diff --git a/data/default_config.cfg b/data/default_config.cfg
index abeab2ac..1efec665 100644
--- a/data/default_config.cfg
+++ b/data/default_config.cfg
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ log_dir =
 # You can specify an other directory to use. It will be created if it doesn't exist
 plugins_dir =
 
+# If plugins_conf_dir is not set, plugin configs will be loaded from
+# $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/poezio/plugins. You can specify another directory here.
+plugins_conf_dir =
+
 # Space separated list of plugins to load on startup
 plugins_autoload =
 
diff --git a/doc/en/configure.txt b/doc/en/configure.txt
index fb8917e2..d17bd2f3 100644
--- a/doc/en/configure.txt
+++ b/doc/en/configure.txt
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ section of this documentation.
 
   Space separated list of plugins to load on startup.
 
+*plugins_conf_dir*:: [empty]
+
+  If plugins_conf_dir is not set, plugin configs will be loaded from
+  $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/poezio/plugins.
+  You can specify another directory to use, it will be created if it
+  does not exist.
+
 *plugins_dir*:: [empty]
 
   If plugins_dir is not set, plugins will be loaded from
diff --git a/src/core.py b/src/core.py
index 719d0f56..b2f5a398 100644
--- a/src/core.py
+++ b/src/core.py
@@ -2032,6 +2032,9 @@ class Core(object):
         elif option == 'plugins_dir':
             path = os.path.expanduser(value)
             self.plugin_manager.on_plugins_dir_change(path)
+        elif option == 'plugins_conf_dir':
+            path = os.path.expanduser(value)
+            self.plugin_manager.on_plugins_conf_dir_change(path)
         self.call_for_resize()
         self.information(info, "Info")
 
diff --git a/src/plugin_manager.py b/src/plugin_manager.py
index 5f848ec2..a8c651e9 100644
--- a/src/plugin_manager.py
+++ b/src/plugin_manager.py
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ plugins_dir = plugins_dir or\
                  'poezio', 'plugins')
 plugins_dir = os.path.expanduser(plugins_dir)
 
-config_home = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
-if not config_home:
-    config_home = os.path.join(os.environ.get('HOME'), '.config')
-plugins_conf_dir = os.path.join(config_home, 'poezio', 'plugins')
+plugins_conf_dir = config.get('plugins_conf_dir', '')
+if not plugins_conf_dir:
+    config_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME')
+    if not config_home:
+        config_home = os.path.join(os.environ.get('HOME'), '.config')
+    plugins_conf_dir = os.path.join(config_home, 'poezio', 'plugins')
+plugins_conf_dir = os.path.expanduser(plugins_conf_dir)
 
 try:
     os.makedirs(plugins_dir)
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ try:
     os.makedirs(plugins_conf_dir)
 except OSError:
     pass
+
 default_plugin_path = path.join(path.dirname(path.dirname(__file__)), 'plugins')
 
 sys.path.append(default_plugin_path)
@@ -283,3 +287,7 @@ class PluginManager(object):
             sys.path.remove(plugins_dir)
         sys.path.append(new_value)
         plugins_dir = new_value
+
+    def on_plugins_conf_dir_change(self, new_value):
+        global plugins_conf_dir
+        plugins_conf_dir = new_value