diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index bf21360c34..f9f7d9903e 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,8 @@ static struct config_path_setting *populate_settings_path(settings_t *settings,
          settings->paths.directory_thumbnails, true, NULL, true);
    SETTING_PATH("playlist_directory",
          settings->paths.directory_playlist, true, NULL, true);
+   SETTING_PATH("runtime_log_directory",
+         settings->paths.directory_runtime_log, true, NULL, true);
    SETTING_PATH("joypad_autoconfig_dir",
          settings->paths.directory_autoconfig, false, NULL, true);
    SETTING_PATH("audio_filter_dir",
@@ -2062,6 +2064,7 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    *settings->paths.directory_dynamic_wallpapers = '\0';
    *settings->paths.directory_thumbnails = '\0';
    *settings->paths.directory_playlist = '\0';
+   *settings->paths.directory_runtime_log = '\0';
    *settings->paths.directory_autoconfig = '\0';
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    *settings->paths.directory_menu_content = '\0';
@@ -3123,6 +3126,8 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults,
       *settings->paths.directory_thumbnails = '\0';
    if (string_is_equal(settings->paths.directory_playlist, "default"))
       *settings->paths.directory_playlist = '\0';
+   if (string_is_equal(settings->paths.directory_runtime_log, "default"))
+      *settings->paths.directory_runtime_log = '\0';
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    if (string_is_equal(settings->paths.directory_menu_content, "default"))
       *settings->paths.directory_menu_content = '\0';
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index ee26c7f766..62018ae0c8 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ typedef struct settings
       char directory_system[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char directory_cache[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char directory_playlist[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char directory_runtime_log[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char directory_core_assets[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char directory_assets[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char directory_dynamic_wallpapers[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h b/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h
index 22c84fb042..f6f9d58cc2 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h
@@ -827,6 +827,8 @@ MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_COLLECTION_ENTRY,
       "playlist_collection_entry")
 MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY,
       "playlist_directory")
+MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY,
+      "runtime_log_directory")
 MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_ENTRY,
       "playlist_entry")
 MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_SETTINGS,
diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_us.h b/intl/msg_hash_us.h
index 590b916db2..dfaaf03157 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_us.h
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_us.h
@@ -8370,6 +8370,14 @@ MSG_HASH(
     MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_CONTENT_RUNTIME_LOG_AGGREGATE,
     "Keeps track of how long each item of content has run for, recorded as the aggregate total across all cores."
     )
+MSG_HASH(
+    MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY,
+    "Runtime Logs"
+    )
+MSG_HASH(
+    MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY,
+    "Save runtime log files to this directory."
+    )
 MSG_HASH(
     MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_PLAYLIST_SHOW_SUBLABELS,
     "Show playlist sublabels"
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
index cc9bdee061..108446b63c 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_core_directory,
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_core_info_directory,                   MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_LIBRETRO_INFO_PATH)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_joypad_autoconfig_directory,           MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_JOYPAD_AUTOCONFIG_DIR)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_playlists_directory,                   MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY)
+default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_runtime_log_directory,                 MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_cache_directory,                       MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_CACHE_DIRECTORY)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_database_directory,                    MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_CONTENT_DATABASE_DIRECTORY)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_cursor_directory,                      MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_CURSOR_DIRECTORY)
@@ -1166,6 +1167,9 @@ int menu_cbs_init_bind_sublabel(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY:
             BIND_ACTION_SUBLABEL(cbs, action_bind_sublabel_playlists_directory);
             break;
+         case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY:
+            BIND_ACTION_SUBLABEL(cbs, action_bind_sublabel_runtime_log_directory);
+            break;
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_JOYPAD_AUTOCONFIG_DIR:
             BIND_ACTION_SUBLABEL(cbs, action_bind_sublabel_joypad_autoconfig_directory);
             break;
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c
index 3e3dfeec08..0274020a6c 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_config_directory,      MENU_ENUM_LABEL
 default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_input_remapping_directory,    MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_INPUT_REMAPPING_DIRECTORY)
 default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_autoconfig_directory,  MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_JOYPAD_AUTOCONFIG_DIR )
 default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_playlist_directory,    MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY)
+default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_runtime_log_directory, MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY)
 default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_browser_directory,     MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RGUI_BROWSER_DIRECTORY)
 default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_content_directory,     MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_CONTENT_DIR)
 default_fill_title_macro(action_get_title_screenshot_directory,  MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_SCREENSHOT_DIRECTORY)
@@ -666,6 +667,9 @@ static int menu_cbs_init_bind_title_compare_label(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY:
             BIND_ACTION_GET_TITLE(cbs, action_get_title_playlist_directory);
             break;
+         case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY:
+            BIND_ACTION_GET_TITLE(cbs, action_get_title_runtime_log_directory);
+            break;
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CONTENT_DIRECTORY:
             BIND_ACTION_GET_TITLE(cbs, action_get_title_content_directory);
             break;
@@ -995,6 +999,9 @@ static int menu_cbs_init_bind_title_compare_label(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
          case MENU_LABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY:
             BIND_ACTION_GET_TITLE(cbs, action_get_title_playlist_directory);
             break;
+         case MENU_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY:
+            BIND_ACTION_GET_TITLE(cbs, action_get_title_runtime_log_directory);
+            break;
          case MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_DIRECTORY:
             BIND_ACTION_GET_TITLE(cbs, action_get_title_content_directory);
             break;
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 036bb38cd6..5bd8197f3d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -6707,6 +6707,9 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, menu_displaylist
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY,
                PARSE_ONLY_DIR, false);
+         menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY,
+               PARSE_ONLY_DIR, false);
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_SAVEFILE_DIRECTORY,
                PARSE_ONLY_DIR, false);
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 308e00693b..476500d818 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -11248,6 +11248,21 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                general_read_handler);
          (*list)[list_info->index - 1].action_start = directory_action_start_generic;
 
+         CONFIG_DIR(
+               list, list_info,
+               settings->paths.directory_runtime_log,
+               sizeof(settings->paths.directory_runtime_log),
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY,
+               "",
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT,
+               &group_info,
+               &subgroup_info,
+               parent_group,
+               general_write_handler,
+               general_read_handler);
+         (*list)[list_info->index - 1].action_start = directory_action_start_generic;
+
          CONFIG_DIR(
                list, list_info,
                dir_get_ptr(RARCH_DIR_SAVEFILE),
diff --git a/msg_hash.h b/msg_hash.h
index 57d36f0b99..d73ebc9a9e 100644
--- a/msg_hash.h
+++ b/msg_hash.h
@@ -1695,6 +1695,7 @@ enum msg_hash_enums
    MENU_LABEL(RGUI_BROWSER_DIRECTORY),
    MENU_LABEL(CONTENT_DATABASE_DIRECTORY),
    MENU_LABEL(PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY),
+   MENU_LABEL(RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY),
    MENU_LABEL(CORE_ASSETS_DIRECTORY),
    MENU_LABEL(SCREENSHOT_DIRECTORY),
    MENU_LABEL(CONTENT_DIRECTORY),
@@ -2458,6 +2459,7 @@ enum msg_hash_enums
 #define MENU_LABEL_RGUI_BROWSER_DIRECTORY                                      0xa86cba73U
 #define MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_DATABASE_DIRECTORY                                  0x6b443f80U
 #define MENU_LABEL_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY                                          0x6361820bU
+#define MENU_LABEL_RUNTIME_LOG_DIRECTORY                                       0xfaca231eU
 #define MENU_LABEL_CORE_ASSETS_DIRECTORY                                       0x8ba5ee54U
 #define MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_DIRECTORY                                           0x7738dc14U
 #define MENU_LABEL_RGUI_CONFIG_DIRECTORY                                       0x0cb3e005U
diff --git a/runtime_file.c b/runtime_file.c
index 5550a46002..faea97d5a9 100644
--- a/runtime_file.c
+++ b/runtime_file.c
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ runtime_log_t *runtime_log_init(const char *content_path, const char *core_path,
    if (!settings)
       return NULL;
    
-   if (string_is_empty(settings->paths.directory_playlist))
+   if (string_is_empty(settings->paths.directory_runtime_log) && string_is_empty(settings->paths.directory_playlist))
    {
-      RARCH_ERR("Playlist directory is undefined - cannot save runtime logs.\n");
+      RARCH_ERR("Runtime log directory is undefined - cannot save runtime log files.\n");
       return NULL;
    }
    
@@ -328,11 +328,18 @@ runtime_log_t *runtime_log_init(const char *content_path, const char *core_path,
       return NULL;
    
    /* Get runtime log directory */
-   fill_pathname_join(
-         tmp_buf,
-         settings->paths.directory_playlist,
-         "logs",
-         sizeof(tmp_buf));
+   if (string_is_empty(settings->paths.directory_runtime_log))
+   {
+      /* If 'custom' runtime log path is undefined,
+       * use default 'playlists/logs' directory... */
+      fill_pathname_join(
+            tmp_buf,
+            settings->paths.directory_playlist,
+            "logs",
+            sizeof(tmp_buf));
+   }
+   else
+      strlcpy(tmp_buf, settings->paths.directory_runtime_log, sizeof(tmp_buf));
    
    if (log_per_core)
    {
@@ -343,9 +350,7 @@ runtime_log_t *runtime_log_init(const char *content_path, const char *core_path,
             sizeof(log_file_dir));
    }
    else
-   {
       strlcpy(log_file_dir, tmp_buf, sizeof(log_file_dir));
-   }
    
    if (string_is_empty(log_file_dir))
       return NULL;