diff --git a/src/History.cpp b/src/History.cpp
--- a/src/History.cpp
+++ b/src/History.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "History.h"
 
 #include "konsoledebug.h"
+#include "KonsoleSettings.h"
 
 // System
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -70,15 +71,21 @@
     // Determine the temp directory once
     // This class is called 3 times for each "unlimited" scrollback.
     // This has the down-side that users must restart to
-    // load changes (currently only 2 choices).
+    // load changes.
     if (!historyFileLocation.exists()) {
         KConfigGroup configGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "FileLocation");
         if (configGroup.readEntry("scrollbackUseCacheLocation", false)) {
             *historyFileLocation() = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation);
+        } else if (configGroup.readEntry("scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocation", false)) {
+            const QUrl specifiedUrl = KonsoleSettings::scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocationDirectory();
+            *historyFileLocation() = specifiedUrl.path();
         } else {
             *historyFileLocation() = QDir::tempPath();
         }
-        QDir().mkpath(*historyFileLocation());
+        if (!QDir().mkpath(*historyFileLocation())) {
+            qCWarning(KonsoleDebug)<<"Unable to create scrollback folder "<<*historyFileLocation()<<" using "<<QDir::homePath();
+            *historyFileLocation() = QDir::homePath();
+        }
     }
     const QString tmpDir = *historyFileLocation();
     const QString tmpFormat = tmpDir + QLatin1Char('/') + QLatin1String("konsole-XXXXXX.history");
diff --git a/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.cpp b/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.cpp
--- a/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     // TODO: worth adding gauge on free disk space?
     useSystemLocationText->setText(QDir::tempPath());
     useUsersHomeLocationText->setText(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation));
+    kcfg_scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocationDirectory->setMode(KFile::Directory);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui b/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui
--- a/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui
+++ b/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui
@@ -114,6 +114,52 @@
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
+       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="kcfg_scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocation">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Use specified loca&amp;tion</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+        <item>
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeType">
+           <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>50</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="KUrlRequester" name="kcfg_scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocationDirectory">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>2</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="filter" stdset="0">
+           <string>text/css</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+      <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
         <property name="font">
          <font>
diff --git a/src/settings/konsole.kcfg b/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
--- a/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
@@ -124,5 +124,13 @@
       <label>For scrollback files, use user's specific folder location</label>
       <default>false</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocation" type="Bool">
+      <label>For scrollback files, use specified folder location</label>
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
+    <entry name="scrollbackUseSpecifiedLocationDirectory" type="Url">
+      <label>For scrollback files, use this folder</label>
+      <default></default>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 </kcfg>