diff --git config/configuration.yml.example config/configuration.yml.example
index 3522ef6..8e7f9d8 100644
--- config/configuration.yml.example
+++ config/configuration.yml.example
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ default:
   # attachments_storage_path: D:/redmine/files
   attachments_storage_path:
 
+  # Absolute path to the directory where plugins are stored.
+  # The default is the 'plugins' directory in your Redmine instance.
+  # Your Redmine instance needs to have write permission on this
+  # directory.
+  # Examples:
+  # plugins_path: /var/redmine/plugins
+  # plugins_path: D:/redmine/plugins
+  plugins_path:
+
   # Configuration of the autologin cookie.
   # autologin_cookie_name: the name of the cookie (default: autologin)
   # autologin_cookie_path: the cookie path (default: /)
diff --git lib/generators/redmine_plugin/redmine_plugin_generator.rb lib/generators/redmine_plugin/redmine_plugin_generator.rb
index 5623663..a9d7015 100644
--- lib/generators/redmine_plugin/redmine_plugin_generator.rb
+++ lib/generators/redmine_plugin/redmine_plugin_generator.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ class RedminePluginGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase
     super
     @plugin_name = file_name.underscore
     @plugin_pretty_name = plugin_name.titleize
-    @plugin_path = "plugins/#{plugin_name}"
+    if Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'].nil?
+      @plugin_path = File.join(Rails.root, 'plugins', plugin_name)
+    else
+      @plugin_path = File.join(Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'], plugin_name)
+    end
+    puts @plugin_path
   end
 
   def copy_templates
diff --git lib/generators/redmine_plugin_controller/redmine_plugin_controller_generator.rb lib/generators/redmine_plugin_controller/redmine_plugin_controller_generator.rb
index 8351ce6..231b688 100644
--- lib/generators/redmine_plugin_controller/redmine_plugin_controller_generator.rb
+++ lib/generators/redmine_plugin_controller/redmine_plugin_controller_generator.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ class RedminePluginControllerGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase
     super
     @plugin_name = file_name.underscore
     @plugin_pretty_name = plugin_name.titleize
-    @plugin_path = "plugins/#{plugin_name}"
+    if Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'].nil?
+      @plugin_path = File.join(Rails.root, 'plugins', plugin_name)
+    else
+      @plugin_path = File.join(Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'], plugin_name)
+    end
     @controller_class = controller.camelize
   end
 
diff --git lib/generators/redmine_plugin_model/redmine_plugin_model_generator.rb lib/generators/redmine_plugin_model/redmine_plugin_model_generator.rb
index 2e5f031..bea9b68 100644
--- lib/generators/redmine_plugin_model/redmine_plugin_model_generator.rb
+++ lib/generators/redmine_plugin_model/redmine_plugin_model_generator.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ class RedminePluginModelGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase
     super
     @plugin_name = file_name.underscore
     @plugin_pretty_name = plugin_name.titleize
-    @plugin_path = "plugins/#{plugin_name}"
+    if Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'].nil?
+      @plugin_path = File.join(Rails.root, 'plugins', plugin_name)
+    else
+      @plugin_path = File.join(Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'], plugin_name)
+    end
     @model_class = model.camelize
     @table_name = @model_class.tableize
     @migration_filename = "create_#{@table_name}"
diff --git lib/redmine/plugin.rb lib/redmine/plugin.rb
index 503c3db..9ab364b 100644
--- lib/redmine/plugin.rb
+++ lib/redmine/plugin.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Redmine #:nodoc:
   # When rendered, the plugin settings value is available as the local variable +settings+
   class Plugin
     cattr_accessor :directory
-    self.directory = File.join(Rails.root, 'plugins')
+    self.directory = Redmine::Configuration['plugins_path'] || File.join(Rails.root, 'plugins')
 
     cattr_accessor :public_directory
     self.public_directory = File.join(Rails.root, 'public', 'plugin_assets')