diff --git a/lib/scenic/definition.rb b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
index 58195107..aa01b686 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,23 @@ def full_path
     end
 
     def path
-      File.join("db", "views", filename)
+      default_view_path = File.join("db", "views")
+      view_filename = filename
+      # in version7 of ActiveRecord was removed ActiveRecord::Base.connection_config
+      custom_paths = if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR < 7
+                       ActiveRecord::Base.connection_config[:scenic_views_paths]
+                     else
+                       ActiveRecord::Base.connection_db_config.configuration_hash[:scenic_views_paths]
+                     end
+      view_paths = Array(custom_paths)
+      view_paths = [default_view_path] if view_paths.empty?
+
+      full_view_path = nil
+      view_paths.each do |path|
+        full_view_path = File.join(path, view_filename)
+        break if File.exist?(full_view_path)
+      end
+      full_view_path
     end
 
     def version
diff --git a/lib/scenic/version.rb b/lib/scenic/version.rb
index 4c87f6e7..1372370e 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/version.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Scenic
-  VERSION = "1.7.0".freeze
+  VERSION = "1.7.3".freeze
 end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/config/database.yml b/spec/dummy/config/database.yml
index 5f43185a..aa461f9c 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/config/database.yml
+++ b/spec/dummy/config/database.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ development: &default
 test:
   <<: *default
   database: dummy_test
+#  set custom paths for scenic views
+#  scenic_views_paths:
+#    - '/db/views/postges'