diff --git include/capi/cef_path_util_capi.h include/capi/cef_path_util_capi.h
index 23befac..de31b3d 100644
--- include/capi/cef_path_util_capi.h
+++ include/capi/cef_path_util_capi.h
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ extern "C" {
 ///
 CEF_EXPORT int cef_get_path(cef_path_key_t key, cef_string_t* path);
 
+///
+// Override the path associated with the specified |key|. This cannot be used to
+// change the value of PK_DIR_CURRENT, but that should be obvious. Also, if the
+// path specifies a directory that does not exist, the directory will be created
+// by this function.  This function returns true (1) if successful. WARNING:
+// Consumers of CefGetPath may expect paths to be constant over the lifetime of
+// the app, so this function should be used with caution.
+///
+CEF_EXPORT int cef_override_path(cef_path_key_t key, const cef_string_t* path);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git include/cef_path_util.h include/cef_path_util.h
index 552f4ba..95af66e 100644
--- include/cef_path_util.h
+++ include/cef_path_util.h
@@ -49,4 +49,15 @@ typedef cef_path_key_t PathKey;
 /*--cef()--*/
 bool CefGetPath(PathKey key, CefString& path);
 
+///
+// Override the path associated with the specified |key|. This cannot
+// be used to change the value of PK_DIR_CURRENT, but that should be obvious.
+// Also, if the path specifies a directory that does not exist, the directory
+// will be created by this method.  This method returns true if successful.
+// WARNING: Consumers of CefGetPath may expect paths to be constant
+// over the lifetime of the app, so this method should be used with caution.
+///
+/*--cef()--*/
+bool CefOverridePath(PathKey key, const CefString& path);
+
 #endif  // CEF_INCLUDE_CEF_PATH_UTIL_H_
diff --git libcef/browser/path_util_impl.cc libcef/browser/path_util_impl.cc
index 6a75930..ad620d7 100644
--- libcef/browser/path_util_impl.cc
+++ libcef/browser/path_util_impl.cc
@@ -51,3 +51,38 @@ bool CefGetPath(PathKey key, CefString& path) {
 
   return false;
 }
+
+bool CefOverridePath(PathKey key, const CefString& path) {
+  int pref_key = base::PATH_START;
+  switch(key) {
+    case PK_DIR_EXE:
+      pref_key = base::DIR_EXE;
+      break;
+    case PK_DIR_MODULE:
+      pref_key = base::DIR_MODULE;
+      break;
+    case PK_DIR_TEMP:
+      pref_key = base::DIR_TEMP;
+      break;
+    case PK_FILE_EXE:
+      pref_key = base::FILE_EXE;
+      break;
+    case PK_FILE_MODULE:
+      pref_key = base::FILE_MODULE;
+      break;
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+    case PK_LOCAL_APP_DATA:
+      pref_key = base::DIR_LOCAL_APP_DATA;
+      break;
+#endif
+    case PK_USER_DATA:
+      pref_key = chrome::DIR_USER_DATA;
+      break;
+    default:
+      NOTREACHED()