README.md                  |  2 +-
 nnn.1                      |  2 ++
 plugins/.cbcp              | 16 ++++++++--------
 plugins/.nmv               |  2 +-
 plugins/.nnn-plugin-helper |  2 +-
 plugins/chksum             |  2 +-
 plugins/diffs              |  2 +-
 plugins/dragdrop           |  2 +-
 plugins/kdeconnect         |  8 ++++----
 plugins/mocplay            |  2 +-
 plugins/renamer            |  2 +-
 plugins/splitjoin          |  2 +-
 plugins/x2sel              |  4 ++--
 src/nnn.c                  | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1fe19567db26eeeafd28558afb752185423f615..696f74a453bb1e83fb2e3ce152897550b61b92c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <a href="https://travis-ci.org/jarun/nnn"><img src="https://img.shields.io/travis/jarun/nnn/master.svg?label=travis" alt="Travis Status" /></a>
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+<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RMLTQ76JSXJ4Q"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/donate-PayPal-1eb0fc.svg" alt="Donate via PayPal!" /></a>
 </p>
 
 <p align="center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2n5aGqou9E"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MPWpmos.png" /></a></p>
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index 350f48fd26990640e8c94570321b1b7f566211ee..5048bb07a6ea5cb16c1094f96957c6f9939b447a 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@
     NOTE: Only the first character is considered if not a \fICtrl+key\fR combo.
 .Ed
 .Pp
+\fBNNN_SEL:\fR absolute path to custom selection file.
+.Pp
 \fBnnn:\fR this is a special variable set to the hovered entry before executing
 a command from the command prompt or spawning a shell.
 .Pp
diff --git a/plugins/.cbcp b/plugins/.cbcp
index 022e88a362bb573b9abd9e3d87012e766e95e34a..8830e90ed6c306931b6b6a247ba2b2a26a79eb6b 100755
--- a/plugins/.cbcp
+++ b/plugins/.cbcp
@@ -19,27 +19,27 @@ # Author: Arun Prakash Jana
 
 IFS="$(printf '%b_' '\n')"; IFS="${IFS%_}" # protect trailing \n
 
-SELECTION=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 if which xsel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Linux
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | xsel -bi
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | xsel -bi
 elif which xclip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Linux
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | xclip -sel clip
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | xclip -sel clip
 elif which pbcopy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # macOS
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | pbcopy
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | pbcopy
 elif which termux-clipboard-set >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Termux
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | termux-clipboard-set
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | termux-clipboard-set
 elif which clip.exe >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # WSL
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | clip.exe
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | clip.exe
 elif which clip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Cygwin
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | clip
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | clip
 elif which wl-copy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Wayland
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | wl-copy
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | wl-copy
 fi
diff --git a/plugins/.nmv b/plugins/.nmv
index 023328df4206952f33eb8069b7b22a4b365cf44c..77625466996568126ab9bc3c7d80de9c943c0fb2 100755
--- a/plugins/.nmv
+++ b/plugins/.nmv
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
 INCLUDE_HIDDEN="${INCLUDE_HIDDEN:-0}"
 VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-0}"
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 exit_status=0
 
 dst_file=$(mktemp "$TMPDIR/.nnnXXXXXX")
diff --git a/plugins/.nnn-plugin-helper b/plugins/.nnn-plugin-helper
index a42ee69763d21fff0192d31118ef0c8240ea087f..06b3bcbe9fc1a3313fe32f412635d3787e7c821a 100644
--- a/plugins/.nnn-plugin-helper
+++ b/plugins/.nnn-plugin-helper
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ #
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: Anna Arad
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 export selection
 
 ## Set CUR_CTX to 1 to open directory in current context
diff --git a/plugins/chksum b/plugins/chksum
index 0c13da2e7ed9f75692e4d0838671c1e0249e90e2..1514de7222b8b9d9387acfe40f9b62ec54ac9ea8 100755
--- a/plugins/chksum
+++ b/plugins/chksum
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ #
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: ath3, Arun Prakash Jana
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 resp=f
 chsum=md5
 
diff --git a/plugins/diffs b/plugins/diffs
index ff85aa8f3d3a493461f2b62d81b09769b53b1605..294c5e77a6a2e2b9df85392e42d20befb889287d 100755
--- a/plugins/diffs
+++ b/plugins/diffs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ #
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Authors: Arun Prakash Jana, ath3
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 if which nvim >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     diffcmd="nvim -d"
diff --git a/plugins/dragdrop b/plugins/dragdrop
index bbbd19e7818886290b02597ad0865c93dd46974d..bc01d870ac0261d8fa1bc5bdc1859a0e2c7c7a55 100755
--- a/plugins/dragdrop
+++ b/plugins/dragdrop
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ # Dependency: https://github.com/mwh/dragon
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: 0xACE
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 resp=f
 all=
 if which dragon-drag-and-drop >/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/plugins/kdeconnect b/plugins/kdeconnect
index 9ee2e600b8d8321f5311058a9527157f7aa20c3c..f1cfd95b1a640f6c7cf513b3cac4cbdca641e236 100755
--- a/plugins/kdeconnect
+++ b/plugins/kdeconnect
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ #
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: juacq97
 
-SELECTION=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 id=$(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only | awk '{print $1}')
-if [ "$(find "$SELECTION")" ]; then
-    kdeconnect-cli -d "$id" --share "$(cat "$SELECTION")"
+if [ "$(find "$selection")" ]; then
+    kdeconnect-cli -d "$id" --share "$(cat "$selection")"
 # If you want a system notification, uncomment the next 3 lines.
-#    notify-send -a "Kdeconnect" "Sending $(cat "$SELECTION")"
+#    notify-send -a "Kdeconnect" "Sending $(cat "$selection")"
 #else
 #    notify-send -a "Kdeconnect" "No file selected"
 fi
diff --git a/plugins/mocplay b/plugins/mocplay
index 6f5a2a080bddbdde8fee158816e97934d27bcd0d..5db44b94c5f4432e4f739112f279552413134fbd 100755
--- a/plugins/mocplay
+++ b/plugins/mocplay
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: Arun Prakash Jana, ath3
 
 IFS="$(printf '\n\r')"
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 cmd=$(pgrep -x mocp 2>/dev/null)
 ret=$cmd
 
diff --git a/plugins/renamer b/plugins/renamer
index 8ea2d928c9c7aadd9e28a6da848cb5330fe963ba..4c157648a517b62927fb85cbc2b0af56f4365890 100755
--- a/plugins/renamer
+++ b/plugins/renamer
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ #
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: José Neder
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 if command -v qmv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	batchrenamesel="qmv -fdo -da"
diff --git a/plugins/splitjoin b/plugins/splitjoin
index fcd49de3b575298acf67d24005d0f5c28943f291..545eadb4ce514a13badce7af96ba611677f9eb31 100755
--- a/plugins/splitjoin
+++ b/plugins/splitjoin
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ #
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Authors: Arun Prakash Jana, ath3
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 resp=s
 
 if [ -s "$selection" ]; then
diff --git a/plugins/x2sel b/plugins/x2sel
index 31137730c7cabac7dc09e1fd25754c62afe4ea4f..79856eb1453ac5d7f9aec2aebcf72fd638636617 100755
--- a/plugins/x2sel
+++ b/plugins/x2sel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ # Author: Léo Villeveygoux, after Arun Prakash Jana's .cbcp
 
 IFS="$(printf '%b_' '\n')"; IFS="${IFS%_}" # protect trailing \n
 
-SELECTION=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 getclip () {
 
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ 		exit 1;
 	fi
 done
 
-printf "%s" "$CLIPBOARD" | tr '\n' '\0' > "$SELECTION"
+printf "%s" "$CLIPBOARD" | tr '\n' '\0' > "$selection"
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 86b09d45743bdc477693a8e3177f5875e552aeb7..ef1b50ac8760f395e626623905c75951539fa8a7 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -579,8 +579,9 @@ #define NNN_COLORS 4
 #define NNNLVL 5
 #define NNN_PIPE 6
 #define NNN_MCLICK 7
-#define NNN_ARCHIVE 8 /* strings end here */
-#define NNN_TRASH 9 /* flags begin here */
+#define NNN_SEL 8
+#define NNN_ARCHIVE 9 /* strings end here */
+#define NNN_TRASH 10 /* flags begin here */
 
 static const char * const env_cfg[] = {
 	"NNN_OPTS",
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ 	"NNN_COLORS",
 	"NNNLVL",
 	"NNN_PIPE",
 	"NNN_MCLICK",
+	"NNN_SEL",
 	"NNN_ARCHIVE",
 	"NNN_TRASH",
 };
@@ -6612,16 +6614,23 @@ 	}
 
 	/* Set selection file path */
 	if (!cfg.picker) {
-		/* Length of "/.config/nnn/.selection" */
-		selpath = (char *)malloc(len + 3);
+		char *env_sel = xgetenv(env_cfg[NNN_SEL], NULL);
+		if (env_sel)
+			selpath = xstrdup(env_sel);
+		else
+			/* Length of "/.config/nnn/.selection" */
+			selpath = (char *)malloc(len + 3);
+
 		if (!selpath) {
 			xerror();
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
-		r = xstrsncpy(selpath, cfgdir, len + 3);
-		xstrsncpy(selpath + r - 1, "/.selection", 12);
-		DPRINTF_S(selpath);
+		if (!env_sel) {
+			r = xstrsncpy(selpath, cfgdir, len + 3);
+			xstrsncpy(selpath + r - 1, "/.selection", 12);
+			DPRINTF_S(selpath);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return TRUE;