diff --git a/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md b/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md
index 622cb8b1..3cf6af98 100644
--- a/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md
+++ b/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@
       'default' : 'nosync'
       'Documents' : 'docs'
       'Library' : 'libs'
+      'Shared' : 'shared'
 
     SQLiteFactory =
       ###
diff --git a/src/ios/SQLitePlugin.m b/src/ios/SQLitePlugin.m
index 638efdc8..83abb2ba 100755
--- a/src/ios/SQLitePlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/SQLitePlugin.m
@@ -84,7 +84,15 @@ -(id) getDBPath:(NSString *)dbFile at:(NSString *)atkey {
     }
 
     NSString *dbdir = [appDBPaths objectForKey:atkey];
-    NSString *dbPath = [dbdir stringByAppendingPathComponent: dbFile];
+    return [self getDBPath:dbFile inDirectory:dbdir];
+}
+
+-(id) getDBPath:(NSString *)dbFile inDirectory:(NSString *)directory {
+    if (dbFile == NULL || directory == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    NSString *dbPath = [directory stringByAppendingPathComponent: dbFile];
     return dbPath;
 }
 
@@ -120,6 +128,10 @@ -(void)openNow: (CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
     // DLog(@"using db location: %@", dblocation);
 
     NSString *dbname = [self getDBPath:dbfilename at:dblocation];
+    NSString *directoryURL = [options objectForKey:@"iosDirectoryURL"];
+    if (directoryURL != NULL) {
+        dbname = [self getDBPath:dbfilename inDirectory:directoryURL];
+    }
 
     if (dbname == NULL) {
         // XXX NOT EXPECTED (INTERNAL ERROR - XXX TODO SIGNAL ERROR STATUS):
@@ -275,6 +287,10 @@ -(void)deleteNow: (CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
         pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR messageAsString:@"You must specify database path"];
     } else {
         NSString *dbPath = [self getDBPath:dbFileName at:dblocation];
+        NSString *directoryURL = [options objectForKey:@"iosDirectoryURL"];
+        if (directoryURL != NULL) {
+            dbPath = [self getDBPath:dbFileName inDirectory:directoryURL];
+        }
 
         if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager]fileExistsAtPath:dbPath]) {
             DLog(@"delete full db path: %@", dbPath);
diff --git a/www/SQLitePlugin.js b/www/SQLitePlugin.js
index 497c3087..c59f0364 100644
--- a/www/SQLitePlugin.js
+++ b/www/SQLitePlugin.js
@@ -569,15 +569,17 @@
       if (!openargs.name) {
         throw newSQLError('Database name value is missing in openDatabase call');
       }
-      if (!openargs.iosDatabaseLocation && !openargs.location && openargs.location !== 0) {
-        throw newSQLError('Database location or iosDatabaseLocation setting is now mandatory in openDatabase call.');
+      if (!openargs.iosDatabaseLocation && !openargs.location && openargs.location !== 0 && !openargs.iosDirectoryURL) {
+        throw newSQLError('Database location, iosDatabaseLocation or iosDirectoryURL setting is now mandatory in openDatabase call.');
       }
       if (!!openargs.location && !!openargs.iosDatabaseLocation) {
         throw newSQLError('AMBIGUOUS: both location and iosDatabaseLocation settings are present in openDatabase call. Please use either setting, not both.');
       }
-      dblocation = !!openargs.location && openargs.location === 'default' ? iosLocationMap['default'] : !!openargs.iosDatabaseLocation ? iosLocationMap[openargs.iosDatabaseLocation] : dblocations[openargs.location];
-      if (!dblocation) {
-        throw newSQLError('Valid iOS database location could not be determined in openDatabase call');
+      if (!openargs.iosDirectoryURL) {
+        dblocation = !!openargs.location && openargs.location === 'default' ? iosLocationMap['default'] : !!openargs.iosDatabaseLocation ? iosLocationMap[openargs.iosDatabaseLocation] : dblocations[openargs.location];
+        if (!dblocation) {
+          throw newSQLError('Valid iOS database location could not be determined in openDatabase call');
+        }
       }
       openargs.dblocation = dblocation;
       if (!!openargs.createFromLocation && openargs.createFromLocation === 1) {
@@ -614,17 +616,21 @@
         }
         args.path = dbname;
       }
-      if (!first.iosDatabaseLocation && !first.location && first.location !== 0) {
-        throw newSQLError('Database location or iosDatabaseLocation setting is now mandatory in deleteDatabase call.');
+      if (!first.iosDatabaseLocation && !first.location && first.location !== 0 && !first.iosDirectoryURL) {
+        throw newSQLError('Database location, iosDatabaseLocation and iosDirectoryURL setting is now mandatory in deleteDatabase call.');
       }
       if (!!first.location && !!first.iosDatabaseLocation) {
         throw newSQLError('AMBIGUOUS: both location and iosDatabaseLocation settings are present in deleteDatabase call. Please use either setting value, not both.');
       }
-      dblocation = !!first.location && first.location === 'default' ? iosLocationMap['default'] : !!first.iosDatabaseLocation ? iosLocationMap[first.iosDatabaseLocation] : dblocations[first.location];
-      if (!dblocation) {
-        throw newSQLError('Valid iOS database location could not be determined in deleteDatabase call');
+      if (!first.iosDirectoryURL) {
+        dblocation = !!first.location && first.location === 'default' ? iosLocationMap['default'] : !!first.iosDatabaseLocation ? iosLocationMap[first.iosDatabaseLocation] : dblocations[first.location];
+        if (!dblocation) {
+          throw newSQLError('Valid iOS database location could not be determined in deleteDatabase call');
+        }
+        args.dblocation = dblocation;
+      } else {
+        args.iosDirectoryURL = first.iosDirectoryURL;
       }
-      args.dblocation = dblocation;
       delete SQLitePlugin.prototype.openDBs[args.path];
       return cordova.exec(success, error, "SQLitePlugin", "delete", [args]);
     }