diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92089db9..9dea3180 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ let app = new EmberApp(defaults, {
   eslint: {
     testGenerator: 'qunit',
     group: true,
+    rulesDir: 'eslint_rules',
   }
 });
 ```
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ let app = new EmberApp(defaults, {
 - `group` can be set to `false` to go back to the previous behavior where
   every generated test was contained in its own separate module.
 
+- `rulesDir` is the name of the directory for your custom eslint rules.
+  It defaults to `'eslint_rules'`.
 
 ### On Build Files
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c466a973..b10b3a6e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ module.exports = {
       testGenerator: this.options.testGenerator || this._testGenerator,
       group: (this.options.group !== false) ? type : undefined,
 
+      options: {
+        rulesDir: this.options.rulesDir || 'eslint_rules'
+      },
+
       console: {
         log: function(message) {
           ui.writeLine(message);