diff --git a/examples/custom_path/deployment.yaml b/examples/custom_path/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b18fc4d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom_path/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: local-path-rwx-example
+  labels:
+    app: local-path-rwx-example
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: local-path-rwx-example
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: local-path-rwx-example
+    spec:
+      topologySpreadConstraints:
+      - maxSkew: 1
+        topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+        whenUnsatisfiable: DoNotSchedule
+        labelSelector:
+          matchLabels:
+            app: local-path-rwx-example
+      containers:
+      - name: pause
+        image: busybox
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        command:
+        - /bin/sh
+        - -c
+        - 'hostname >> /data/shared.txt; sleep 3; cat /data/shared.txt; sleep infinity'
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: volv
+          mountPath: /data
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+      volumes:
+      - name: volv
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: local-path-rwx-example
diff --git a/examples/custom_path/pvc.yaml b/examples/custom_path/pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2d18df4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom_path/pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Plesase note, configuration of the Local Path Provisioner should be set correspondingly
+# for this to work:
+#
+#  data:
+#    config.json: |-
+#      {
+#              "sharedFileSystemPath": "/shared/fs/mounted/on/the/same/path/on/all/nodes"
+#      }
+#
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: local-path-rwx-example
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+  - ReadWriteMany
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi
+  storageClassName: local-path
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
diff --git a/provisioner.go b/provisioner.go
index 25f6aeca6..61a3a7e62 100644
--- a/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	KeyNode              = "kubernetes.io/hostname"
-	customPathAnnotation = "rancher.io/customPath"
+	KeyNode                    = "kubernetes.io/hostname"
+	customFolderNameAnnotation = "rancher.io/customFolderName"
 
 	NodeDefaultNonListedNodes = "DEFAULT_PATH_FOR_NON_LISTED_NODES"
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const (
 
 const (
 	defaultCmdTimeoutSeconds = 120
+	defaultFolderExpression  = "{{.pv.name}}-{{.namespace}}-{{.pvc.name}}"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ type ConfigData struct {
 	NodePathMap          []*NodePathMapData `json:"nodePathMap,omitempty"`
 	CmdTimeoutSeconds    int                `json:"cmdTimeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
 	SharedFileSystemPath string             `json:"sharedFileSystemPath,omitempty"`
+	FolderExpression     string             `json:"folderExpression,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type NodePathMap struct {
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	NodePathMap          map[string]*NodePathMap
 	CmdTimeoutSeconds    int
 	SharedFileSystemPath string
+	FolderExpression     string
 }
 
 func NewProvisioner(ctx context.Context, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset,
@@ -259,17 +262,20 @@ func (p *LocalPathProvisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, opts pvController.
 	}
 
 	name := opts.PVName
-	folderName := strings.Join([]string{name, opts.PVC.Namespace, opts.PVC.Name}, "_")
-
+	folderName := ""
+	if pvc.GetAnnotations()[customFolderNameAnnotation] != "" {
+		folderName = pvc.GetAnnotations()[customFolderNameAnnotation]
+	} else {
+		folderName := strings.Replace(p.config.FolderExpression, "{{.namespace}}", opts.PVC.Namespace, -1)
+		folderName = strings.Replace(folderName, "{{.pvName}}", name, -1)
+		folderName = strings.Replace(folderName, "{{.pvcName}}", opts.PVC.Name, -1)
+	}
 	path := filepath.Join(basePath, folderName)
 	if nodeName == "" {
 		logrus.Infof("Creating volume %v at %v", name, path)
 	} else {
 		logrus.Infof("Creating volume %v at %v:%v", name, nodeName, path)
 	}
-	if pvc.GetAnnotations()[customPathAnnotation] != "" {
-		path = pvc.GetAnnotations()[customPathAnnotation]
-	}
 	storage := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceName(v1.ResourceStorage)]
 	provisionCmd := []string{"/bin/sh", "/script/setup"}
 	if err := p.createHelperPod(ActionTypeCreate, provisionCmd, volumeOptions{
@@ -656,5 +662,10 @@ func canonicalizeConfig(data *ConfigData) (cfg *Config, err error) {
 	} else {
 		cfg.CmdTimeoutSeconds = defaultCmdTimeoutSeconds
 	}
+	if data.FolderExpression != "" {
+		cfg.FolderExpression = data.FolderExpression
+	} else {
+		cfg.FolderExpression = defaultFolderExpression
+	}
 	return cfg, nil
 }