diff --git a/constant/path.go b/constant/path.go
index 1594441c..462da13d 100644
--- a/constant/path.go
+++ b/constant/path.go
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ var Path = func() *path {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &path{homeDir: homeDir, configFile: "config.yaml", allowUnsafePath: allowUnsafePath}
+	return &path{homeDir: homeDir, configFile: "config.yaml", cacheFile: "cache.db", allowUnsafePath: allowUnsafePath}
 }()
 
 type path struct {
 	homeDir         string
 	configFile      string
+	cacheFile       string
 	allowUnsafePath bool
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ func SetHomeDir(root string) {
 	Path.homeDir = root
 }
 
+// SetCache is used to set the cache file path
+func SetCache(file string) {
+	Path.cacheFile = file
+}
+
 // SetConfig is used to set the configuration file
 func SetConfig(file string) {
 	Path.configFile = file
@@ -138,7 +144,7 @@ func (p *path) OldCache() string {
 }
 
 func (p *path) Cache() string {
-	return P.Join(p.homeDir, "cache.db")
+	return p.cacheFile
 }
 
 func (p *path) GeoIP() string {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 685fc89f..7dd3606f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var (
 	testConfig             bool
 	geodataMode            bool
 	homeDir                string
+	cacheFile              string
 	configFile             string
 	configString           string
 	configBytes            []byte
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&homeDir, "d", os.Getenv("CLASH_HOME_DIR"), "set configuration directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&configFile, "f", os.Getenv("CLASH_CONFIG_FILE"), "specify configuration file")
 	flag.StringVar(&configString, "config", os.Getenv("CLASH_CONFIG_STRING"), "specify base64-encoded configuration string")
+	flag.StringVar(&cacheFile, "cache", os.Getenv("CLASH_CACHE_FILE"), "specify cache file")
 	flag.StringVar(&externalUI, "ext-ui", os.Getenv("CLASH_OVERRIDE_EXTERNAL_UI_DIR"), "override external ui directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&externalController, "ext-ctl", os.Getenv("CLASH_OVERRIDE_EXTERNAL_CONTROLLER"), "override external controller address")
 	flag.StringVar(&externalControllerUnix, "ext-ctl-unix", os.Getenv("CLASH_OVERRIDE_EXTERNAL_CONTROLLER_UNIX"), "override external controller unix address")
@@ -88,6 +90,16 @@ func main() {
 		C.SetHomeDir(homeDir)
 	}
 
+	if cacheFile != "" {
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(cacheFile) {
+			currentDir, _ := os.Getwd()
+			cacheFile = filepath.Join(currentDir, cacheFile)
+		}
+	} else {
+		cacheFile = filepath.Join(C.Path.HomeDir(), C.Path.Cache())
+	}
+	C.SetCache(cacheFile)
+
 	if geodataMode {
 		geodata.SetGeodataMode(true)
 	}