diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 596d9a0..0178e48 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ You can generate this salt with one of the following commands :
 
 ``` echo -n s:`head -c 16 /dev/urandom | xxd -p` > ~/.ext4_encryption_salt ```
 
+You can also store the salt outside your home directory in your pam config:
+
+```
+auth        required        pam_e4crypt.so  saltpath=/home/.e4crypt
+```
+
+The module will then look for the salt in `/home/.e4crypt/$USER`
 
 ### Keyring
 
diff --git a/pam_e4crypt.c b/pam_e4crypt.c
index c12f65c..f1f32e6 100644
--- a/pam_e4crypt.c
+++ b/pam_e4crypt.c
@@ -617,6 +617,19 @@ pam_sm_authenticate(
     }
     char path[PATH_MAX];
     snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", pw->pw_dir, ".ext4_encryption_salt");
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+        char const* option;
+
+        if (option = get_modarg_value("saltpath", argv[i])) {
+            // If a custom saltpath has been passed, use it instead
+            int spchars = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", option, pw->pw_name);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        pam_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unknown option for authenticate: %s", argv[i]);
+    }
+
     char* salt_data = read_salt_data(path);
     if (salt_data) {
         generate_key(flags, salt_data, auth_token, keys);