diff --git a/app/services/hyrax/simple_schema_loader.rb b/app/services/hyrax/simple_schema_loader.rb
index 7fb373e607..f87969e942 100644
--- a/app/services/hyrax/simple_schema_loader.rb
+++ b/app/services/hyrax/simple_schema_loader.rb
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def config_paths(schema_name)
     end
 
     def config_search_paths
-      [Rails.root, Hyrax::Engine.root]
+      Hyrax.config.simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths
     end
 
     def metadata_files
diff --git a/lib/hyrax/configuration.rb b/lib/hyrax/configuration.rb
index c3f25099a9..470873b192 100644
--- a/lib/hyrax/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/hyrax/configuration.rb
@@ -1154,6 +1154,24 @@ def visibility_map
       @visibility_map ||= Hyrax::VisibilityMap.instance
     end
 
+    attr_writer :simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths
+    # A configuration for modifying the SimpleSchemaLoader#config_search_paths
+    # which will allow gems to add their own metadata yaml files and easily keep
+    # them within the gem.
+    #
+    # @return [Array<Pathname>]
+    # @see Hyrax::SimpleSchemaLoader#config_search_paths
+    # @example
+    #   Hyrax.config do |config|
+    #     config.simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths.unshift(HykuKnapsack::Engine.root)
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   Hyrax.config.simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths
+    #   => [#<Pathname:/app/samvera>, #<Pathname:/app/samvera/hyrax-webapp>, #<Pathname:/app/samvera/hyrax-webapp/gems/hyrax>]
+    def simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths
+      @simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths ||= [Rails.root, Hyrax::Engine.root]
+    end
+
     private
 
     # @param [Symbol, #to_s] model_name - symbol representing the model
diff --git a/spec/lib/hyrax/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/lib/hyrax/configuration_spec.rb
index b8591e3d95..525fe69814 100644
--- a/spec/lib/hyrax/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/hyrax/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:range_for_number_of_results_to_display_per_page) }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:range_for_number_of_results_to_display_per_page=) }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:work_requires_files?) }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to(:simple_schema_loader_config_search_paths) }
 
   describe "#registered_ingest_dirs" do
     it "provides the Rails tmp directory for temporary downloads for cloud files" do