diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
index f56662545..b2edc4ff4 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ namespace hex {
     long double operator""_scaled(unsigned long long value);
     ImVec2 scaled(const ImVec2 &vector);
 
+    template<typename T>
+    std::vector<T> operator|(const std::vector<T> &lhs, const std::vector<T> &rhs) {
+        std::vector<T> result;
+
+        std::copy(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(), std::back_inserter(result));
+        std::copy(rhs.begin(), rhs.end(), std::back_inserter(result));
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     std::string to_string(u128 value);
     std::string to_string(i128 value);
 
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
index e8b296df6..47dcc4e5a 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace hex {
                 }, provider->getBaseAddress(), provider->getActualSize());
             }
 
-            runtime->setIncludePaths(fs::getDefaultPaths(fs::ImHexPath::PatternsInclude));
+            runtime->setIncludePaths(fs::getDefaultPaths(fs::ImHexPath::PatternsInclude) | fs::getDefaultPaths(fs::ImHexPath::Patterns));
 
             for (const auto &func : getFunctions()) {
                 if (func.dangerous)
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 113e26431..16e977e11 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
         auto &runtime = ProviderExtraData::getCurrent().patternLanguage.runtime;
         runtime->reset();
+        runtime->setIncludePaths(fs::getDefaultPaths(fs::ImHexPath::PatternsInclude) | fs::getDefaultPaths(fs::ImHexPath::Patterns));
 
         EventManager::post<EventHighlightingChanged>();