diff --git a/edbob/filemon/linux.py b/edbob/filemon/linux.py
index 23bbad1..d5902cc 100644
--- a/edbob/filemon/linux.py
+++ b/edbob/filemon/linux.py
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ def get_pid_path():
     """
 
     basename = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
-    return '/tmp/%s_filemon.pid' % basename
+    pid_path = edbob.config.get('%s.filemon' % basename, 'pid_path')
+    if not pid_path:
+        pid_path = '/tmp/%s_filemon.pid' % basename
+    return pid_path
 
 
 def start_daemon(appname, daemonize=True):