diff --git a/lib/config_def.yaml b/lib/config_def.yaml
index aa6a2c0e7..e2d93616a 100644
--- a/lib/config_def.yaml
+++ b/lib/config_def.yaml
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ uplinks:
     #maxage: 120
 
 packages:
-  # uncomment this for packages with "local-" prefix to be available 
+  # uncomment this for packages with "local-" prefix to be available
   # for admin only, it's a recommended way of handling private packages
   #'local-*':
   #  allow_access: admin
   #  allow_publish: admin
+  #  # you can override storage directory for a group of packages this way:
+  #  storage: 'local_storage'
 
   '*':
     # allow all users to read packages ('all' is a keyword)
diff --git a/lib/local-storage.js b/lib/local-storage.js
index ac3f61de1..1c4fc66a1 100644
--- a/lib/local-storage.js
+++ b/lib/local-storage.js
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ Storage.prototype.storage = function(package) {
 		Path.join(
 			Path.resolve(
 				Path.dirname(this.config.self_path),
-				this.config.storage
+				this.config.get_package_setting(package, 'storage') || this.config.storage
 			),
 			package
 		)