diff --git a/src/frontend/inpcom.c b/src/frontend/inpcom.c
index 4571aaa1c..d2bbd6874 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inpcom.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inpcom.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ inp_read(FILE *fp, int call_depth, char *dir_name, bool comfile, bool intfile)
 }
 
 
-static bool
+bool
 is_absolute_pathname(const char *p)
 {
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
diff --git a/src/frontend/rawfile.c b/src/frontend/rawfile.c
index 46639a84a..6eb0993b8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/rawfile.c
+++ b/src/frontend/rawfile.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ raw_write(char *name, struct plot *pl, bool app, bool binary)
         return;
     }
 
+    /* add user defined path (nnmae has to be freed after usage) */
+    char *nname = set_output_path(name);
+
     if (raw_prec != -1)
         prec = raw_prec;
     else
@@ -67,29 +70,33 @@ raw_write(char *name, struct plot *pl, bool app, bool binary)
 
     /* - Binary file binary write -  hvogt 15.03.2000 ---------------------*/
     if (binary) {
-        if ((fp = fopen(name, app ? "ab" : "wb")) == NULL) {
-            perror(name);
+        if ((fp = fopen(nname, app ? "ab" : "wb")) == NULL) {
+            perror(nname);
+            tfree(nname);
             return;
         }
-        fprintf(cp_out, "binary raw file \"%s\"\n", name);
+        fprintf(cp_out, "binary raw file \"%s\"\n", nname);
     } else {
-        if ((fp = fopen(name, app ? "a" : "w")) == NULL) {
-            perror(name);
+        if ((fp = fopen(nname, app ? "a" : "w")) == NULL) {
+            perror(nname);
+            tfree(nname);
             return;
         }
-        fprintf(cp_out, "ASCII raw file \"%s\"\n", name);
+        fprintf(cp_out, "ASCII raw file \"%s\"\n", nname);
     }
     /* --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #else
 
-    if (!(fp = fopen(name, app ? "a" : "w"))) {
-        perror(name);
+    if (!(fp = fopen(nname, app ? "a" : "w"))) {
+        perror(nname);
+        tfree(nname);
         return;
     }
 
 #endif
 
+    tfree(nname);
     numdims = nvars = length = 0;
     for (v = pl->pl_dvecs; v; v = v->v_next) {
         if (iscomplex(v))
@@ -793,3 +800,36 @@ spar_write(char *name, struct plot *pl, double Rbaseval)
 
     (void) fclose(fp);
 }
+
+
+/* Add a user selectable path to the filename for output. Directory given must already exist.
+ * absolute mingw path + filename: transform to Windows path, copy and return
+ * absolute path + filename: copy and return
+ * variable outputpath contains an output path: add filename to path, copy and return
+ * environment variable NGSPICE_OUTPUT_DIR has output path: add filename to path, copy and return
+ * neither outputpath nor NGSPICE_OUTPUT_DIR is set: copy and return filename */
+char *
+set_output_path(char *filename)
+{
+    char varpath[BSIZE_SP];
+
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+    /* If variable 'mingwpath' is set: convert mingw /d/... to d:/... */
+    if (cp_getvar("mingwpath", CP_BOOL, NULL) && filename[0] == DIR_TERM_LINUX && isalpha_c(filename[1]) && filename[2] == DIR_TERM_LINUX) {
+        char buf[BSIZE_SP];
+        strcpy(buf, filename);
+        buf[0] = buf[1];
+        buf[1] = ':';
+        return set_output_path(buf);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (is_absolute_pathname(filename))
+        return copy(filename);
+    else if (cp_getvar("outputpath", CP_STRING, &varpath))
+        return tprintf("%s/%s", varpath, filename);
+    else if (Outp_Path)
+        return tprintf("%s/%s", Outp_Path, filename);
+    else
+        return copy(filename);
+}
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h b/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h
index b2e28068f..db7816584 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ void eval_seed_opt(struct line *deck);
 extern char **circarray;
 extern void rem_tlist(struct pt_temper *p);
 
+/* inpcom.c */
+
+extern bool is_absolute_pathname(const char *p);
+
 /* nutinp.c */
 
 void inp_nutsource(FILE *fp, bool comfile, char *filename);
@@ -286,6 +290,7 @@ extern int raw_prec;
 extern void raw_write(char *name, struct plot *pl, bool app, bool binary);
 extern void spar_write(char *name, struct plot *pl, double val);
 extern struct plot *raw_read(char *name);
+extern char *set_output_path(char *filename);
 
 /* meas.c */
 extern bool do_measure(char *what, bool chk_only);
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h b/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h
index c9f0ba291..a0563553b 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ extern char *Spice_Path;
 extern char *Help_Path;
 extern char *Lib_Path;
 extern char *Inp_Path;
+extern char *Outp_Path;
 extern char *Infile_Path;
 
 #ifdef TCL_MODULE
diff --git a/src/misc/ivars.c b/src/misc/ivars.c
index 0f3de97ec..75673b8da 100644
--- a/src/misc/ivars.c
+++ b/src/misc/ivars.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ char *News_File;
 char *Help_Path;
 char *Lib_Path;
 char *Inp_Path;
+char *Outp_Path;
 
 #if defined (SHARED_MODULE) && defined (HAS_RELPATH)
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ ivars(char *argv0)
     env_overr(&Inp_Path, "NGSPICE_INPUT_DIR");
     Inp_Path = copy(Inp_Path); /* allow tfree */
 #endif
+    env_overr(&Outp_Path, "NGSPICE_OUTPUT_DIR");
+    Outp_Path = copy(Outp_Path); /* allow tfree */
     env_overr(&Spice_Host, "SPICE_HOST"); /* aspice */
     env_overr(&Bug_Addr, "SPICE_BUGADDR");
     env_overr(&Def_Editor, "SPICE_EDITOR");
@@ -156,4 +159,5 @@ destroy_ivars(void)
     tfree(Lib_Path);
     tfree(Spice_Path);
     tfree(Inp_Path);
+    tfree(Outp_Path);
 }