diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 220da32..0ec7ec4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Revision history for Lufi
 	- ➖ — Replace moment.js with Date().toLocaleDateString(…)
 	- 🩹 — Fix Roboto font warnings in js console
 	- ♿️ — Add autofocus on login input field
+	- ✨ — Add a `lockfile_dir` setting (fix #242)
 
 0.06.00 2023-12-18
 	- ⬆️ — Update deps
diff --git a/lib/Lufi.pm b/lib/Lufi.pm
index e68c9fd..3e15d70 100644
--- a/lib/Lufi.pm
+++ b/lib/Lufi.pm
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ sub startup {
         my $loop = shift;
 
         my $lockfile = Mojo::File->new($config_file)->basename('.conf').'-provisioning.lock';
+        if (defined($config->{lockfile_dir})) {
+            $lockfile = Mojo::File->new($config->{lockfile_dir}, $lockfile)->to_string;
+        }
         if (-e $lockfile) {
             my ($dev,$ino,$mode,$nlink,$uid,$gid,$rdev,$size,$atime,$mtime,$ctime,$blksize,$blocks) = stat($lockfile);
 
diff --git a/lufi.conf.template b/lufi.conf.template
index 2b71b03..a9f43b7 100644
--- a/lufi.conf.template
+++ b/lufi.conf.template
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@
     #   1 => 'Illegal content',
     #},
 
+    # Lockfile directory
+    # In which directory do you want to store the lockfile?
+    # If using load balancing, you will want to set a directory shared by the servers
+    # You can define it relative to lufi directory or set an absolute path
+    # Remember that it has to be in a directory writable by Lufi user
+    # optional, default is lufi directory
+    #lockfile_dir => '.',
+
     ###############
     # Mail settings
     ###############
diff --git a/t/mysql.conf b/t/mysql.conf
index 1b8524c..b1060a9 100644
--- a/t/mysql.conf
+++ b/t/mysql.conf
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@
        1 => 'Illegal content',
     },
 
+    # Lockfile directory
+    # In which directory do you want to store the lockfile?
+    # If using load balancing, you will want to set a directory shared by the servers
+    # You can define it relative to lufi directory or set an absolute path
+    # Remember that it has to be in a directory writable by Lufi user
+    # optional, default is lufi directory
+    #lockfile_dir => '.',
+
     ###############
     # Mail settings
     ###############
diff --git a/t/postgresql.conf b/t/postgresql.conf
index 8905779..a07c392 100644
--- a/t/postgresql.conf
+++ b/t/postgresql.conf
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@
        1 => 'Illegal content',
     },
 
+    # Lockfile directory
+    # In which directory do you want to store the lockfile?
+    # If using load balancing, you will want to set a directory shared by the servers
+    # You can define it relative to lufi directory or set an absolute path
+    # Remember that it has to be in a directory writable by Lufi user
+    # optional, default is lufi directory
+    #lockfile_dir => '.',
+
     ###############
     # Mail settings
     ###############
diff --git a/t/sqlite.conf b/t/sqlite.conf
index c1d33ee..91d0ae1 100644
--- a/t/sqlite.conf
+++ b/t/sqlite.conf
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@
        1 => 'Illegal content',
     },
 
+    # Lockfile directory
+    # In which directory do you want to store the lockfile?
+    # If using load balancing, you will want to set a directory shared by the servers
+    # You can define it relative to lufi directory or set an absolute path
+    # Remember that it has to be in a directory writable by Lufi user
+    # optional, default is lufi directory
+    #lockfile_dir => '.',
+
     ###############
     # Mail settings
     ###############