diff --git a/ginkgo/build/build_command.go b/ginkgo/build/build_command.go
index 5db5d1a7b..fd1726084 100644
--- a/ginkgo/build/build_command.go
+++ b/ginkgo/build/build_command.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package build
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo/command"
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo/internal"
@@ -53,7 +55,18 @@ func buildSpecs(args []string, cliConfig types.CLIConfig, goFlagsConfig types.Go
 		if suite.State.Is(internal.TestSuiteStateFailedToCompile) {
 			fmt.Println(suite.CompilationError.Error())
 		} else {
-			fmt.Printf("Compiled %s.test\n", suite.PackageName)
+			if len(goFlagsConfig.O) == 0 {
+				goFlagsConfig.O = path.Join(suite.Path, suite.PackageName+".test")
+			} else {
+				stat, err := os.Stat(goFlagsConfig.O)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+				if stat.IsDir() {
+					goFlagsConfig.O += "/" + suite.PackageName + ".test"
+				}
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("Compiled %s\n", goFlagsConfig.O)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ginkgo/internal/compile.go b/ginkgo/internal/compile.go
index 86da7340d..48827cc5e 100644
--- a/ginkgo/internal/compile.go
+++ b/ginkgo/internal/compile.go
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ func CompileSuite(suite TestSuite, goFlagsConfig types.GoFlagsConfig) TestSuite
 		return suite
 	}
 
+	if len(goFlagsConfig.O) > 0 {
+		userDefinedPath, err := filepath.Abs(goFlagsConfig.O)
+		if err != nil {
+			suite.State = TestSuiteStateFailedToCompile
+			suite.CompilationError = fmt.Errorf("Failed to compute compilation target path %s:\n%s", goFlagsConfig.O, err.Error())
+			return suite
+		}
+		path = userDefinedPath
+	}
+
+	goFlagsConfig.O = path
+
 	ginkgoInvocationPath, _ := os.Getwd()
 	ginkgoInvocationPath, _ = filepath.Abs(ginkgoInvocationPath)
 	packagePath := suite.AbsPath()
@@ -34,7 +46,7 @@ func CompileSuite(suite TestSuite, goFlagsConfig types.GoFlagsConfig) TestSuite
 		suite.CompilationError = fmt.Errorf("Failed to get relative path from package to the current working directory:\n%s", err.Error())
 		return suite
 	}
-	args, err := types.GenerateGoTestCompileArgs(goFlagsConfig, path, "./", pathToInvocationPath)
+	args, err := types.GenerateGoTestCompileArgs(goFlagsConfig, "./", pathToInvocationPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		suite.State = TestSuiteStateFailedToCompile
 		suite.CompilationError = fmt.Errorf("Failed to generate go test compile flags:\n%s", err.Error())
diff --git a/integration/precompiled_test.go b/integration/precompiled_test.go
index 201f6cbf3..b11c79a2e 100644
--- a/integration/precompiled_test.go
+++ b/integration/precompiled_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package integration_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path"
 
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gbytes"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("ginkgo build", func() {
@@ -44,3 +47,34 @@ var _ = Describe("ginkgo build", func() {
 		Ω(session).Should(gbytes.Say("Running in parallel across 2 processes"))
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("ginkgo build with custom output", Label("build"), func() {
+	const customPath = "mycustomdir"
+	var fullPath string
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		fm.MountFixture("passing_ginkgo_tests")
+		fullPath = fm.PathTo("passing_ginkgo_tests", customPath)
+		Ω(os.Mkdir(fullPath, 0777)).To(Succeed())
+
+		DeferCleanup(func() {
+			Ω(os.RemoveAll(fullPath)).Should(Succeed())
+		})
+	})
+
+	It("should build with custom path", func() {
+		session := startGinkgo(fm.PathTo("passing_ginkgo_tests"), "build", "-o", customPath+"/mytestapp")
+		Eventually(session).Should(gexec.Exit(0))
+		output := string(session.Out.Contents())
+		Ω(output).Should(And(ContainSubstring("Compiled"), ContainSubstring(customPath+"/mytestapp")))
+		Ω(path.Join(fullPath, "/mytestapp")).Should(BeAnExistingFile())
+	})
+
+	It("should build with custom directory", func() {
+		session := startGinkgo(fm.PathTo("passing_ginkgo_tests"), "build", "-o", customPath)
+		Eventually(session).Should(gexec.Exit(0))
+		output := string(session.Out.Contents())
+		Ω(output).Should(And(ContainSubstring("Compiled"), ContainSubstring(customPath+"/passing_ginkgo_tests.test")))
+		Ω(path.Join(fullPath, "/passing_ginkgo_tests.test")).Should(BeAnExistingFile())
+	})
+})
diff --git a/types/config.go b/types/config.go
index 66463cf5e..efd539a6b 100644
--- a/types/config.go
+++ b/types/config.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ type GoFlagsConfig struct {
 	ToolExec      string
 	Work          bool
 	X             bool
+	O             string
 }
 
 func NewDefaultGoFlagsConfig() GoFlagsConfig {
@@ -561,6 +562,8 @@ var GoBuildFlags = GinkgoFlags{
 		Usage: "print the name of the temporary work directory and do not delete it when exiting."},
 	{KeyPath: "Go.X", Name: "x", SectionKey: "go-build",
 		Usage: "print the commands."},
+	{KeyPath: "Go.O", Name: "o", SectionKey: "go-build",
+		Usage: "output binary path (including name)."},
 }
 
 // GoRunFlags provides flags for the Ginkgo CLI  run, and watch commands that capture go's run-time flags.  These are passed to the compiled test binary by the ginkgo CLI
@@ -614,7 +617,7 @@ func VetAndInitializeCLIAndGoConfig(cliConfig CLIConfig, goFlagsConfig GoFlagsCo
 }
 
 // GenerateGoTestCompileArgs is used by the Ginkgo CLI to generate command line arguments to pass to the go test -c command when compiling the test
-func GenerateGoTestCompileArgs(goFlagsConfig GoFlagsConfig, destination string, packageToBuild string, pathToInvocationPath string) ([]string, error) {
+func GenerateGoTestCompileArgs(goFlagsConfig GoFlagsConfig, packageToBuild string, pathToInvocationPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	// if the user has set the CoverProfile run-time flag make sure to set the build-time cover flag to make sure
 	// the built test binary can generate a coverprofile
 	if goFlagsConfig.CoverProfile != "" {
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ func GenerateGoTestCompileArgs(goFlagsConfig GoFlagsConfig, destination string,
 		goFlagsConfig.CoverPkg = strings.Join(adjustedCoverPkgs, ",")
 	}
 
-	args := []string{"test", "-c", "-o", destination, packageToBuild}
+	args := []string{"test", "-c", packageToBuild}
 	goArgs, err := GenerateFlagArgs(
 		GoBuildFlags,
 		map[string]interface{}{