diff --git a/mmengine/visualization/vis_backend.py b/mmengine/visualization/vis_backend.py
index d5fa1fc068..f74eab1fcd 100644
--- a/mmengine/visualization/vis_backend.py
+++ b/mmengine/visualization/vis_backend.py
@@ -669,6 +669,10 @@ class MLflowVisBackend(BaseVisBackend):
             will be added to the experiment. If it is None, which means all
             the config will be added. Defaults to None.
             `New in version 0.7.4.`
+        artifact_location (str, optional): The location to store run artifacts.
+            If None, the server picks an appropriate default.
+            Defaults to None.
+            `New in version 0.10.4.`
     """
 
     def __init__(self,
@@ -680,7 +684,8 @@ def __init__(self,
                  tracking_uri: Optional[str] = None,
                  artifact_suffix: SUFFIX_TYPE = ('.json', '.log', '.py',
                                                  'yaml'),
-                 tracked_config_keys: Optional[dict] = None):
+                 tracked_config_keys: Optional[dict] = None,
+                 artifact_location: Optional[str] = None):
         super().__init__(save_dir)
         self._exp_name = exp_name
         self._run_name = run_name
@@ -689,6 +694,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self._tracking_uri = tracking_uri
         self._artifact_suffix = artifact_suffix
         self._tracked_config_keys = tracked_config_keys
+        self._artifact_location = artifact_location
 
     def _init_env(self):
         """Setup env for MLflow."""
@@ -726,7 +732,8 @@ def _init_env(self):
         self._exp_name = self._exp_name or 'Default'
 
         if self._mlflow.get_experiment_by_name(self._exp_name) is None:
-            self._mlflow.create_experiment(self._exp_name)
+            self._mlflow.create_experiment(
+                self._exp_name, artifact_location=self._artifact_location)
 
         self._mlflow.set_experiment(self._exp_name)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_visualizer/test_vis_backend.py b/tests/test_visualizer/test_vis_backend.py
index 59d87480c7..c991462ef9 100644
--- a/tests/test_visualizer/test_vis_backend.py
+++ b/tests/test_visualizer/test_vis_backend.py
@@ -282,6 +282,14 @@ def test_experiment(self):
         mlflow_vis_backend = MLflowVisBackend('temp_dir')
         assert mlflow_vis_backend.experiment == mlflow_vis_backend._mlflow
 
+    def test_create_experiment(self):
+        with patch('mlflow.create_experiment') as mock_create_experiment:
+            MLflowVisBackend(
+                'temp_dir', exp_name='test',
+                artifact_location='foo')._init_env()
+            mock_create_experiment.assert_any_call(
+                'test', artifact_location='foo')
+
     def test_add_config(self):
         cfg = Config(dict(a=1, b=dict(b1=[0, 1])))
         mlflow_vis_backend = MLflowVisBackend('temp_dir')