diff --git a/.changeset/odd-pigs-cross.md b/.changeset/odd-pigs-cross.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f069450e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-pigs-cross.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shadcn-ui": minor
+---
+
+add support for custom ui dir
diff --git a/apps/www/content/docs/components-json.mdx b/apps/www/content/docs/components-json.mdx
index 34567177803..625a1474447 100644
--- a/apps/www/content/docs/components-json.mdx
+++ b/apps/www/content/docs/components-json.mdx
@@ -173,3 +173,17 @@ Import alias for your components.
   }
 }
 ```
+
+### aliases.ui
+
+Import alias for `ui` components.
+
+The CLI will use the `aliases.ui` value to determine where to place your `ui` components. Use this config if you want to customize the installation directory for your `ui` components.
+
+```json title="components.json"
+{
+  "aliases": {
+    "ui": "@/app/ui"
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/apps/www/public/schema.json b/apps/www/public/schema.json
index 1d310f2adc9..71297ad3f75 100644
--- a/apps/www/public/schema.json
+++ b/apps/www/public/schema.json
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
         },
         "components": {
           "type": "string"
+        },
+        "ui": {
+          "type": "string"
         }
       },
       "required": ["utils", "components"]
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
index 3aac9378049..18978018a60 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const rawConfigSchema = z
     aliases: z.object({
       components: z.string(),
       utils: z.string(),
+      ui: z.string().optional(),
     }),
   })
   .strict()
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export const configSchema = rawConfigSchema.extend({
     tailwindCss: z.string(),
     utils: z.string(),
     components: z.string(),
+    ui: z.string(),
   }),
 })
 
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ export async function resolveConfigPaths(cwd: string, config: RawConfig) {
       tailwindCss: path.resolve(cwd, config.tailwind.css),
       utils: await resolveImport(config.aliases["utils"], tsConfig),
       components: await resolveImport(config.aliases["components"], tsConfig),
+      ui: config.aliases["ui"]
+        ? await resolveImport(config.aliases["ui"], tsConfig)
+        : await resolveImport(config.aliases["components"], tsConfig),
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts
index a16e77ef347..5fd5450a446 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/registry/index.ts
@@ -117,11 +117,14 @@ export async function getItemTargetPath(
   item: Pick<z.infer<typeof registryItemWithContentSchema>, "type">,
   override?: string
 ) {
-  // Allow overrides for all items but ui.
-  if (override && item.type !== "components:ui") {
+  if (override) {
     return override
   }
 
+  if (item.type === "components:ui" && config.aliases.ui) {
+    return config.resolvedPaths.ui
+  }
+
   const [parent, type] = item.type.split(":")
   if (!(parent in config.resolvedPaths)) {
     return null
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/transformers/transform-import.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/transformers/transform-import.ts
index 51ec64b6adf..0b912001ea1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/transformers/transform-import.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/transformers/transform-import.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ export const transformImport: Transformer = async ({ sourceFile, config }) => {
 
     // Replace @/registry/[style] with the components alias.
     if (moduleSpecifier.startsWith("@/registry/")) {
-      importDeclaration.setModuleSpecifier(
-        moduleSpecifier.replace(
-          /^@\/registry\/[^/]+/,
-          config.aliases.components
+      if (config.aliases.ui) {
+        importDeclaration.setModuleSpecifier(
+          moduleSpecifier.replace(/^@\/registry\/[^/]+\/ui/, config.aliases.ui)
+        )
+      } else {
+        importDeclaration.setModuleSpecifier(
+          moduleSpecifier.replace(
+            /^@\/registry\/[^/]+/,
+            config.aliases.components
+          )
         )
-      )
+      }
     }
 
     // Replace `import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"`
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/components.json b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/components.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0feb828e35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/components.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "style": "new-york",
+  "tailwind": {
+    "config": "tailwind.config.ts",
+    "css": "src/app/globals.css",
+    "baseColor": "zinc",
+    "cssVariables": true,
+    "prefix": "tw-"
+  },
+  "rsc": false,
+  "aliases": {
+    "utils": "~/lib/utils",
+    "components": "~/components",
+    "ui": "~/ui"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/package.json b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..673ee87c956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "test-cli-config-ui",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "author": "shadcn",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/tsconfig.json b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03ebb748aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/fixtures/config-ui/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es2017",
+    "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "esnext"],
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "checkJs": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "jsx": "preserve",
+    "incremental": true,
+    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "~/*": ["./src/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": [
+    ".eslintrc.cjs",
+    "next-env.d.ts",
+    "**/*.ts",
+    "**/*.tsx",
+    "**/*.cjs",
+    "**/*.mjs"
+  ],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/utils/__snapshots__/transform-import.test.ts.snap b/packages/cli/test/utils/__snapshots__/transform-import.test.ts.snap
index ff6a660bc44..f903405626d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/utils/__snapshots__/transform-import.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/test/utils/__snapshots__/transform-import.test.ts.snap
@@ -34,3 +34,27 @@ import { Foo } from \\"bar\\"
     import { bar } from \\"@/lib/utils/bar\\"
     "
 `;
+
+exports[`transform import 4`] = `
+"import * as React from \\"react\\"
+import { Foo } from \\"bar\\"
+    import { Button } from \\"~/src/components/button\\"
+    import { Label} from \\"ui/label\\"
+    import { Box } from \\"@/registry/new-york/box\\"
+
+    import { cn } from \\"~/src/utils\\"
+    import { bar } from \\"@/lib/utils/bar\\"
+    "
+`;
+
+exports[`transform import 5`] = `
+"import * as React from \\"react\\"
+import { Foo } from \\"bar\\"
+    import { Button } from \\"~/src/ui/button\\"
+    import { Label} from \\"ui/label\\"
+    import { Box } from \\"@/registry/new-york/box\\"
+
+    import { cn } from \\"~/src/utils\\"
+    import { bar } from \\"@/lib/utils/bar\\"
+    "
+`;
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/utils/get-config.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/utils/get-config.test.ts
index bb0092fbef1..6229d475f2e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/utils/get-config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/utils/get-config.test.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ test("get config", async () => {
         "../fixtures/config-partial",
         "./lib/utils"
       ),
+      ui: path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-partial", "./components"),
     },
   })
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ test("get config", async () => {
       baseColor: "zinc",
       css: "src/app/globals.css",
       cssVariables: true,
-      prefix: "tw-"
+      prefix: "tw-",
     },
     aliases: {
       components: "~/components",
@@ -113,6 +114,11 @@ test("get config", async () => {
         "../fixtures/config-full",
         "./src/components"
       ),
+      ui: path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        "../fixtures/config-full",
+        "./src/components"
+      ),
       utils: path.resolve(
         __dirname,
         "../fixtures/config-full",
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ test("get config", async () => {
         "../fixtures/config-jsx",
         "./components"
       ),
+      ui: path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-jsx", "./components"),
       utils: path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-jsx", "./lib/utils"),
     },
   })
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/utils/get-item-target-path.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/utils/get-item-target-path.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fe0ecf437f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/utils/get-item-target-path.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import path from "path"
+import { expect, test } from "vitest"
+
+import { getConfig } from "../../src/utils/get-config"
+import { getItemTargetPath } from "../../src/utils/registry"
+
+test("get item target path", async () => {
+  // Full config.
+  let appDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-full")
+  expect(
+    await getItemTargetPath(await getConfig(appDir), {
+      type: "components:ui",
+    })
+  ).toEqual(path.resolve(appDir, "./src/components/ui"))
+
+  // Partial config.
+  appDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-partial")
+  expect(
+    await getItemTargetPath(await getConfig(appDir), {
+      type: "components:ui",
+    })
+  ).toEqual(path.resolve(appDir, "./components/ui"))
+
+  // JSX.
+  appDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-jsx")
+  expect(
+    await getItemTargetPath(await getConfig(appDir), {
+      type: "components:ui",
+    })
+  ).toEqual(path.resolve(appDir, "./components/ui"))
+
+  // Custom paths.
+  appDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../fixtures/config-ui")
+  expect(
+    await getItemTargetPath(await getConfig(appDir), {
+      type: "components:ui",
+    })
+  ).toEqual(path.resolve(appDir, "./src/ui"))
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/utils/transform-import.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/utils/transform-import.test.ts
index 4c36cd25056..a7ad3e8306b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/utils/transform-import.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/utils/transform-import.test.ts
@@ -71,4 +71,50 @@ import { Foo } from "bar"
       },
     })
   ).toMatchSnapshot()
+
+  expect(
+    await transform({
+      filename: "test.ts",
+      raw: `import * as React from "react"
+import { Foo } from "bar"
+    import { Button } from "@/registry/new-york/ui/button"
+    import { Label} from "ui/label"
+    import { Box } from "@/registry/new-york/box"
+
+    import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+    import { bar } from "@/lib/utils/bar"
+    `,
+      config: {
+        tsx: true,
+        aliases: {
+          components: "~/src/components",
+          utils: "~/src/utils",
+          ui: "~/src/components",
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  ).toMatchSnapshot()
+
+  expect(
+    await transform({
+      filename: "test.ts",
+      raw: `import * as React from "react"
+import { Foo } from "bar"
+    import { Button } from "@/registry/new-york/ui/button"
+    import { Label} from "ui/label"
+    import { Box } from "@/registry/new-york/box"
+
+    import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+    import { bar } from "@/lib/utils/bar"
+    `,
+      config: {
+        tsx: true,
+        aliases: {
+          components: "~/src/components",
+          utils: "~/src/utils",
+          ui: "~/src/ui",
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  ).toMatchSnapshot()
 })