diff --git a/keyring.go b/keyring.go
index 0b94ad5..d6936f5 100644
--- a/keyring.go
+++ b/keyring.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package keyring
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 // provider set in the init function by the relevant os file e.g.:
 // keyring_linux.go
@@ -36,3 +38,44 @@ func Get(service, user string) (string, error) {
 func Delete(service, user string) error {
 	return provider.Delete(service, user)
 }
+
+// CustomKeyring allows to use custom keyring names
+type CustomKeyring struct {
+	keyring     Keyring
+	keyringName string
+}
+
+// NewCustomKeyring create a new custom keyring.
+// A custom keyring allows you to use a custom
+// keyring name on supported platforms
+func NewCustomKeyring(name string) *CustomKeyring {
+	ck := CustomKeyring{
+		keyringName: name,
+	}
+
+	// Set customs keyringprovider to current provider
+	ck.keyring = provider
+
+	// If provider is 'supported' set its keyring name
+	if pv, ok := provider.(secretServiceProvider); ok {
+		pv.keyringName = name
+		ck.keyring = pv
+	}
+
+	return &ck
+}
+
+// Set password in keyring for user.
+func (ck *CustomKeyring) Set(service, user, password string) error {
+	return ck.keyring.Set(service, user, password)
+}
+
+// Get password from keyring given service and user name.
+func (ck *CustomKeyring) Get(service, user string) (string, error) {
+	return ck.keyring.Get(service, user)
+}
+
+// Delete secret from keyring.
+func (ck *CustomKeyring) Delete(service, user string) error {
+	return ck.keyring.Delete(service, user)
+}
diff --git a/keyring_darwin.go b/keyring_darwin.go
index 91569d8..96b5989 100644
--- a/keyring_darwin.go
+++ b/keyring_darwin.go
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ const (
 	encodingPrefix = "go-keyring-encoded:"
 )
 
+// ignore, just for typecast in keyring.go
+type secretServiceProvider struct {
+	keyringName string
+}
+
+// Set password in keyring for user.
+func (s secretServiceProvider) Set(service, user, password string) error { return nil }
+
+// Get password from keyring given service and user name.
+func (s secretServiceProvider) Get(service, user string) (string, error) { return "", nil }
+
+// Delete secret from keyring.
+func (s secretServiceProvider) Delete(service, user string) error { return nil }
+
 type macOSXKeychain struct{}
 
 // func (*MacOSXKeychain) IsAvailable() bool {
diff --git a/keyring_linux.go b/keyring_linux.go
index 4148bd3..d1e8eb5 100644
--- a/keyring_linux.go
+++ b/keyring_linux.go
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@ package keyring
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/godbus/dbus"
-	"github.com/zalando/go-keyring/secret_service"
+	ss "github.com/zalando/go-keyring/secret_service"
 )
 
-type secretServiceProvider struct{}
+// secretServiceProvider linux provider
+type secretServiceProvider struct {
+	keyringName string
+}
 
 // Set stores user and pass in the keyring under the defined service
 // name.
 func (s secretServiceProvider) Set(service, user, pass string) error {
-	svc, err := ss.NewSecretService()
+	svc, err := ss.NewSecretService(s.keyringName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -30,7 +34,10 @@ func (s secretServiceProvider) Set(service, user, pass string) error {
 
 	secret := ss.NewSecret(session.Path(), pass)
 
-	collection := svc.GetLoginCollection()
+	collection, err := svc.GetCollectionForKeyring()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	err = svc.Unlock(collection.Path())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,14 +56,17 @@ func (s secretServiceProvider) Set(service, user, pass string) error {
 
 // findItem looksup an item by service and user.
 func (s secretServiceProvider) findItem(svc *ss.SecretService, service, user string) (dbus.ObjectPath, error) {
-	collection := svc.GetLoginCollection()
+	collection, err := svc.GetCollectionForKeyring()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
 
 	search := map[string]string{
 		"username": user,
 		"service":  service,
 	}
 
-	err := svc.Unlock(collection.Path())
+	err = svc.Unlock(collection.Path())
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ func (s secretServiceProvider) findItem(svc *ss.SecretService, service, user str
 
 // Get gets a secret from the keyring given a service name and a user.
 func (s secretServiceProvider) Get(service, user string) (string, error) {
-	svc, err := ss.NewSecretService()
+	svc, err := ss.NewSecretService(s.keyringName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -102,7 +112,7 @@ func (s secretServiceProvider) Get(service, user string) (string, error) {
 
 // Delete deletes a secret, identified by service & user, from the keyring.
 func (s secretServiceProvider) Delete(service, user string) error {
-	svc, err := ss.NewSecretService()
+	svc, err := ss.NewSecretService(s.keyringName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/keyring_test.go b/keyring_test.go
index f53fcdf..5dee626 100644
--- a/keyring_test.go
+++ b/keyring_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package keyring
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
 
 const (
 	service  = "test-service"
@@ -96,3 +98,34 @@ func TestDeleteNonExisting(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected error ErrNotFound, got %s", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestCustomKeyringSet tests deleting a secret from a custom keyring.
+func TestCustomKeyringSet(t *testing.T) {
+	keyRing := NewCustomKeyring("_keyring_test")
+	err := keyRing.Set(service, user, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should not fail: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCustomKeyringGet tests getting a password from a custom keyring.
+func TestCustomKeyringGet(t *testing.T) {
+	keyRing := NewCustomKeyring("_keyring_test")
+	pass, err := keyRing.Get(service, user)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should not fail: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if pass != password {
+		t.Errorf("Expected password %s, got %s", password, pass)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCustomKeyringDelete tests deleting a secret from a custom keyring.
+func TestCustomKeyringDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	keyRing := NewCustomKeyring("_keyring_test")
+	err := keyRing.Delete(service, user)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should not fail, got: %s", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/keyring_windows.go b/keyring_windows.go
index 85345d5..4e46a93 100644
--- a/keyring_windows.go
+++ b/keyring_windows.go
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 package keyring
 
 import (
-	"github.com/danieljoos/wincred"
 	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/danieljoos/wincred"
 )
 
+// ignore, just for typecast in keyring.go
+type secretServiceProvider struct {
+	keyringName string
+}
+
+// Set password in keyring for user.
+func (s secretServiceProvider) Set(service, user, password string) error { return nil }
+
+// Get password from keyring given service and user name.
+func (s secretServiceProvider) Get(service, user string) (string, error) { return "", nil }
+
+// Delete secret from keyring.
+func (s secretServiceProvider) Delete(service, user string) error { return nil }
+
 type windowsKeychain struct{}
 
 // Get gets a secret from the keyring given a service name and a user.
diff --git a/secret_service/secret_service.go b/secret_service/secret_service.go
index 591c976..135742d 100644
--- a/secret_service/secret_service.go
+++ b/secret_service/secret_service.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package ss
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/godbus/dbus"
 )
 
@@ -21,6 +23,11 @@ const (
 	collectionBasePath   = "/org/freedesktop/secrets/collection/"
 )
 
+const (
+	// DefaultKeyringName the name of the keyring to use as default
+	DefaultKeyringName = "login"
+)
+
 // Secret defines a org.freedesk.Secret.Item secret struct.
 type Secret struct {
 	Session     dbus.ObjectPath
@@ -42,22 +49,31 @@ func NewSecret(session dbus.ObjectPath, secret string) Secret {
 // SecretService is an interface for the Secret Service dbus API.
 type SecretService struct {
 	*dbus.Conn
-	object dbus.BusObject
+	object      dbus.BusObject
+	KeyringName string
 }
 
 // NewSecretService inializes a new SecretService object.
-func NewSecretService() (*SecretService, error) {
+func NewSecretService(keyringName string) (*SecretService, error) {
 	conn, err := dbus.SessionBus()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &SecretService{
-		conn,
-		conn.Object(serviceName, servicePath),
+		Conn:        conn,
+		object:      conn.Object(serviceName, servicePath),
+		KeyringName: formatKeyringName(keyringName),
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// see https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2013-March/009402.html
+func formatKeyringName(name string) string {
+	re := regexp.MustCompile("[^A-Za-z0-9]")
+	name = re.ReplaceAllString(name, "_5f")
+	return name
+}
+
 // OpenSession opens a secret service session.
 func (s *SecretService) OpenSession() (dbus.BusObject, error) {
 	var disregard dbus.Variant
@@ -87,9 +103,39 @@ func (s *SecretService) CheckCollectionPath(path dbus.ObjectPath) error {
 	return errors.New("path not found")
 }
 
+// GetCollectionForKeyring returns collection from SecretService
+func (s *SecretService) GetCollectionForKeyring() (dbus.BusObject, error) {
+	var collection dbus.BusObject
+	// Pick requested collection
+	if len(s.KeyringName) == 0 || s.KeyringName == DefaultKeyringName {
+		collection = s.GetLoginCollection()
+	} else {
+		// Check for customs collections availability
+		collectionPath := s.GetCollectionPath(s.KeyringName)
+		err := s.CheckCollectionPath(collectionPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// If available
+		collection = s.GetCollectionByPath(collectionPath)
+	}
+	return collection, nil
+}
+
+// GetCollectionPath get path of collection by its name
+func (s *SecretService) GetCollectionPath(name string) dbus.ObjectPath {
+	return dbus.ObjectPath(collectionBasePath + name)
+}
+
 // GetCollection returns a collection from a name.
 func (s *SecretService) GetCollection(name string) dbus.BusObject {
-	return s.Object(serviceName, dbus.ObjectPath(collectionBasePath+name))
+	return s.GetCollectionByPath(s.GetCollectionPath(name))
+}
+
+// GetCollectionByPath returns a collection from a name.
+func (s *SecretService) GetCollectionByPath(path dbus.ObjectPath) dbus.BusObject {
+	return s.Object(serviceName, path)
 }
 
 // GetLoginCollection decides and returns the dbus collection to be used for login.