diff --git a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp
index e54721e53..7235e2dc4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ std::string JStringToString(JNIEnv* env, jstring str)
 }
 } // namespace AndroidHelpers
 
-AndroidHostInterface::AndroidHostInterface(jobject java_object, jobject context_object)
+AndroidHostInterface::AndroidHostInterface(jobject java_object, jobject context_object, std::string user_directory)
   : m_java_object(java_object), m_settings_interface(context_object)
 {
+  m_user_directory = std::move(user_directory);
 }
 
 AndroidHostInterface::~AndroidHostInterface()
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ float AndroidHostInterface::GetFloatSettingValue(const char* section, const char
 
 void AndroidHostInterface::SetUserDirectory()
 {
-  // TODO: Should this be customizable or use an API-determined path?
-  m_user_directory = "/sdcard/duckstation";
+  // Already set in constructor.
+  Assert(!m_user_directory.empty());
 }
 
 void AndroidHostInterface::LoadSettings()
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ extern "C" jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved)
 #define DEFINE_JNI_ARGS_METHOD(return_type, name, ...)                                                                 \
   extern "C" JNIEXPORT return_type JNICALL Java_com_github_stenzek_duckstation_##name(JNIEnv* env, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-DEFINE_JNI_ARGS_METHOD(jobject, AndroidHostInterface_create, jobject unused, jobject context_object)
+DEFINE_JNI_ARGS_METHOD(jobject, AndroidHostInterface_create, jobject unused, jobject context_object, jstring user_directory)
 {
   Log::SetDebugOutputParams(true, nullptr, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
 
@@ -471,7 +472,8 @@ DEFINE_JNI_ARGS_METHOD(jobject, AndroidHostInterface_create, jobject unused, job
   Assert(java_obj_ref != nullptr);
 
   // initialize the C++ side
-  AndroidHostInterface* cpp_obj = new AndroidHostInterface(java_obj_ref, context_object);
+  std::string user_directory_str = AndroidHelpers::JStringToString(env, user_directory);
+  AndroidHostInterface* cpp_obj = new AndroidHostInterface(java_obj_ref, context_object, std::move(user_directory_str));
   if (!cpp_obj->Initialize())
   {
     // TODO: Do we need to release the original java object reference?
diff --git a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h
index 53432cfb5..fa72ca339 100644
--- a/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h
+++ b/android/app/src/cpp/android_host_interface.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Controller;
 class AndroidHostInterface final : public CommonHostInterface
 {
 public:
-  AndroidHostInterface(jobject java_object, jobject context_object);
+  AndroidHostInterface(jobject java_object, jobject context_object, std::string user_directory);
   ~AndroidHostInterface() override;
 
   bool Initialize() override;
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java
index 5899a7a85..35512af6a 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/github/stenzek/duckstation/AndroidHostInterface.java
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 package com.github.stenzek.duckstation;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Environment;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Surface;
 
 public class AndroidHostInterface
 {
     private long nativePointer;
 
-    static public native AndroidHostInterface create(Context context);
+    static public native AndroidHostInterface create(Context context, String userDirectory);
 
     public AndroidHostInterface(long nativePointer)
     {
@@ -41,7 +43,14 @@ public class AndroidHostInterface
 
     static private AndroidHostInterface mInstance;
     static public boolean createInstance(Context context) {
-        mInstance = create(context);
+        // Set user path.
+        String externalStorageDirectory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
+        if (externalStorageDirectory.isEmpty())
+            externalStorageDirectory = "/sdcard";
+
+        externalStorageDirectory += "/duckstation";
+        Log.i("AndroidHostInterface", "User directory: " + externalStorageDirectory);
+        mInstance = create(context, externalStorageDirectory);
         return mInstance != null;
     }