diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 4587852..e3c4dc7 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Every selector requires an argument, even if it's just ~t~, e.g. ~:anything~, ~:
 +  ~:auto-dir-name~ :: This automatically groups items by the directory name of their source buffer.
 +  =:auto-group= :: This selects items that have the =agenda-group= Org property set.  By setting this property for a subtree, every item in it will be sorted into an agenda group by that name and placed into the agenda where the ~:auto-group~ selector is ([[examples.org#automatically-by-group][example]]).
 +  ~:auto-map~ :: This automatically groups items by the value returned when applying each item to the given function as a string from the agenda buffer ([[examples.org#automatically-by-mapping-a-function][example]]).  The function should return a string to be used as the grouping key and as the header for its group.
-+  =:auto-outline-path= :: This automatically groups items by their outline path hierarchy, like =Plans/Take over the universe/Take over the moon=.
++  =:auto-outline-path= :: This automatically groups items by their outline path hierarchy, like =Plans/Take over the universe/Take over the moon=. The outline path separator is defined by =org-super-agenda-auto-outline-path-separator= (default is "/").
 +  ~:auto-parent~ :: This automatically groups items by their parent heading.  This is surprisingly handy, especially if you group tasks hierarchically by project and use agenda restrictions to limit the agenda to a subtree.
 +  =:auto-planning= :: This automatically groups items by their earliest of scheduled date or deadline, formatted according to variable ~org-super-agenda-date-format~.
 +  =:auto-priority= :: This automatically groups items by their priority.
diff --git a/org-super-agenda.el b/org-super-agenda.el
index 9fd5f0f..b2a4f92 100644
--- a/org-super-agenda.el
+++ b/org-super-agenda.el
@@ -980,9 +980,10 @@ of the arguments to the function."
                          (directory-name (->> file-path file-name-directory directory-file-name file-name-nondirectory)))
               (concat "Directory: " directory-name)))
 
+(setq org-super-agenda-auto-outline-path-separator "/")
 (org-super-agenda--def-auto-group outline-path "their outline paths"
   :key-form (org-super-agenda--when-with-marker-buffer (org-super-agenda--get-marker item)
-              (s-join "/" (org-get-outline-path))))
+              (s-join org-super-agenda-auto-outline-path-separator (org-get-outline-path))))
 
 (org-super-agenda--def-auto-group parent "their parent heading"
   :key-form (org-super-agenda--when-with-marker-buffer (org-super-agenda--get-marker item)