diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions_template.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions_template.conf
index 409b85ce6..c26387b47 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions_template.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions_template.conf
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ parameters:%s
 type:inline
 message:generate template %s
 config:/conf/config.xml
+root_dir:/
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/modules/ph_inline_actions.py b/src/opnsense/service/modules/ph_inline_actions.py
index e9695cf1e..118d65a16 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/modules/ph_inline_actions.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/modules/ph_inline_actions.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def execute(action,parameters):
     if  action.command == 'template.reload':
         import template
         import config
-        tmpl = template.Template()
+        tmpl = template.Template(action.root_dir)
         conf = config.Config(action.config)
         tmpl.setConfig(conf.get())
         filenames = tmpl.generate(parameters)
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/modules/template.py b/src/opnsense/service/modules/template.py
index a8eb4d0e0..38c589302 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/modules/template.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/modules/template.py
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ import jinja2
 
 class Template(object):
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self,target_root_directory="/"):
         """ constructor
         :return:
         """
+        # init config (config.xml) data
         self._config = {}
+
+        # set target root
+        self._target_root_directory = target_root_directory
+
         # setup jinja2 environment
         self._template_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))+'/../templates/'
         self._j2_env = jinja2.Environment(loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(self._template_dir),trim_blocks=True)
@@ -229,6 +234,8 @@ class Template(object):
                         # render page and write to disc
                         content = j2_page.render(cnf_data)
 
+                        # prefix filename with defined root directory
+                        filename = ('%s/%s'%(self._target_root_directory, filename)).replace('//','/')
                         if create_directory:
                             # make sure the target directory exists
                             self._create_directory(filename)