diff --git a/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/19-config.sh b/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/19-config.sh
index 9018b01d2..be7b26626 100644
--- a/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/19-config.sh
+++ b/transmission/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/19-config.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ CONFIG=$(bashio::jq "${CONFIG}" ".\"download-dir\"=\"${download_dir}\"")
 CONFIG=$(bashio::jq "${CONFIG}" ".\"rpc-host-whitelist-enabled\"=false")
 CONFIG=$(bashio::jq "${CONFIG}" ".\"bind-address-ipv4\"=\"0.0.0.0\"")
 
+if bashio::config.has_value 'watch_dir'; then
+    CONFIG=$(bashio::jq "${CONFIG}" ".\"watch-dir\"=\"${watch_dir}\"")
+fi
+
 echo "${CONFIG}" >"$CONFIGDIR"/settings.json &&
 jq . -S "$CONFIGDIR"/settings.json | cat >temp.json && mv temp.json $CONFIGDIR/settings.json