diff --git a/ia_file_manager.py b/ia_file_manager.py
index d92e17f..7d580e8 100644
--- a/ia_file_manager.py
+++ b/ia_file_manager.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ class IAFileManager:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.update_ia_outputs_dir()
 
-        self._ia_models_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "models")
+        sam_models_dir = shared.opts.data.get("inpain_anything_sam_models_dir", "")
+        if (len(sam_models_dir) == 0) or (sam_models_dir.isspace()):
+            sam_models_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "models")
+        self._ia_models_dir = sam_models_dir
 
     def update_ia_outputs_dir(self) -> None:
         """Update inpaint-anything outputs directory.
diff --git a/scripts/inpaint_anything.py b/scripts/inpaint_anything.py
index 98e338d..78134ce 100644
--- a/scripts/inpaint_anything.py
+++ b/scripts/inpaint_anything.py
@@ -1319,6 +1319,14 @@ def on_ui_settings():
                                component=gr.Slider,
                                component_args={"minimum": 0, "maximum": 255, "step": 1},
                                section=section))
+    shared.opts.add_option("inpain_anything_sam_models_dir",
+                           shared.OptionInfo(
+                                default="",
+                                label="Segment Anything Models Directory; If empty, defaults to [Inpaint Anything extension folder]/models",
+                                component=gr.Textbox,
+                                component_args={"interactive": True},
+                                section=section))
+
 
 
 script_callbacks.on_ui_settings(on_ui_settings)