diff --git a/src/rime/config/config_component.cc b/src/rime/config/config_component.cc
index f5ff15dc6..69ec4e833 100644
--- a/src/rime/config/config_component.cc
+++ b/src/rime/config/config_component.cc
@@ -143,15 +143,30 @@ void Config::SetItem(an<ConfigItem> item) {
   set_modified();
 }
 
-const ResourceType ConfigComponentBase::kConfigResourceType = {
+const ResourceType ConfigResourceProvider::kDefaultResourceType = {
   "config",
   "",
   ".yaml",
 };
 
-ConfigComponentBase::ConfigComponentBase(const ResourceType& resource_type)
-    : resource_resolver_(
-          Service::instance().CreateResourceResolver(resource_type)) {
+ResourceResolver* ConfigResourceProvider::CreateResourceResolver(
+    const ResourceType& resource_type) {
+  return Service::instance().CreateResourceResolver(resource_type);
+}
+
+const ResourceType UserConfigResourceProvider::kDefaultResourceType = {
+  "user_config",
+  "",
+  ".yaml",
+};
+
+ResourceResolver* UserConfigResourceProvider::CreateResourceResolver(
+    const ResourceType& resource_type) {
+  return Service::instance().CreateUserSpecificResourceResolver(resource_type);
+}
+
+ConfigComponentBase::ConfigComponentBase(ResourceResolver* resource_resolver)
+    : resource_resolver_(resource_resolver) {
 }
 
 ConfigComponentBase::~ConfigComponentBase() {
diff --git a/src/rime/config/config_component.h b/src/rime/config/config_component.h
index 39895c28d..08c36b7ab 100644
--- a/src/rime/config/config_component.h
+++ b/src/rime/config/config_component.h
@@ -68,11 +68,22 @@ class ConfigCompiler;
 class ConfigCompilerPlugin;
 struct ConfigResource;
 
+struct ConfigResourceProvider {
+  RIME_API static const ResourceType kDefaultResourceType;
+  RIME_API static ResourceResolver*
+  CreateResourceResolver(const ResourceType& resource_type);
+};
+
+struct UserConfigResourceProvider {
+  RIME_API static const ResourceType kDefaultResourceType;
+  RIME_API static ResourceResolver*
+  CreateResourceResolver(const ResourceType& resource_type);
+};
+
 class ConfigComponentBase : public Config::Component {
  public:
-  RIME_API static const ResourceType kConfigResourceType;
-  RIME_API ConfigComponentBase(const ResourceType& resource_type);
-  RIME_API ~ConfigComponentBase();
+  RIME_API ConfigComponentBase(ResourceResolver* resource_resolver);
+  RIME_API virtual ~ConfigComponentBase();
   RIME_API Config* Create(const string& file_name);
 
  protected:
@@ -84,13 +95,17 @@ class ConfigComponentBase : public Config::Component {
   map<string, weak<ConfigData>> cache_;
 };
 
-template <class Loader>
+template <class Loader, class ResourceProvider = ConfigResourceProvider>
     class ConfigComponent : public ConfigComponentBase {
  public:
-  ConfigComponent(const ResourceType& resource_type = kConfigResourceType)
-      : ConfigComponentBase(resource_type) {}
+  ConfigComponent(const ResourceType& resource_type =
+                  ResourceProvider::kDefaultResourceType)
+      : ConfigComponentBase(
+            ResourceProvider::CreateResourceResolver(resource_type)) {}
   ConfigComponent(function<void (Loader* loader)> setup)
-      : ConfigComponentBase(kConfigResourceType) {
+      : ConfigComponentBase(
+            ResourceProvider::CreateResourceResolver(
+                ResourceProvider::kDefaultResourceType)) {
     setup(&loader_);
   }
  private:
diff --git a/src/rime/core_module.cc b/src/rime/core_module.cc
index 175d23ea7..95ff7dac7 100644
--- a/src/rime/core_module.cc
+++ b/src/rime/core_module.cc
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ static void rime_core_initialize() {
   r.Register("config", config_loader);
   r.Register("schema", new SchemaComponent(config_loader));
 
-  auto user_config = new ConfigComponent<ConfigLoader>(
-      [](ConfigLoader* loader) {
-        loader->set_auto_save(true);
-      });
+  auto user_config =
+      new ConfigComponent<ConfigLoader, UserConfigResourceProvider>(
+          [](ConfigLoader* loader) {
+            loader->set_auto_save(true);
+          });
   r.Register("user_config", user_config);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rime/service.cc b/src/rime/service.cc
index fddcdbb39..1d6af56ec 100644
--- a/src/rime/service.cc
+++ b/src/rime/service.cc
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ ResourceResolver* Service::CreateResourceResolver(const ResourceType& type) {
   return resolver.release();
 }
 
+ResourceResolver* Service::CreateUserSpecificResourceResolver(
+    const ResourceType& type) {
+  the<ResourceResolver> resolver(new ResourceResolver(type));
+  resolver->set_root_path(deployer().user_data_dir);
+  return resolver.release();
+}
+
 Service& Service::instance() {
   static the<Service> s_instance;
   if (!s_instance) {
diff --git a/src/rime/service.h b/src/rime/service.h
index 6e6183ed7..f2e6a83fa 100644
--- a/src/rime/service.h
+++ b/src/rime/service.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class Service {
               const string& message_value);
 
   ResourceResolver* CreateResourceResolver(const ResourceType& type);
+  ResourceResolver* CreateUserSpecificResourceResolver(const ResourceType& type);
 
   Deployer& deployer() { return deployer_; }
   bool disabled() { return !started_ || deployer_.IsMaintenanceMode(); }
diff --git a/test/config_test.cc b/test/config_test.cc
index 71980201b..434457323 100644
--- a/test/config_test.cc
+++ b/test/config_test.cc
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ class RimeConfigTest : public ::testing::Test {
 TEST(RimeConfigComponentTest, RoundTrip) {
   // registration
   Registry& r = Registry::instance();
-  r.Register("test_config", new ConfigComponent<ConfigLoader>(
-      [](ConfigLoader* loader) {
-        loader->set_auto_save(true);
-      }));
+  r.Register(
+      "test_config",
+      new ConfigComponent<ConfigLoader, UserConfigResourceProvider>(
+          [](ConfigLoader* loader) {
+            loader->set_auto_save(true);
+          }));
   // find component
   Config::Component* cc = Config::Require("test_config");
   ASSERT_TRUE(cc != NULL);