diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a884998..6b846ad 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
-    rev: 5.10.1
+    rev: 5.12.0
     hooks:
       - id: isort
         args: [ "--profile", "black", "--filter-files" ]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 22.6.0 # Replace by any tag/version: https://github.com/psf/black/tags
+    rev: 23.3.0 # Replace by any tag/version: https://github.com/psf/black/tags
     hooks:
       - id: black
         language_version: python3 # Should be a command that runs python3.6.2+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5eb2e11..1958f84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,17 +146,6 @@ def attachment_context_translations():
     }
 ```
 
-### Auto-formatter setup
-We use isort (https://github.com/pycqa/isort) and black (https://github.com/psf/black) for local auto-formatting and for linting in the CI pipeline.
-The pre-commit framework (https://pre-commit.com) provides GIT hooks for these tools, so they are automatically applied before every commit.
-
-Steps to activate:
-* Install the pre-commit framework: `pip install pre-commit` (for alternative installation options see https://pre-commit.com/#install)
-* Activate the framework (from the root directory of the repository): `pre-commit install`
-
-Hint: You can also run the formatters manually at any time with the following command: `pre-commit run --all-files`
-
-
 ## Usage
 
 Attachments accept any other Model as content_object and store the uploaded files in their respective directories
@@ -273,6 +262,25 @@ To manage file uploads for any existing model you must create a one-to-many "att
    router.register(r"attachment", AttachmentViewSet)
    ```
 
+## Storage settings
+Change the directory where attachments will be stored by setting the `storage_location` in `AttachmentMeta` within the model class:
+   ```python
+   from django.conf import settings
+   
+   class AttachmentMeta:
+     storage_location = 'path/to/another/directory' # default is settings.PRIVATE_ROOT
+   ```
+
+## Auto-formatter setup
+We use isort (https://github.com/pycqa/isort) and black (https://github.com/psf/black) for local auto-formatting and for linting in the CI pipeline.
+The pre-commit framework (https://pre-commit.com) provides GIT hooks for these tools, so they are automatically applied before every commit.
+
+Steps to activate:
+* Install the pre-commit framework: `pip install pre-commit` (for alternative installation options see https://pre-commit.com/#install)
+* Activate the framework (from the root directory of the repository): `pre-commit install`
+
+Hint: You can also run the formatters manually at any time with the following command: `pre-commit run --all-files`
+
 ## Download endpoint
 
 By default, a generic download endpoint is provided to authenticated users, e.g. `http://0.0.0.0:8000/api/attachment/5b948d37-dcfb-4e54-998c-5add35701c53/download/`.
diff --git a/drf_attachments/migrations/0003_alter_attachment_file.py b/drf_attachments/migrations/0003_alter_attachment_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f20a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drf_attachments/migrations/0003_alter_attachment_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2023-01-19 12:17
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import drf_attachments.models.fields
+import drf_attachments.storage
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('drf_attachments', '0002_attachment_object_id_types'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='attachment',
+            name='file',
+            field=drf_attachments.models.fields.DynamicStorageFileField(storage=drf_attachments.storage.AttachmentFileStorage(), upload_to=drf_attachments.storage.attachment_upload_path, verbose_name='file'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/drf_attachments/models/fields.py b/drf_attachments/models/fields.py
index 03078cb..8a5b503 100644
--- a/drf_attachments/models/fields.py
+++ b/drf_attachments/models/fields.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import GenericRelation
+from django.db.models import FileField
 
 __all__ = [
     "AttachmentRelation",
+    "DynamicStorageFileField",
 ]
 
 
@@ -10,3 +13,11 @@ class AttachmentRelation(GenericRelation):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__("drf_attachments.attachment", *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class DynamicStorageFileField(FileField):
+    def pre_save(self, model_instance, add):
+        meta = getattr(model_instance.content_object, "AttachmentMeta", None)
+        storage_location = getattr(meta, "storage_location", settings.PRIVATE_ROOT)
+        self.storage.location = storage_location
+        return super().pre_save(model_instance, add)
diff --git a/drf_attachments/models/models.py b/drf_attachments/models/models.py
index db84cc1..1b0cefe 100644
--- a/drf_attachments/models/models.py
+++ b/drf_attachments/models/models.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
 from drf_attachments.config import config
+from drf_attachments.models.fields import DynamicStorageFileField
 from drf_attachments.models.managers import AttachmentManager
 from drf_attachments.storage import AttachmentFileStorage, attachment_upload_path
 from drf_attachments.utils import get_extension, get_mime_type, remove_file
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class Attachment(Model):
         null=False,
     )
 
-    file = FileField(
+    file = DynamicStorageFileField(
         verbose_name=_("file"),
         upload_to=attachment_upload_path,  # DO NOT CHANGE UPLOAD METHOD NAME (keep migrations sane)
         storage=AttachmentFileStorage(),
diff --git a/drf_attachments/rest/views.py b/drf_attachments/rest/views.py
index d9933f6..57e8526 100644
--- a/drf_attachments/rest/views.py
+++ b/drf_attachments/rest/views.py
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return Attachment.objects.viewable()
 
+    def get_storage_path(self):
+        attachment = self.get_object()
+        meta = getattr(attachment.content_object, "AttachmentMeta", None)
+        storage_location = getattr(meta, "storage_location", None)
+        if storage_location:
+            return f"{storage_location}/{attachment.file.name}"
+        else:
+            return attachment.file.path
+
     @action(
         detail=True,
         methods=["GET"],
@@ -46,6 +55,7 @@ def download(self, request, format=None, *args, **kwargs):
         """Downloads the uploaded attachment file."""
         attachment = self.get_object()
         extension = attachment.get_extension()
+        storage_path = self.get_storage_path()
 
         if attachment.name:
             download_file_name = f"{attachment.name}{extension}"
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ def download(self, request, format=None, *args, **kwargs):
             download_file_name = f"attachment_{attachment.pk}{extension}"
 
         return FileResponse(
-            open(attachment.file.path, "rb"),
+            open(storage_path, "rb"),
             as_attachment=True,
             filename=download_file_name,
         )