diff --git a/Assembly-CSharp/ModHooksGlobalSettings.cs b/Assembly-CSharp/ModHooksGlobalSettings.cs
index 12ab9fc7..3f005942 100644
--- a/Assembly-CSharp/ModHooksGlobalSettings.cs
+++ b/Assembly-CSharp/ModHooksGlobalSettings.cs
@@ -76,5 +76,10 @@ public class ModHooksGlobalSettings
         ///     Maximum number of days to preserve modlogs for.
         /// </summary>
         public int ModlogMaxAge = 7;
+ 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Path to load mods from, or null for default ([game folder]/Managed/Mods).
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ModsFolder = null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assembly-CSharp/ModLoader.cs b/Assembly-CSharp/ModLoader.cs
index 6a0a19e6..1ab91ac0 100644
--- a/Assembly-CSharp/ModLoader.cs
+++ b/Assembly-CSharp/ModLoader.cs
@@ -85,18 +85,14 @@ public static IEnumerator LoadModsInit(GameObject coroutineHolder)
 
             Logger.APILogger.Log("Starting mod loading");
 
-            string managed_path = SystemInfo.operatingSystemFamily switch
-            {
-                OperatingSystemFamily.Windows => Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "Managed"),
-                OperatingSystemFamily.MacOSX => Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "Resources", "Data", "Managed"),
-                OperatingSystemFamily.Linux => Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "Managed"),
+            ModHooks.LoadGlobalSettings();
+            Logger.ClearOldModlogs();
 
-                OperatingSystemFamily.Other => null,
+            Logger.APILogger.LogDebug($"Loading assemblies and constructing mods");
 
-                _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
-            };
+            string mods = ModHooks.GlobalSettings.ModsFolder ?? GetDefaultModsFolder();
 
-            if (managed_path is null)
+            if (mods is null)
             {
                 LoadState |= ModLoadState.Loaded;
 
@@ -105,13 +101,6 @@ public static IEnumerator LoadModsInit(GameObject coroutineHolder)
                 yield break;
             }
 
-            ModHooks.LoadGlobalSettings();
-            Logger.ClearOldModlogs();
-
-            Logger.APILogger.LogDebug($"Loading assemblies and constructing mods");
-
-            string mods = Path.Combine(managed_path, "Mods");
-
             string[] files = Directory.GetDirectories(mods)
                 .Except(new string[] { Path.Combine(mods, "Disabled") })
                 .SelectMany(d => Directory.GetFiles(d, "*.dll"))
@@ -294,6 +283,22 @@ Assembly Resolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
             UObject.Destroy(coroutineHolder.gameObject);
         }
 
+        private static string GetDefaultModsFolder()
+        {
+            string managed_path = SystemInfo.operatingSystemFamily switch
+            {
+                OperatingSystemFamily.Windows => Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "Managed"),
+                OperatingSystemFamily.MacOSX => Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "Resources", "Data", "Managed"),
+                OperatingSystemFamily.Linux => Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "Managed"),
+
+                OperatingSystemFamily.Other => null,
+
+                _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
+            };
+
+            return Path.Combine(managed_path, "Mods");
+        }
+
         private static void GetPreloads
         (
             ModInstance[] orderedMods,