diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6fd2719..2e5ff05 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ pub struct ProjectDirs {
     // base directories
     cache_dir:      PathBuf,
     config_dir:     PathBuf,
+    config_local_dir: PathBuf,
     data_dir:       PathBuf,
     data_local_dir: PathBuf,
     preference_dir: PathBuf,
@@ -441,6 +442,16 @@ impl ProjectDirs {
     pub fn config_dir(&self) -> &Path {
         self.config_dir.as_path()
     }
+    /// Returns the path to the project's local config directory.
+    ///
+    /// |Platform | Value                                                                   | Example                                                        |
+    /// | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+    /// | Linux   | `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`/`_project_path_` or `$HOME`/.config/`_project_path_` | /home/alice/.config/barapp                                     |
+    /// | macOS   | `$HOME`/Library/Application Support/`_project_path_`                    | /Users/Alice/Library/Application Support/com.Foo-Corp.Bar-App  |
+    /// | Windows | `{FOLDERID_LocalAppData}`\\`_project_path_`\\config                     | C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Local\Foo Corp\Bar App\config           |
+    pub fn config_local_dir(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.config_local_dir.as_path()
+    }
     /// Returns the path to the project's data directory.
     ///
     /// |Platform | Value                                                                      | Example                                                       |
diff --git a/src/lin.rs b/src/lin.rs
index d8693da..c22f399 100644
--- a/src/lin.rs
+++ b/src/lin.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub fn project_dirs_from_path(project_path: PathBuf) -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
     if let Some(home_dir)  = dirs_sys::home_dir() {
         let cache_dir      = env::var_os("XDG_CACHE_HOME") .and_then(dirs_sys::is_absolute_path).unwrap_or_else(|| home_dir.join(".cache")).join(&project_path);
         let config_dir     = env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME").and_then(dirs_sys::is_absolute_path).unwrap_or_else(|| home_dir.join(".config")).join(&project_path);
+        let config_local_dir = config_dir.clone();
         let data_dir       = env::var_os("XDG_DATA_HOME")  .and_then(dirs_sys::is_absolute_path).unwrap_or_else(|| home_dir.join(".local/share")).join(&project_path);
         let data_local_dir = data_dir.clone();
         let preference_dir = config_dir.clone();
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ pub fn project_dirs_from_path(project_path: PathBuf) -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
             project_path:   project_path,
             cache_dir:      cache_dir,
             config_dir:     config_dir,
+            config_local_dir,
             data_dir:       data_dir,
             data_local_dir: data_local_dir,
             preference_dir: preference_dir,
diff --git a/src/mac.rs b/src/mac.rs
index 23fdd0a..8f94c41 100644
--- a/src/mac.rs
+++ b/src/mac.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub fn project_dirs_from_path(project_path: PathBuf) -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
     if let Some(home_dir)  = dirs_sys::home_dir() {
         let cache_dir      = home_dir.join("Library/Caches").join(&project_path);
         let config_dir     = home_dir.join("Library/Application Support").join(&project_path);
+        let config_local_dir = config_dir.clone();
         let data_dir       = home_dir.join("Library/Application Support").join(&project_path);
         let data_local_dir = data_dir.clone();
         let preference_dir = home_dir.join("Library/Preferences").join(&project_path);
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ pub fn project_dirs_from_path(project_path: PathBuf) -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
             project_path:   project_path,
             cache_dir:      cache_dir,
             config_dir:     config_dir,
+            config_local_dir,
             data_dir:       data_dir,
             data_local_dir: data_local_dir,
             preference_dir: preference_dir,
diff --git a/src/win.rs b/src/win.rs
index 05b0b88..f1a34ee 100644
--- a/src/win.rs
+++ b/src/win.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub fn project_dirs_from_path(project_path: PathBuf) -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
         let cache_dir        = app_data_local.join("cache");
         let data_local_dir   = app_data_local.join("data");
         let config_dir       = app_data_roaming.join("config");
+        let config_local_dir = app_data_local.join("config");
         let data_dir         = app_data_roaming.join("data");
         let preference_dir   = config_dir.clone();
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ pub fn project_dirs_from_path(project_path: PathBuf) -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
             project_path:   project_path,
             cache_dir:      cache_dir,
             config_dir:     config_dir,
+            config_local_dir,
             data_dir:       data_dir,
             data_local_dir: data_local_dir,
             preference_dir: preference_dir,