diff --git a/src/els_config.erl b/src/els_config.erl
index 680fc54e3..1bcd4ad6e 100644
--- a/src/els_config.erl
+++ b/src/els_config.erl
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
                | plt_path
                | root_uri
                | search_paths
-               | code_reload.
+               | code_reload
+               | elvis_config_path.
 
 -type path()  :: file:filename().
 -type state() :: #{ apps_dirs        => [path()]
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ do_initialize(RootUri, Capabilities, {ConfigPath, Config}) ->
   CtRunTest = maps:get("ct-run-test", Config, #{}),
   CodePathExtraDirs = maps:get("code_path_extra_dirs", Config, []),
   ok = add_code_paths(CodePathExtraDirs, RootPath),
+  ElvisConfigPath = maps:get("elvis_config_path", Config, undefined),
 
   %% Passed by the LSP client
   ok = set(root_uri       , RootUri),
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ do_initialize(RootUri, Capabilities, {ConfigPath, Config}) ->
                               , Runtime)),
   ok = set('ct-run-test', maps:merge( els_config_ct_run_test:default_config()
                                     , CtRunTest)),
+  ok = set(elvis_config_path, ElvisConfigPath),
   %% Calculated from the above
   ok = set(apps_paths     , project_paths(RootPath, AppsDirs, false)),
   ok = set(deps_paths     , project_paths(RootPath, DepsDirs, false)),
diff --git a/src/els_elvis_diagnostics.erl b/src/els_elvis_diagnostics.erl
index 3ee246d87..3c594ca2d 100644
--- a/src/els_elvis_diagnostics.erl
+++ b/src/els_elvis_diagnostics.erl
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ run(Uri) ->
     RelFile ->
       %% Note: elvis_core:rock_this requires a file path relative to the
       %%       project root, formatted as a string.
-      RootPath = els_uri:path(els_config:get(root_uri)),
       try
-        Filename = filename:join([RootPath, "elvis.config"]),
+        Filename = get_elvis_config_path(),
         Config = elvis_config:from_file(Filename),
         elvis_core:rock_this(RelFile, Config)
       of
@@ -96,3 +95,13 @@ diagnostic(_File, Name, Msg, Ln, Info) ->
     , message  => Message
     , relatedInformation => []
     }].
+
+-spec get_elvis_config_path() -> file:filename_all().
+get_elvis_config_path() ->
+  case els_config:get(elvis_config_path) of
+    undefined ->
+      RootPath = els_uri:path(els_config:get(root_uri)),
+      filename:join([RootPath, "elvis.config"]);
+    FilePath ->
+      FilePath
+  end.