diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js
index 060a71227..e10325b58 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js
@@ -1048,6 +1048,11 @@ function init(_settings, _runtime) {
     settings = _settings;
     runtime = _runtime;
     projectsDir = fspath.join(settings.userDir,"projects");
+
+    if(settings.editorTheme.projects.path) {
+        projectsDir = settings.editorTheme.projects.path;
+    }
+
     authCache.init();
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js
index 8ddd61232..6c1228c6c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ function init(_settings, _runtime) {
                     Projects.init(settings,runtime);
                     sshTools.init(settings);
                     projectsDir = fspath.join(settings.userDir,"projects");
+
+                    if(settings.editorTheme.projects.path) {
+                      projectsDir = settings.editorTheme.projects.path;
+                    }
+
                     if (!settings.readOnly) {
                         return fs.ensureDir(projectsDir)
                         //TODO: this is accessing settings from storage directly as settings
@@ -501,6 +506,11 @@ async function getFlows() {
     if (!initialFlowLoadComplete) {
         initialFlowLoadComplete = true;
         log.info(log._("storage.localfilesystem.user-dir",{path:settings.userDir}));
+
+        if (projectsEnabled) {
+            log.info(log._("storage.localfilesystem.projects.projects-directory", {projectsDirectory: projectsDir}));
+        }
+        
         if (activeProject) {
             // At this point activeProject will be a string, so go load it and
             // swap in an instance of Project
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
index 58eb7308d..02e15aa88 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
             "projects": {
                 "changing-project": "Setting active project : __project__",
                 "active-project": "Active project : __project__",
+                "projects-directory": "Projects directory: __projectsDirectory__",
                 "project-not-found": "Project not found : __project__",
                 "no-active-project": "No active project : using default flows file",
                 "disabled": "Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false",