diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2995be0..b28304f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@
                     "default": true,
                     "description": "Whether should show notifications",
                     "scope": "resource"
+                },
+                "c-cpp-compile-run.output-location": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Where output file should be located",
+                    "scope": "resource"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/compiler.ts b/src/compiler.ts
index c877201..a479191 100644
--- a/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/compiler.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { commandExists, isProccessRunning } from "./utils/common-utils";
 import { Result } from "./enums/result";
 import { isStringNullOrWhiteSpace } from "./utils/string-utils";
 import { Notification } from "./notification";
+import path = require("path");
 
 export class Compiler {
     private file: File;
@@ -50,7 +51,15 @@ export class Compiler {
             }
         }
 
-        let compilerArgs = [`"${this.file.name}"`, "-o", `"${this.file.executable}"`];
+        let compilerArgs;
+
+        let outputLocation = Configuration.outputLocation();
+        if (outputLocation) {
+            compilerArgs = [`"${this.file.name}"`, "-o", `"${outputLocation}${path.sep}${this.file.executable}"`];
+        } else {
+            compilerArgs = [`"${this.file.name}"`, "-o", `"${this.file.executable}"`];
+        }
+
         if (this.inputFlags) {
             compilerArgs = compilerArgs.concat(this.inputFlags.split(" "));
         }
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index 7b69ec8..aff428a 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export class Configuration {
         return this.getSetting<boolean>("should-show-notifications") ?? true;
     }
 
+    static outputLocation(): string {
+        return this.getSetting<string>("output-location")?.trim();;
+    }
+
     static defaultWindowsShell(): string {
         return workspace.getConfiguration("terminal").get<string>("integrated.shell.windows")?.trim();
     }
diff --git a/src/runner.ts b/src/runner.ts
index 62fe833..00b389d 100644
--- a/src/runner.ts
+++ b/src/runner.ts
@@ -31,17 +31,22 @@ export class Runner {
             this.arguments = await promptRunArguments(this.arguments);
         }
 
+        let outputLocation = Configuration.outputLocation();
+        if (!outputLocation) {
+            outputLocation = this.file.directory;
+        }
+
         if (shouldRunInExternalTerminal) {
             const command = await this.getExternalCommand();
             if (isStringNullOrWhiteSpace(command)) {
                 return Result.error;
             }
 
-            exec(command, { cwd: this.file.directory });
+            exec(command, { cwd: outputLocation });
         }
         else {
             await terminal.runInTerminal(`${getRunPrefix()}"${this.file.executable}" ${this.arguments}`,
-                { name: "C/C++ Compile Run", cwd: this.file.directory });
+                { name: "C/C++ Compile Run", cwd: outputLocation });
         }
 
         return Result.success;