diff --git a/v2v/cmdline.ml b/v2v/cmdline.ml
index 420f89706..cd00636da 100644
--- a/v2v/cmdline.ml
+++ b/v2v/cmdline.ml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ let parse_cmdline () =
   let qemu_boot = ref false in
   let quiet = ref false in
   let vdsm_vm_uuid = ref "" in
+  let vdsm_ovf_output = ref "." in
   let verbose = ref false in
   let trace = ref false in
   let vmtype = ref "" in
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ let parse_cmdline () =
     Arg.String add_vdsm_vol_uuid, "uuid " ^ s_"Output vol UUID(s)";
     "--vdsm-vm-uuid",
     Arg.Set_string vdsm_vm_uuid, "uuid " ^ s_"Output VM UUID";
+    "--vdsm-ovf-output",
+    Arg.Set_string vdsm_ovf_output, " " ^ s_"Output OVF file";
     "-v",        Arg.Set verbose,           " " ^ s_"Enable debugging messages";
     "--verbose", Arg.Set verbose,           ditto;
     "-V",        Arg.Unit display_version,  " " ^ s_"Display version and exit";
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ read the man page virt-v2v(1).
   let vdsm_image_uuids = List.rev !vdsm_image_uuids in
   let vdsm_vol_uuids = List.rev !vdsm_vol_uuids in
   let vdsm_vm_uuid = !vdsm_vm_uuid in
+  let vdsm_ovf_output = !vdsm_ovf_output in
   let verbose = !verbose in
   let trace = !trace in
   let vmtype =
@@ -385,6 +389,7 @@ read the man page virt-v2v(1).
         Output_vdsm.image_uuids = vdsm_image_uuids;
         vol_uuids = vdsm_vol_uuids;
         vm_uuid = vdsm_vm_uuid;
+        ovf_output = vdsm_ovf_output;
       } in
       Output_vdsm.output_vdsm verbose output_storage vdsm_params
         vmtype output_alloc in
diff --git a/v2v/output_vdsm.ml b/v2v/output_vdsm.ml
index 293f57ffe..492f5865c 100644
--- a/v2v/output_vdsm.ml
+++ b/v2v/output_vdsm.ml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type vdsm_params = {
   image_uuids : string list;
   vol_uuids : string list;
   vm_uuid : string;
+  ovf_output : string;
 }
 
 class output_vdsm verbose os vdsm_params vmtype output_alloc =
@@ -37,12 +38,13 @@ object
   inherit output verbose
 
   method as_options =
-    sprintf "-o vdsm -os %s%s%s --vdsm-vm-uuid %s%s" os
+    sprintf "-o vdsm -os %s%s%s --vdsm-vm-uuid %s --vdsm-ovf-output %s%s" os
       (String.concat ""
          (List.map (sprintf " --vdsm-image-uuid %s") vdsm_params.image_uuids))
       (String.concat ""
          (List.map (sprintf " --vdsm-vol-uuid %s") vdsm_params.vol_uuids))
       vdsm_params.vm_uuid
+      vdsm_params.ovf_output
       (match vmtype with
       | None -> ""
       | Some `Server -> " --vmtype server"
@@ -57,9 +59,6 @@ object
   val mutable dd_mp = ""
   val mutable dd_uuid = ""
 
-  (* Target metadata directory. *)
-  val mutable ovf_dir = ""
-
   (* This is called early on in the conversion and lets us choose the
    * name of the target files that eventually get written by the main
    * code.
@@ -98,13 +97,12 @@ object
     ) vdsm_params.image_uuids;
 
     (* Note that VDSM has to create this directory too. *)
-    ovf_dir <- dd_mp // dd_uuid // "master" // "vms" // vdsm_params.vm_uuid;
-    if not (is_directory ovf_dir) then
+    if not (is_directory vdsm_params.ovf_output) then
       error (f_"OVF (metadata) directory (%s) does not exist or is not a directory")
-        ovf_dir;
+        vdsm_params.ovf_output;
 
     if verbose then
-      eprintf "VDSM: OVF (metadata) directory: %s\n%!" ovf_dir;
+      eprintf "VDSM: OVF (metadata) directory: %s\n%!" vdsm_params.ovf_output;
 
     (* The final directory structure should look like this:
      *   /<MP>/<ESD_UUID>/images/
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ object
       vdsm_params.vm_uuid in
 
     (* Write it to the metadata file. *)
-    let file = ovf_dir // vdsm_params.vm_uuid ^ ".ovf" in
+    let file = vdsm_params.ovf_output // vdsm_params.vm_uuid ^ ".ovf" in
     let chan = open_out file in
     doc_to_chan chan ovf;
     close_out chan
diff --git a/v2v/output_vdsm.mli b/v2v/output_vdsm.mli
index 3ee54257a..26ac15d8c 100644
--- a/v2v/output_vdsm.mli
+++ b/v2v/output_vdsm.mli
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type vdsm_params = {
   image_uuids : string list;          (* --vdsm-image-uuid (multiple) *)
   vol_uuids : string list;            (* --vdsm-vol-uuid (multiple) *)
   vm_uuid : string;                   (* --vdsm-vm-uuid *)
+  ovf_output : string;                (* --vdsm-ovf-output *)
 }
 (** Miscellaneous extra command line parameters used by VDSM. *)
 
diff --git a/v2v/test-v2v-o-vdsm-options.sh b/v2v/test-v2v-o-vdsm-options.sh
index 8747d8a85..e2098fa96 100755
--- a/v2v/test-v2v-o-vdsm-options.sh
+++ b/v2v/test-v2v-o-vdsm-options.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ $VG virt-v2v --debug-gc \
     --vdsm-image-uuid IMAGE \
     --vdsm-vol-uuid VOL \
     --vdsm-vm-uuid VM \
+    --vdsm-ovf-output $d/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/master/vms/VM \
 
 # Test the OVF metadata was created.
 test -f $d/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/master/vms/VM/VM.ovf
diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
index 0ec37d142..a48bf5904 100644
--- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
+++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
@@ -584,6 +584,8 @@ OS which is not in the first VirtIO disk.
 
 =item B<--vdsm-vm-uuid> UUID
 
+=item B<--vdsm-ovf-output>
+
 Normally the RHEV output mode chooses random UUIDs for the target
 guest.  However VDSM needs to control the UUIDs and passes these
 parameters when virt-v2v runs under VDSM control.  The parameters
@@ -603,7 +605,11 @@ is passed once for each guest disk)
 
 =item *
 
-the VM and OVF file (I<--vdsm-vm-uuid>).
+the OVF file name (I<--vdsm-vm-uuid>).
+
+=item *
+
+the OVF output directory (default current directory) (I<--vdsm-ovf-output>).
 
 =back