diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6711e84..2e88650 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ icons:
   cmatrix: "🤯" # add new entries that aren't included
 ```
 
+### Custom Configuration File Path
+
+By default, the plugin looks for the configuration file at:
+
+```sh
+~/.config/tmux/tmux-nerd-font-window-name.yml
+```
+
+You can override this path by adding the following line to your
+tmux.conf file:
+
+```sh
+set -g @tmux-nerd-font-window-name-config-file "/your/custom/path.yml"
+```
+
 ## Contributions
 
 Contributions are welcome! Feel free to make a pull request to submit more
diff --git a/bin/tmux-nerd-font-window-name b/bin/tmux-nerd-font-window-name
index 1740ba3..45d099a 100755
--- a/bin/tmux-nerd-font-window-name
+++ b/bin/tmux-nerd-font-window-name
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ NAME="$1"
 PANES="$2"
 CURRENT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 DEFAULT_CONFIG="$CURRENT_DIR/defaults.yml"
-USER_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/tmux/tmux-nerd-font-window-name.yml"
+
+# Allow overriding user config path via tmux option
+USER_CONFIG=$(tmux show-option -gqv @tmux-nerd-font-window-name-config-file)
+USER_CONFIG=${USER_CONFIG:-"$HOME/.config/tmux/tmux-nerd-font-window-name.yml"}
 
 # Function to retrieve a configuration value
 get_config_value() {