diff --git a/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancers-loader.c b/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancers-loader.c
index 6c7a26f4..119cb637 100644
--- a/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancers-loader.c
+++ b/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancers-loader.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ clapper_enhancers_loader_initialize (void)
   peas_engine_enable_loader (_engine, "python");
   peas_engine_enable_loader (_engine, "gjs");
 
+load_enhancers:
   dir_paths = g_strsplit (enhancers_path, G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S, 0);
 
   for (i = 0; dir_paths[i]; ++i)
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ clapper_enhancers_loader_initialize (void)
 
   g_strfreev (dir_paths);
 
+  /* Support loading additional enhancers from non-default directory */
+  enhancers_path = g_getenv ("CLAPPER_ENHANCERS_EXTRA_PATH");
+  if (enhancers_path && *enhancers_path != '\0')
+    goto load_enhancers;
+
   if (gst_debug_category_get_threshold (GST_CAT_DEFAULT) >= GST_LEVEL_INFO) {
     GListModel *list = (GListModel *) _engine;
     guint n_items = g_list_model_get_n_items (list);