diff --git a/include/zx.h b/include/zx.h
index 7c8f886..48c769f 100644
--- a/include/zx.h
+++ b/include/zx.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ typedef struct zx {
   char *homedir;
   int daemon;
   char *font;
+  char *conf_path;
   int pin_bottom;
   char **floating_windows;
   unsigned long floating_windows_length;
diff --git a/src/zx.c b/src/zx.c
index 34242ce..1378317 100644
--- a/src/zx.c
+++ b/src/zx.c
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ void zx_config(xcb_helper_struct *_s, zx *zs) {
     char **flwin_list = NULL;
 
     char config_path[255];
-    sprintf(config_path, "%s/.zxconfig", zs->homedir);
+    if (zs->conf_path) {
+      sprintf(config_path, "%s", zs->conf_path);
+    } else {
+      sprintf(config_path, "%s/.zxconfig", zs->homedir);
+    }
 
     GKeyFile* gkf = g_key_file_new();
 
@@ -494,9 +498,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     zx_log_init(zs);
 
+    int ch;
+    if ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "c:")) != 1)  {
+      zs->conf_path = optarg;
+    }
     zx_config(_s, zs);
 
-    int ch;
     while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "hx:y:H:d:b:f:n:F:a:B:p:t:")) != -1) {
       switch(ch) {
         case 'h':