diff --git a/refresh.template.py b/refresh.template.py
index 194f365..ab95c18 100644
--- a/refresh.template.py
+++ b/refresh.template.py
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # Chain output into compile_commands.json
-    with open('compile_commands.json', 'w') as output_file:
+    with open(os.path.join({output_dir}, 'compile_commands.json'), 'w') as output_file:
         json.dump(
             compile_command_entries,
             output_file,
diff --git a/refresh_compile_commands.bzl b/refresh_compile_commands.bzl
index 0210d42..48e7107 100644
--- a/refresh_compile_commands.bzl
+++ b/refresh_compile_commands.bzl
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def refresh_compile_commands(
         targets = None,
         exclude_headers = None,
         exclude_external_sources = False,
+        output_dir = None,
         **kwargs):  # For the other common attributes. Tags, compatible_with, etc. https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/be/common-definitions.html#common-attributes.
     # Convert the various, acceptable target shorthands into the dictionary format
     # In Python, `type(x) == y` is an antipattern, but [Starlark doesn't support inheritance](https://bazel.build/rules/language), so `isinstance` doesn't exist, and this is the correct way to switch on type.
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def refresh_compile_commands(
 
     # Generate the core, runnable python script from refresh.template.py
     script_name = name + ".py"
-    _expand_template(name = script_name, labels_to_flags = targets, exclude_headers = exclude_headers, exclude_external_sources = exclude_external_sources, **kwargs)
+    _expand_template(name = script_name, labels_to_flags = targets, exclude_headers = exclude_headers, exclude_external_sources = exclude_external_sources, output_dir = output_dir, **kwargs)
 
     # Combine them so the wrapper calls the main script
     native.py_binary(
@@ -115,12 +116,14 @@ def _expand_template_impl(ctx):
             "{exclude_headers}": repr(ctx.attr.exclude_headers),
             "{exclude_external_sources}": repr(ctx.attr.exclude_external_sources),
             "{print_args_executable}": repr(ctx.executable._print_args_executable.path),
+            "{output_dir}": repr(ctx.attr.output_dir),
         },
     )
     return DefaultInfo(files = depset([script]))
 
 _expand_template = rule(
     attrs = {
+        "output_dir": attr.string(mandatory=False),
         "labels_to_flags": attr.string_dict(mandatory = True),  # string keys instead of label_keyed because Bazel doesn't support parsing wildcard target patterns (..., *, :all) in BUILD attributes.
         "exclude_external_sources": attr.bool(default = False),
         "exclude_headers": attr.string(values = ["all", "external", ""]),  # "" needed only for compatibility with Bazel < 3.6.0