diff --git a/letsencrypt_gandi/shs.py b/letsencrypt_gandi/shs.py
index 5a4e455..53d5dd9 100644
--- a/letsencrypt_gandi/shs.py
+++ b/letsencrypt_gandi/shs.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ def add_parser_arguments(cls, add):
             help="shs name.")
         add("vhost", default='default',
             help="vhost")
+        add("htdocs",
+            help="custom htdocs folder (only for PHP instances)")
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialize an SHS Configurator.
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ def prepare(self):
                                      "name".format(self.option_name('name')))
 
         self.vhost = self.conf('vhost')
+        self.htdocs = self.conf('htdocs')
 
     def _api_key_from_gandi_cli(self):
         """Got cli? grab it https://cli.gandi.net
@@ -191,7 +194,9 @@ def _lookup_shs(self):
         return paas['user'], paas['ftp_server']
 
     def _base_path(self):
-        if re.match('^php', self.shs_info['type']):
+        if self.htdocs and re.match('^php', self.shs_info['type']):
+            return 'vhosts/{vhost}/{htdocs}/'.format(vhost=self.vhost, htdocs=self.htdocs)
+        elif re.match('^php', self.shs_info['type']):
             return 'vhosts/{vhost}/htdocs/'.format(vhost=self.vhost)
         elif re.match('^(python|nodejs)', self.shs_info['type']):
             return 'vhosts/default'