diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f36fb5f..24af2a0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ propertyDefaultIfUnset("includeCommonDevEnvMods", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("stripForgeRequirements", false)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("noPublishedSources", false)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("forceEnableMixins", false)
+propertyDefaultIfUnset("mixinConfigRefmap", "mixins.${project.modId}.refmap.json")
 propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("enableCoreModDebug", false, "CORE_MOD_DEBUG")
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("generateMixinConfig", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("usesShadowedDependencies", false)
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ dependencies {
         // should use 2.8.6 but 2.8.9+ has a vulnerability fix
         annotationProcessor 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
 
-        mixinProviderSpec = modUtils.enableMixins(mixinProviderSpec, "mixins.${modId}.refmap.json")
+        mixinProviderSpec = modUtils.enableMixins(mixinProviderSpec, mixinConfigRefmap)
         api (mixinProviderSpec) {
             transitive = false
         }
@@ -705,7 +706,6 @@ tasks.register('generateAssets') {
         if (usesMixins.toBoolean() && generateMixinConfig.toBoolean()) {
             def mixinConfigFile = getFile("src/main/resources/mixins.${modId}.json")
             if (!mixinConfigFile.exists()) {
-                def mixinConfigRefmap = "mixins.${modId}.refmap.json"
 
                 mixinConfigFile.text = """{
   "package": "${modGroup}.${mixinsPackage}",
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 358de4f..a38bf26 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ accessTransformersFile =
 usesMixins = false
 # Specify the package that contains all of your Mixins. You may only place Mixins in this package or the build will fail!
 mixinsPackage =
+# Location of the mixin config refmap. If left, blank, defaults to "mixins.${modId}.refmap.json". Target file must have the "json" extension.
+mixinConfigRefmap =
 # Automatically generates a mixin config json if enabled, with the name mixins.modid.json
 generateMixinConfig = true
 # Specify the core mod entry class if you use a core mod. This class must implement IFMLLoadingPlugin!