diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 1e4c90858..6b54170e9 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -583,6 +583,11 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
                             help="Remote absolute path of temporary files "
                                  "directory")
 
+        takeover.add_option("--rw-dirs", dest="rwDirs",
+                            help="Remote absolute path of writable "
+                                 "directories for overriding defaults "
+                                 "(comma separated if multiple)")
+
         # Windows registry options
         windows = OptionGroup(parser, "Windows registry access", "These "
                                "options can be used to access the back-end "
diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index 5f5526068..b3d1ba778 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -196,7 +196,13 @@ class Web:
                 self.webApi = choices[int(choice) - 1]
                 break
 
-        directories = list(arrayizeValue(getManualDirectories()))
+        # If specified in the conf file/cmd line then use those, else ask/use defaults for them
+        if conf.rwDirs:
+            logger.info("Trying to upload to user supplied dirs: %s" % conf.rwDirs)
+            directories = conf.rwDirs.split(',')
+        else:
+            directories = list(arrayizeValue(getManualDirectories()))
+
         directories.extend(getAutoDirectories())
         directories = list(oset(directories))
 
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 0a3d8e26b..4e88fe487 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -624,6 +624,12 @@ msfPath =
 # Valid: absolute file system path
 tmpPath = 
 
+# Remote absolute path of writable directories
+# for overriding defaults (comma separated if
+# multiple)
+# E.g.: /var/www/html/uploads,/var/www/wordpress/images
+rwDirs = 
+
 
 # These options can be used to access the back-end database management
 # system Windows registry.