diff --git a/src/python-lxc/lxc.c b/src/python-lxc/lxc.c
index 16356f9f5..2abdc4cc0 100644
--- a/src/python-lxc/lxc.c
+++ b/src/python-lxc/lxc.c
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ Container_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 static int
 Container_init(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
-    static char *kwlist[] = {"name", NULL};
+    static char *kwlist[] = {"name", "config_path", NULL};
     char *name = NULL;
+    char *config_path = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "s|", kwlist,
-                                      &name))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "s|s", kwlist,
+                                      &name, &config_path))
         return -1;
 
-    self->container = lxc_container_new(name, NULL);
+    self->container = lxc_container_new(name, config_path);
     if (!self->container) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%d: error creating lxc_container %s\n", __LINE__, name);
         return -1;
@@ -253,6 +254,12 @@ Container_get_config_item(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
     return PyUnicode_FromString(value);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+Container_get_config_path(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    return PyUnicode_FromString(self->container->get_config_path(self->container));
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 Container_get_keys(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -348,6 +355,23 @@ Container_set_config_item(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
     Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+Container_set_config_path(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    static char *kwlist[] = {"path", NULL};
+    char *path = NULL;
+
+    if (! PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "s|", kwlist,
+                                      &path))
+        Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+
+    if (self->container->set_config_path(self->container, path)) {
+        Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 Container_shutdown(Container *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -494,6 +518,11 @@ static PyMethodDef Container_methods[] = {
      "\n"
      "Get the current value of a config key."
     },
+    {"get_config_path", (PyCFunction)Container_get_config_path, METH_NOARGS,
+     "get_config_path() -> string\n"
+     "\n"
+     "Return the LXC config path (where the containers are stored)."
+    },
     {"get_keys", (PyCFunction)Container_get_keys, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
      "get_keys(key) -> string\n"
      "\n"
@@ -521,6 +550,11 @@ static PyMethodDef Container_methods[] = {
      "\n"
      "Set a config key to the provided value."
     },
+    {"set_config_path", (PyCFunction)Container_set_config_path, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
+     "set_config_path(path) -> boolean\n"
+     "\n"
+     "Set the LXC config path (where the containers are stored)."
+    },
     {"shutdown", (PyCFunction)Container_shutdown, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
      "shutdown(timeout = -1) -> boolean\n"
      "\n"
diff --git a/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in b/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in
index 07c956bd6..151a5058d 100644
--- a/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in
+++ b/src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py.in
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import warnings
 warnings.warn("The python-lxc API isn't yet stable "
               "and may change at any point in the future.", Warning, 2)
 
+default_config_path = "@LXCPATH@"
+
 
 class ContainerNetwork():
     props = {}
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ class ContainerNetworkList():
 
 
 class Container(_lxc.Container):
-    def __init__(self, name):
+    def __init__(self, name, config_path=None):
         """
             Creates a new Container instance.
         """
@@ -151,7 +153,11 @@ class Container(_lxc.Container):
         if os.geteuid() != 0:
             raise Exception("Running as non-root.")
 
-        _lxc.Container.__init__(self, name)
+        if config_path:
+            _lxc.Container.__init__(self, name, config_path)
+        else:
+            _lxc.Container.__init__(self, name)
+
         self.network = ContainerNetworkList(self)
 
     def add_device_node(self, path, destpath=None):
@@ -455,14 +461,18 @@ class Container(_lxc.Container):
         return _lxc.Container.wait(self, state, timeout)
 
 
-def list_containers(as_object=False):
+def list_containers(as_object=False, config_path=None):
     """
         List the containers on the system.
     """
+
+    if not config_path:
+        config_path = default_config_path
+
     containers = []
-    for entry in glob.glob("@LXCPATH@/*/config"):
+    for entry in glob.glob("%s/*/config" % config_path):
         if as_object:
-            containers.append(Container(entry.split("/")[-2]))
+            containers.append(Container(entry.split("/")[-2], config_path))
         else:
             containers.append(entry.split("/")[-2])
     return containers