diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbf13b3..fc01b70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Here are the available options:
 |----------------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------------------------|
 | `connect_timeout`          | int          | 10             | Seconds before connection times out.  |
 | `text_width`               | int          | 80             | Rendered line length.                 |
+| `download_path`            | string       |                | Download path.                        |
 | `source_editor`            | string list  | `["vi"]`       | Command to use for editing sources.   |
 | `command_editor`           | string list  | `["vi"]`       | Command to use for editing CLI input. |
 | `history_limit`            | int          | 1000           | Maximum entries in history.           |
diff --git a/bebop/browser/gemini.py b/bebop/browser/gemini.py
index 9917cc0..8257a12 100644
--- a/bebop/browser/gemini.py
+++ b/bebop/browser/gemini.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ def _handle_successful_response(browser: Browser, response: Response, url: str):
             text = response.content.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
             page = Page.from_text(text)
     else:
-        filepath = _get_download_path(url)
+        download_dir = browser.config["download_path"]
+        filepath = _get_download_path(url, download_dir=download_dir)
 
     # If a page has been produced, load it. Else if a file has been retrieved,
     # download it.
@@ -200,16 +201,18 @@ def _handle_successful_response(browser: Browser, response: Response, url: str):
     return False
 
 
-def _get_download_path(url: str) -> Path:
+def _get_download_path(url: str, download_dir: Optional[str] =None) -> Path:
     """Try to find the best download file path possible from this URL."""
-    download_dir = get_downloads_path()
+    download_path = Path(download_dir) if download_dir else get_downloads_path()
+    if not download_path.exists():
+        download_path.mkdir(parents=True)
     url_parts = url.rsplit("/", maxsplit=1)
     if url_parts:
         filename = url_parts[-1]
     else:
         filename = url.split("://")[1] if "://" in url else url
         filename = filename.replace("/", "_")
-    return download_dir / filename
+    return download_path / filename
 
 
 def _handle_input_request(browser: Browser, from_url: str, message: str =None):
diff --git a/bebop/config.py b/bebop/config.py
index fe97638..35a09d6 100644
--- a/bebop/config.py
+++ b/bebop/config.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os.path
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     "connect_timeout": 10,
     "text_width": 80,
+    "download_path": "",
     "source_editor": ["vi"],
     "command_editor": ["vi"],
     "history_limit": 1000,
diff --git a/bebop/fs.py b/bebop/fs.py
index 3bb41a8..0650224 100644
--- a/bebop/fs.py
+++ b/bebop/fs.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def get_user_data_path() -> Path:
 
 @lru_cache(None)
 def get_downloads_path() -> Path:
-    """Return the user downloads directory path."""
+    """Return the user downloads directory path (fallbacks to home dir)."""
     xdg_config_path = Path(getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", expanduser("~/.config")))
     download_path = ""
     try: