diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 62b5c45c31f..5c6c41b9035 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, false); err != nil {
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, b.rootDataDir, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	accountsDB := accounts.NewDB(b.appDB)
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNodeWithAccount(acc multiaccounts.Account, pass
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, false); err != nil {
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, b.rootDataDir, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	accountsDB := accounts.NewDB(b.appDB)
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNode(config *params.NodeConfig) (err error) {
 	if manager == nil {
 		return errors.New("ethereum accounts.Manager is nil")
 	}
+
+	config.DataDir = filepath.Join(b.rootDataDir, config.DataDir)
+	config.KeyStoreDir = filepath.Join(b.rootDataDir, config.KeyStoreDir)
 	if err = b.statusNode.StartWithOptions(config, node.StartOptions{
 		Services: services,
 		// The peers discovery protocols are started manually after
diff --git a/api/nimbus_backend.go b/api/nimbus_backend.go
index 611b645b5a4..0e079ed47ce 100644
--- a/api/nimbus_backend.go
+++ b/api/nimbus_backend.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (b *nimbusStatusBackend) startNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, passwo
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, false); err != nil {
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, b.rootDataDir, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	accountsDB := accounts.NewDB(b.appDB)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (b *nimbusStatusBackend) startNodeWithAccount(acc multiaccounts.Account, pa
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, false); err != nil {
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, b.rootDataDir, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	accountsDB := accounts.NewDB(b.appDB)
diff --git a/cmd/statusd/main.go b/cmd/statusd/main.go
index 752b83ef2a6..2988faf97ad 100644
--- a/cmd/statusd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/statusd/main.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func setupLogging(config *params.NodeConfig) {
 	}
 
 	colors := !(*logWithoutColors) && terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
-	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(config, colors); err != nil {
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(config, "", colors); err != nil {
 		stdlog.Fatalf("Error initializing logger: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/library.go b/lib/library.go
index 1d23a68db15..e9baeed7a6f 100644
--- a/lib/library.go
+++ b/lib/library.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func StartNode(configJSON *C.char) *C.char {
 		return makeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(config, false); err != nil {
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(config, statusBackend.rootDataDir, false); err != nil {
 		return makeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/logutils/override.go b/logutils/override.go
index 33c667905e5..40f2d06e19d 100644
--- a/logutils/override.go
+++ b/logutils/override.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package logutils
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -15,15 +16,23 @@ func OverrideWithStdLogger(config *params.NodeConfig) error {
 }
 
 // OverrideRootLogWithConfig derives all configuration from params.NodeConfig and configures logger using it.
-func OverrideRootLogWithConfig(config *params.NodeConfig, colors bool) error {
+func OverrideRootLogWithConfig(config *params.NodeConfig, rootDataDir string, colors bool) error {
 	if !config.LogEnabled {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if config.LogMobileSystem {
 		return OverrideWithStdLogger(config)
 	}
+
+	var logFile string
+	if len(config.LogDir) == 0 {
+		logFile = filepath.Join(rootDataDir, config.LogFile)
+	} else {
+		logFile = filepath.Join(config.LogDir, config.LogFile)
+	}
+
 	return OverrideRootLog(config.LogEnabled, config.LogLevel, FileOptions{
-		Filename:   config.LogFile,
+		Filename:   logFile,
 		MaxSize:    config.LogMaxSize,
 		MaxBackups: config.LogMaxBackups,
 		Compress:   config.LogCompressRotated,
diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index bcd15885317..0e4c35bd4a7 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ type NodeConfig struct {
 	// LogMobileSystem enables log redirection to android/ios system logger.
 	LogMobileSystem bool
 
+	// LogFile is a folder which contains LogFile
+	LogDir string
+
 	// LogFile is filename where exposed logs get written to
 	LogFile string