close();
-    return NullUniValue;
+
+    UniValue reply(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    reply.push_back(Pair("filename", filepath.string()));
+
+    return reply;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet-dump.py b/test/functional/wallet-dump.py
index c38a9bc99..9cb32d465 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet-dump.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet-dump.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Test the dumpwallet RPC."""
 
+import os
+
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import (assert_equal, bitcoind_processes)
 
@@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ class WalletDumpTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.nodes[0].keypoolrefill()
 
         # dump unencrypted wallet
-        self.nodes[0].dumpwallet(tmpdir + "/node0/wallet.unencrypted.dump")
+        result = self.nodes[0].dumpwallet(tmpdir + "/node0/wallet.unencrypted.dump")
+        assert_equal(result['filename'], os.path.abspath(tmpdir + "/node0/wallet.unencrypted.dump"))
 
         found_addr, found_addr_chg, found_addr_rsv, hd_master_addr_unenc = \
             read_dump(tmpdir + "/node0/wallet.unencrypted.dump", addrs, None)