diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8182366..9215095 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Version 12.5.0
+
+## Feature
+
+* Preparation of a customer path for Magento backend storage of the configuration in `var/pacemaker/import/configuration`
+
+
 # Version 12.4.0
 ## Bugfixes
 
diff --git a/src/Command/AbstractImportCommand.php b/src/Command/AbstractImportCommand.php
index 667cbfa..2aa351b 100644
--- a/src/Command/AbstractImportCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/AbstractImportCommand.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ protected function configure()
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::MAGENTO_VERSION, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The Magento version to be used, e. g. "2.1.2"')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CONFIGURATION, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Specify the pathname to the configuration file to use')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The path to the custom configuration directory')
+             ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_PUBLIC_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The path to the custom configuration public directory')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::SOURCE_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The directory that has to be watched for new files')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::TARGET_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The target directory with the files that has been imported')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::ARCHIVE_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The directory the imported files will be archived in')
diff --git a/src/Command/AbstractSimpleImportCommand.php b/src/Command/AbstractSimpleImportCommand.php
index 0f51edd..9c2f4fc 100644
--- a/src/Command/AbstractSimpleImportCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/AbstractSimpleImportCommand.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ protected function configure()
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::MAGENTO_EDITION, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The Magento edition to be used, either one of "CE" or "EE"', 'CE')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CONFIGURATION, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Specify the pathname to the configuration file to use')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The path to the custom configuration directory')
+             ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_PUBLIC_DIR, null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The path to the custom configuration public directory')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::LOG_LEVEL, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The log level to use')
              ->addOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::LOG_FILE, null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The log file to use');
     }
diff --git a/src/Command/InputOptionKeys.php b/src/Command/InputOptionKeys.php
index ef24243..eeb5622 100644
--- a/src/Command/InputOptionKeys.php
+++ b/src/Command/InputOptionKeys.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public function __construct(array $inputOptionKeys = array())
                 InputOptionKeysInterface::CACHE_ENABLED,
                 InputOptionKeysInterface::MOVE_FILES_PREFIX,
                 InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR,
+                InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_PUBLIC_DIR,
                 InputOptionKeysInterface::RENDER_VALIDATION_ISSUES,
                 InputOptionKeysInterface::EMPTY_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_CONSTANT,
                 InputOptionKeysInterface::STRICT_MODE,
diff --git a/src/Configuration/LibraryLoader.php b/src/Configuration/LibraryLoader.php
index f5e8d16..cf3cefa 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/LibraryLoader.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/LibraryLoader.php
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ protected function getCustomConfigurationDir()
         return $this->getContainer()->getParameter(DependencyInjectionKeys::APPLICATION_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return's the relative path to the custom configuration public directory.
+     *
+     * @return string The relative path to the custom configuration public directory
+     */
+    protected function getCustomConfigurationPublicDir()
+    {
+        return $this->getContainer()->getParameter(DependencyInjectionKeys::APPLICATION_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_PUBLIC_DIR);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load's the external libraries registered in the passed configuration.
      *
diff --git a/src/SimpleConfigurationLoader.php b/src/SimpleConfigurationLoader.php
index 92f8b4a..f69b3ea 100644
--- a/src/SimpleConfigurationLoader.php
+++ b/src/SimpleConfigurationLoader.php
@@ -308,6 +308,15 @@ protected function createConfiguration($filename = null)
             )
         );
 
+        // initialize the default custom configuration directory
+        $customConfigurationPublicDir = implode(
+            DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,
+            array_merge(
+                [$installationDir],
+                explode('/', $this->getContainer()->getParameter(DependencyInjectionKeys::APPLICATION_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_PUBLIC_DIR))
+            )
+        );
+
         // query whether or not a custom configuration directory has been speified, if yes override the default one
         if ($this->input->hasOptionSpecified(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR) && $this->input->getOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR)) {
             $customConfigurationDir = $this->input->getOption(InputOptionKeysInterface::CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR);
@@ -318,6 +327,11 @@ protected function createConfiguration($filename = null)
             $directories[] = $customConfigurationDir;
         }
 
+        // specify the default directory for custom configuration public files
+        if (is_dir($customConfigurationPublicDir)) {
+            $directories[] = $customConfigurationPublicDir;
+        }
+
 
         // load and return the configuration from the files found in the passed directories
         $completeConfiguration = $this->configurationFactory->factoryFromDirectories($installationDir, $defaultConfigurationDir, $directories, $format, $params, $paramsFile);
diff --git a/symfony/Resources/config/services.xml b/symfony/Resources/config/services.xml
index e7cfdb1..28ca3fc 100644
--- a/symfony/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/symfony/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         <parameter key="application.version.file">.semver</parameter>
         <parameter key="application.default.configuration.dir">etc</parameter>
         <parameter key="application.custom.configuration.dir">app/etc</parameter>
+        <parameter key="application.custom.configuration.public.dir">var/pacemaker/import</parameter>
         <parameter key="application.edition.mappings" type="collection">
             <parameter key="magento/product-community-edition" type="constant">TechDivision\Import\Utils\EditionNamesInterface::CE</parameter>
             <parameter key="magento/product-enterprise-edition" type="constant">TechDivision\Import\Utils\EditionNamesInterface::EE</parameter>
diff --git a/symfony/Utils/DependencyInjectionKeys.php b/symfony/Utils/DependencyInjectionKeys.php
index 2f5f358..8174fee 100644
--- a/symfony/Utils/DependencyInjectionKeys.php
+++ b/symfony/Utils/DependencyInjectionKeys.php
@@ -123,4 +123,11 @@ class DependencyInjectionKeys extends \TechDivision\Import\App\Utils\DependencyI
      * @var string
      */
     const APPLICATION_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_DIR = 'application.custom.configuration.dir';
+
+    /**
+     * The key for the DI parameter that contains the custom configuration public directory.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const APPLICATION_CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_PUBLIC_DIR = 'application.custom.configuration.public.dir';
 }