diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java
index 668bc6f5e..415a5c39b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java
@@ -454,6 +454,11 @@ public WebDriverManager avoidReadReleaseFromRepository() {
         return instanceMap.get(getDriverManagerType());
     }
 
+    public WebDriverManager avoidTmpFolder() {
+        config().setAvoidTmpFolder(true);
+        return instanceMap.get(getDriverManagerType());
+    }
+
     public WebDriverManager ttl(int seconds) {
         config().setTtl(seconds);
         return instanceMap.get(getDriverManagerType());
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/config/Config.java
index 37ff00327..b7941e07e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/config/Config.java
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public class Config {
             "wdm.avoidResolutionCache", Boolean.class);
     ConfigKey<Boolean> avoidReadReleaseFromRepository = new ConfigKey<>(
             "wdm.avoidReadReleaseFromRepository", Boolean.class);
+    ConfigKey<Boolean> avoidTmpFolder = new ConfigKey<>("wdm.avoidTmpFolder",
+            Boolean.class);
     ConfigKey<Integer> timeout = new ConfigKey<>("wdm.timeout", Integer.class);
     ConfigKey<Boolean> versionsPropertiesOnlineFirst = new ConfigKey<>(
             "wdm.versionsPropertiesOnlineFirst", Boolean.class);
@@ -445,6 +447,15 @@ public Config setAvoidReadReleaseFromRepository(boolean value) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isAvoidTmpFolder() {
+        return resolve(avoidTmpFolder);
+    }
+
+    public Config setAvoidTmpFolder(boolean value) {
+        this.avoidTmpFolder.setValue(value);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public int getTimeout() {
         return resolve(timeout);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/online/Downloader.java b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/online/Downloader.java
index 91e8f8aec..5887447ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/online/Downloader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/online/Downloader.java
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ private Optional<File> downloadAndExtract(URL url, File targetFile)
             throws IOException {
         log.info("Downloading {}", url);
         File targetFolder = targetFile.getParentFile();
-        File tempDir = createTempDirectory("").toFile();
+        File tempDir = config.isAvoidTmpFolder() ? targetFolder
+                : createTempDirectory("").toFile();
         File temporaryFile = new File(tempDir, targetFile.getName());
 
         log.trace("Target folder {} ... using temporal file {}", targetFolder,
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@ private Optional<File> downloadAndExtract(URL url, File targetFile)
                 extractedFiles.iterator().next().getName());
         boolean driverExists = resultingDriver.exists();
 
-        if (!driverExists || config.isForceDownload()) {
+        if ((!driverExists || config.isForceDownload())
+                && !config.isAvoidTmpFolder()) {
             if (driverExists) {
                 log.debug("Overriding former driver {}", resultingDriver);
                 deleteFile(resultingDriver);
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@ private Optional<File> downloadAndExtract(URL url, File targetFile)
         if (!config.isExecutable(resultingDriver)) {
             setFileExecutable(resultingDriver);
         }
-        deleteFolder(tempDir);
+        if (!config.isAvoidTmpFolder()) {
+            deleteFolder(tempDir);
+        }
         log.trace("Driver after extraction {}", resultingDriver);
 
         return of(resultingDriver);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/webdrivermanager.properties b/src/main/resources/webdrivermanager.properties
index d949a05ab..34f7f06d7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/webdrivermanager.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/webdrivermanager.properties
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ wdm.avoidAutoReset=false
 wdm.avoidResolutionCache=false
 wdm.avoidFallback=false
 wdm.avoidReadReleaseFromRepository=false
+wdm.avoidTmpFolder=false
 wdm.timeout=30
 wdm.serverPort=4041
 wdm.resolutionCache=resolution.properties
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/test/forced/ForceDownloadTest.java b/src/test/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/test/forced/ForceDownloadTest.java
index 186234fab..8c5b57a2f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/test/forced/ForceDownloadTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/test/forced/ForceDownloadTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ForceDownloadTest {
     void testForceDownload(Class<? extends WebDriver> driverClass) {
         WebDriverManager driverManager = WebDriverManager
                 .getInstance(driverClass);
-        driverManager.forceDownload().avoidBrowserDetection()
+        driverManager.forceDownload().avoidTmpFolder().avoidBrowserDetection()
                 .avoidReadReleaseFromRepository().timeout(20)
                 .operatingSystem(WIN).setup();
         assertThat(driverManager.getDownloadedDriverPath()).isNotNull();