diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4f5a8bb4d..26873b0da 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -171,21 +171,23 @@ pub use crate::spooled::{spooled_tempfile, SpooledData, SpooledTempFile};
 
 /// Create a new temporary file or directory with custom parameters.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Builder<'a, 'b> {
+pub struct Builder<'a, 'b, 'c> {
     random_len: usize,
     prefix: &'a OsStr,
     suffix: &'b OsStr,
+    dir: Option<&'c Path>,
     append: bool,
     permissions: Option<std::fs::Permissions>,
     keep: bool,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b> Default for Builder<'a, 'b> {
+impl<'a, 'b, 'c> Default for Builder<'a, 'b, 'c> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Builder {
             random_len: crate::NUM_RAND_CHARS,
             prefix: OsStr::new(".tmp"),
             suffix: OsStr::new(""),
+            dir: None, // Use env::temp_dir().
             append: false,
             permissions: None,
             keep: false,
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Default for Builder<'a, 'b> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b> Builder<'a, 'b> {
+impl<'a, 'b, 'c> Builder<'a, 'b, 'c> {
     /// Create a new `Builder`.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -304,6 +306,28 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Builder<'a, 'b> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set a directory to create files in.
+    ///
+    /// This is an alternative API that achieves essentially the same thing as
+    /// `tempfile_in` and `tempdir_in`.
+    ///
+    /// Default: `env::temp_dir()`
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```
+    /// use tempfile::Builder;
+    /// use tempfile::tempdir;
+    ///
+    /// let parent = tempdir()?;
+    /// let tempfile_in_parent = Builder::new()
+    ///     .parent_dir(parent.path())
+    ///     .tempfile()?;
+    /// # Ok::<(), std::io::Error>(())
+    pub fn parent_dir<P: AsRef<Path> + ?Sized>(&mut self, dir: &'c P) -> &mut Self {
+        self.dir = Some(dir.as_ref());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set the number of random bytes.
     ///
     /// Default: `6`.
@@ -461,7 +485,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Builder<'a, 'b> {
     /// [security]: struct.NamedTempFile.html#security
     /// [resource-leaking]: struct.NamedTempFile.html#resource-leaking
     pub fn tempfile(&self) -> io::Result<NamedTempFile> {
-        self.tempfile_in(env::temp_dir())
+        self.tempfile_in(self.dir.unwrap_or(&env::temp_dir()))
     }
 
     /// Create the named temporary file in the specified directory.
@@ -530,7 +554,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Builder<'a, 'b> {
     ///
     /// [resource-leaking]: struct.TempDir.html#resource-leaking
     pub fn tempdir(&self) -> io::Result<TempDir> {
-        self.tempdir_in(env::temp_dir())
+        self.tempdir_in(self.dir.unwrap_or(&env::temp_dir()))
     }
 
     /// Attempts to make a temporary directory inside of `dir`.
diff --git a/tests/tempdir.rs b/tests/tempdir.rs
index 864734a61..c29fb5f44 100644
--- a/tests/tempdir.rs
+++ b/tests/tempdir.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ fn test_suffix() {
     assert!(name.ends_with("suffix"));
 }
 
+fn test_stored_parent_dir() {
+    let parent = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let child = Builder::new().parent_dir(parent.path()).tempdir().unwrap();
+    let path_str = child.path().to_str().unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        path_str.starts_with(child.path().to_str().unwrap()),
+        "{:?} not in {:?}",
+        child,
+        parent
+    );
+}
+
 fn test_customnamed() {
     let tmpfile = Builder::new()
         .prefix("prefix")
@@ -182,6 +194,8 @@ fn main() {
     in_tmpdir(test_tempdir);
     in_tmpdir(test_prefix);
     in_tmpdir(test_suffix);
+    in_tmpdir(test_suffix);
+    in_tmpdir(test_stored_parent_dir);
     in_tmpdir(test_customnamed);
     in_tmpdir(test_rm_tempdir);
     in_tmpdir(test_rm_tempdir_close);
diff --git a/tests/tempfile.rs b/tests/tempfile.rs
index c2f684438..5c778d666 100644
--- a/tests/tempfile.rs
+++ b/tests/tempfile.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use std::{
     thread,
 };
 
+use tempfile::{Builder, TempDir};
+
 #[test]
 fn test_basic() {
     let mut tmpfile = tempfile::tempfile().unwrap();
@@ -18,6 +20,20 @@ fn test_basic() {
     assert_eq!("abcde", buf);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_stored_parent_dir() {
+    let parent = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let child = Builder::new().parent_dir(parent.path()).tempfile().unwrap();
+    let path_str = child.path().to_str().unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        path_str.starts_with(child.path().to_str().unwrap()),
+        "{:?} not in {:?}",
+        child,
+        parent
+    );
+}
+
+
 #[test]
 fn test_cleanup() {
     let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();