diff --git a/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
index 4d133dbf0..b79f4ad52 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
         //
         // Auth functions
         //
-        AsyncFunction("auth") { address: String, environment: String, appVersion: String?, hasCreateIdentityCallback: Boolean?, hasEnableIdentityCallback: Boolean?, enableAlphaMls: Boolean?, dbEncryptionKey: List<Int>? ->
+        AsyncFunction("auth") { address: String, environment: String, appVersion: String?, hasCreateIdentityCallback: Boolean?, hasEnableIdentityCallback: Boolean?, enableAlphaMls: Boolean?, dbEncryptionKey: List<Int>?, dbDirectory: String? ->
             logV("auth")
             requireNotProductionEnvForAlphaMLS(enableAlphaMls, environment)
             val reactSigner = ReactNativeSigner(module = this@XMTPModule, address = address)
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
                 enableAlphaMls = enableAlphaMls == true,
                 appContext = context,
                 dbEncryptionKey = encryptionKeyBytes,
+                dbDirectory = dbDirectory
             )
             val client = Client().create(account = reactSigner, options = options)
             clients[address] = client
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
         }
 
         // Generate a random wallet and set the client to that
-        AsyncFunction("createRandom") { environment: String, appVersion: String?, hasCreateIdentityCallback: Boolean?, hasEnableIdentityCallback: Boolean?, enableAlphaMls: Boolean?, dbEncryptionKey: List<Int>? ->
+        AsyncFunction("createRandom") { environment: String, appVersion: String?, hasCreateIdentityCallback: Boolean?, hasEnableIdentityCallback: Boolean?, enableAlphaMls: Boolean?, dbEncryptionKey: List<Int>?, dbDirectory: String? ->
             logV("createRandom")
             requireNotProductionEnvForAlphaMLS(enableAlphaMls, environment)
             val privateKey = PrivateKeyBuilder()
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
                 enableAlphaMls = enableAlphaMls == true,
                 appContext = context,
                 dbEncryptionKey = encryptionKeyBytes,
+                dbDirectory = dbDirectory
             )
             val randomClient = Client().create(account = privateKey, options = options)
             ContentJson.Companion
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
             )
         }
 
-        AsyncFunction("createFromKeyBundle") { keyBundle: String, environment: String, appVersion: String?, enableAlphaMls: Boolean?, dbEncryptionKey: List<Int>? ->
+        AsyncFunction("createFromKeyBundle") { keyBundle: String, environment: String, appVersion: String?, enableAlphaMls: Boolean?, dbEncryptionKey: List<Int>?, dbDirectory: String? ->
             logV("createFromKeyBundle")
             requireNotProductionEnvForAlphaMLS(enableAlphaMls, environment)
 
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
                     enableAlphaMls = enableAlphaMls == true,
                     appContext = context,
                     dbEncryptionKey = encryptionKeyBytes,
+                    dbDirectory = dbDirectory
                 )
                 val bundle =
                     PrivateKeyOuterClass.PrivateKeyBundle.parseFrom(
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b0b6d10d2..734909119 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export async function auth(
   hasCreateIdentityCallback?: boolean | undefined,
   hasEnableIdentityCallback?: boolean | undefined,
   enableAlphaMls?: boolean | undefined,
-  dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array | undefined
+  dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array | undefined,
+  dbDirectory?: string | undefined
 ) {
   return await XMTPModule.auth(
     address,
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ export async function auth(
     hasCreateIdentityCallback,
     hasEnableIdentityCallback,
     enableAlphaMls,
-    dbEncryptionKey ? Array.from(dbEncryptionKey) : undefined
+    dbEncryptionKey ? Array.from(dbEncryptionKey) : undefined,
+    dbDirectory
   )
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ export async function createRandom(
   hasCreateIdentityCallback?: boolean | undefined,
   hasEnableIdentityCallback?: boolean | undefined,
   enableAlphaMls?: boolean | undefined,
-  dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array | undefined
+  dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array | undefined,
+  dbDirectory?: string | undefined
 ): Promise<string> {
   return await XMTPModule.createRandom(
     environment,
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ export async function createRandom(
     hasCreateIdentityCallback,
     hasEnableIdentityCallback,
     enableAlphaMls,
-    dbEncryptionKey ? Array.from(dbEncryptionKey) : undefined
+    dbEncryptionKey ? Array.from(dbEncryptionKey) : undefined,
+    dbDirectory
   )
 }
 
@@ -104,14 +108,16 @@ export async function createFromKeyBundle(
   environment: 'local' | 'dev' | 'production',
   appVersion?: string | undefined,
   enableAlphaMls?: boolean | undefined,
-  dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array | undefined
+  dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array | undefined,
+  dbDirectory?: string | undefined
 ): Promise<string> {
   return await XMTPModule.createFromKeyBundle(
     keyBundle,
     environment,
     appVersion,
     enableAlphaMls,
-    dbEncryptionKey ? Array.from(dbEncryptionKey) : undefined
+    dbEncryptionKey ? Array.from(dbEncryptionKey) : undefined,
+    dbDirectory
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client.ts b/src/lib/Client.ts
index e2675d6c2..5a2859fb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Client.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ export class Client<
           Boolean(createSubscription),
           Boolean(enableSubscription),
           Boolean(options.enableAlphaMls),
-          options.dbEncryptionKey
+          options.dbEncryptionKey,
+          options.dbDirectory
         )
       })().catch((error) => {
         console.error('ERROR in create: ', error)
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ export class Client<
       Boolean(createSubscription),
       Boolean(enableSubscription),
       Boolean(options.enableAlphaMls),
-      options.dbEncryptionKey
+      options.dbEncryptionKey,
+      options.dbDirectory
     )
     this.removeSubscription(enableSubscription)
     this.removeSubscription(createSubscription)
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ export class Client<
       options.appVersion,
       Boolean(options.enableAlphaMls),
       options.dbEncryptionKey
+      options.dbDirectory
     )
 
     return new Client(
@@ -468,6 +471,10 @@ export type ClientOptions = {
    * OPTIONAL specify the encryption key for the database. The encryption key must be exactly 32 bytes.
    */
   dbEncryptionKey?: Uint8Array
+  /**
+   * OPTIONAL specify the XMTP managed database directory
+   */
+  dbDirectory?: string
 }
 
 export type KeyType = {
@@ -485,6 +492,7 @@ export function defaultOptions(opts?: Partial<ClientOptions>): ClientOptions {
     env: 'dev',
     enableAlphaMls: false,
     dbEncryptionKey: undefined,
+    dbDirectory: undefined,
   }
 
   return { ..._defaultOptions, ...opts } as ClientOptions