diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index 908dcb954..5b14660a9 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use ethcore_rpc::NetworkSettings;
 use cache::CacheConfig;
 use helpers::{to_duration, to_mode, to_block_id, to_u256, to_pending_set, to_price, replace_home,
 geth_ipc_path, parity_ipc_path, to_bootnodes, to_addresses, to_address};
-use params::{ResealPolicy, AccountsConfig, GasPricerConfig, MinerExtras};
+use params::{ResealPolicy, AccountsConfig, GasPricerConfig, MinerExtras, SpecType};
 use ethcore_logger::Config as LogConfig;
 use dir::Directories;
 use dapps::Configuration as DappsConfiguration;
@@ -440,13 +440,23 @@ impl Configuration {
 		ret.min_peers = self.min_peers();
 		let mut net_path = PathBuf::from(self.directories().db);
 		net_path.push("network");
+		let net_specific_path = net_path.join(&try!(self.network_specific_path()));
 		ret.config_path = Some(net_path.to_str().unwrap().to_owned());
+		ret.net_config_path = Some(net_specific_path.to_str().unwrap().to_owned());
 		ret.reserved_nodes = try!(self.init_reserved_nodes());
-
 		ret.allow_non_reserved = !self.args.flag_reserved_only;
 		Ok(ret)
 	}
 
+	fn network_specific_path(&self) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+		let spec_type : SpecType = try!(self.chain().parse());
+		let spec = try!(spec_type.spec());
+		let id = try!(self.network_id());
+		let mut path = PathBuf::new();
+		path.push(format!("{}", id.unwrap_or_else(|| spec.network_id())));
+		Ok(path)
+	}
+
 	fn network_id(&self) -> Result<Option<U256>, String> {
 		let net_id = self.args.flag_network_id.as_ref().or(self.args.flag_networkid.as_ref());
 		match net_id {
diff --git a/parity/helpers.rs b/parity/helpers.rs
index d0688d3de..778dc1265 100644
--- a/parity/helpers.rs
+++ b/parity/helpers.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ pub fn default_network_config() -> ::ethsync::NetworkConfiguration {
 	use ethsync::NetworkConfiguration;
 	NetworkConfiguration {
 		config_path: Some(replace_home("$HOME/.parity/network")),
+		net_config_path: Some(replace_home("$HOME/.parity/network/1")),
 		listen_address: Some("0.0.0.0:30303".into()),
 		public_address: None,
 		udp_port: None,
diff --git a/sync/src/api.rs b/sync/src/api.rs
index 608d9d521..f98387abd 100644
--- a/sync/src/api.rs
+++ b/sync/src/api.rs
@@ -215,8 +215,10 @@ impl ManageNetwork for EthSync {
 #[derive(Binary, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 /// Network service configuration
 pub struct NetworkConfiguration {
-	/// Directory path to store network configuration. None means nothing will be saved
+	/// Directory path to store general network configuration. None means nothing will be saved
 	pub config_path: Option<String>,
+	/// Directory path to store network-specific configuration. None means nothing will be saved
+	pub net_config_path: Option<String>,
 	/// IP address to listen for incoming connections. Listen to all connections by default
 	pub listen_address: Option<String>,
 	/// IP address to advertise. Detected automatically if none.
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ impl NetworkConfiguration {
 
 		Ok(BasicNetworkConfiguration {
 			config_path: self.config_path,
+			net_config_path: self.net_config_path,
 			listen_address: match self.listen_address { None => None, Some(addr) => Some(try!(SocketAddr::from_str(&addr))) },
 			public_address:  match self.public_address { None => None, Some(addr) => Some(try!(SocketAddr::from_str(&addr))) },
 			udp_port: self.udp_port,
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ impl From<BasicNetworkConfiguration> for NetworkConfiguration {
 	fn from(other: BasicNetworkConfiguration) -> Self {
 		NetworkConfiguration {
 			config_path: other.config_path,
+			net_config_path: other.net_config_path,
 			listen_address: other.listen_address.and_then(|addr| Some(format!("{}", addr))),
 			public_address: other.public_address.and_then(|addr| Some(format!("{}", addr))),
 			udp_port: other.udp_port,
diff --git a/util/network/src/host.rs b/util/network/src/host.rs
index 5951288f0..a414ade40 100644
--- a/util/network/src/host.rs
+++ b/util/network/src/host.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ const MAINTENANCE_TIMEOUT: u64 = 1000;
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
 /// Network service configuration
 pub struct NetworkConfiguration {
-	/// Directory path to store network configuration. None means nothing will be saved
+	/// Directory path to store general network configuration. None means nothing will be saved
 	pub config_path: Option<String>,
+	/// Directory path to store network-specific configuration. None means nothing will be saved
+	pub net_config_path: Option<String>,
 	/// IP address to listen for incoming connections. Listen to all connections by default
 	pub listen_address: Option<SocketAddr>,
 	/// IP address to advertise. Detected automatically if none.
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ impl NetworkConfiguration {
 	pub fn new() -> Self {
 		NetworkConfiguration {
 			config_path: None,
+			net_config_path: None,
 			listen_address: None,
 			public_address: None,
 			udp_port: None,
@@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ impl Host {
 			},
 			|s| KeyPair::from_secret(s).expect("Error creating node secret key"))
 		};
-		let path = config.config_path.clone();
+		let path = config.net_config_path.clone();
 		// Setup the server socket
 		let tcp_listener = try!(TcpListener::bind(&listen_address));
 		listen_address = SocketAddr::new(listen_address.ip(), try!(tcp_listener.local_addr()).port());