diff --git a/Emgu.CV/PInvoke/CvInvoke.cs b/Emgu.CV/PInvoke/CvInvoke.cs
index ae92477a7..ab4d1a14d 100644
--- a/Emgu.CV/PInvoke/CvInvoke.cs
+++ b/Emgu.CV/PInvoke/CvInvoke.cs
@@ -305,8 +305,14 @@ namespace Emgu.CV
 
             String oldDir = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(loadDirectory) && Directory.Exists(loadDirectory))
+            {
                 Environment.CurrentDirectory = loadDirectory;
-
+                if (Emgu.Util.Platform.OperationSystem == Emgu.Util.Platform.OS.Windows)
+                {
+                    bool setDllDirectorySuccess = Emgu.Util.Toolbox.SetDllDirectory(loadDirectory);
+                }
+            }
+            
 #endif
 
             System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("Loading open cv binary from {0}", loadDirectory));
diff --git a/Emgu.Util/Toolbox.cs b/Emgu.Util/Toolbox.cs
index 0d1395061..ebd32c434 100644
--- a/Emgu.Util/Toolbox.cs
+++ b/Emgu.Util/Toolbox.cs
@@ -548,8 +548,9 @@ namespace Emgu.Util
                 {
                     const int loadLibrarySearchDllLoadDir = 0x00000100;
                     const int loadLibrarySearchDefaultDirs = 0x00001000;
+                    const int loadLibrarySearchApplicationDir = 0x00000200;
                     //const int loadLibrarySearchUserDirs = 0x00000400;
-                    IntPtr handler = LoadLibraryEx(dllname, IntPtr.Zero, loadLibrarySearchDllLoadDir | loadLibrarySearchDefaultDirs);
+                    IntPtr handler = LoadLibraryEx(dllname, IntPtr.Zero, loadLibrarySearchDllLoadDir | loadLibrarySearchDefaultDirs | loadLibrarySearchApplicationDir );
                     //IntPtr handler = LoadLibraryEx(dllname, IntPtr.Zero, loadLibrarySearchUserDirs);
                     if (handler == IntPtr.Zero)
                     {