diff --git a/src/octoprint_setuptools/__init__.py b/src/octoprint_setuptools/__init__.py
index 3c4039ea..3dfe7832 100644
--- a/src/octoprint_setuptools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/octoprint_setuptools/__init__.py
@@ -338,10 +338,11 @@ class BundleTranslation(Command):
 
 
 class PackTranslation(Command):
-	description = "bundles translations"
+	description = "creates language packs for translations"
 	user_options = [
-		('locale=', 'l', 'locale for the translation to bundle'),
-		('author=', 'a', 'author of the translation')
+		('locale=', 'l', 'locale for the translation to pack'),
+		('author=', 'a', 'author of the translation'),
+		('target=', 't', 'target folder for the pack')
 	]
 	boolean_options = []
 
@@ -367,6 +368,7 @@ class PackTranslation(Command):
 	def initialize_options(self):
 		self.locale = None
 		self.author = None
+		self.target = None
 
 	def finalize_options(self):
 		if self.locale is None:
@@ -383,7 +385,10 @@ class PackTranslation(Command):
 
 		now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(microsecond=0)
 
-		zip_path = os.path.join(self.__class__.source_dir, "{prefix}{locale}_{date}.zip".format(prefix=self.__class__.pack_name_prefix, locale=locale, date=now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")))
+		if self.target is None:
+			self.target = self.__class__.source_dir
+
+		zip_path = os.path.join(self.target, "{prefix}{locale}_{date}.zip".format(prefix=self.__class__.pack_name_prefix, locale=locale, date=now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")))
 		print("Packing translation to {zip_path}".format(**locals()))
 
 		def add_recursively(zip, path, prefix):