diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 560c1be..47e3f9e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ init:
   - "%PYTHON%/python -c \"import struct;print( 8 * struct.calcsize(\'P\'))\""
 
 install:
+  - "%PYTHON%/python -m pip install --upgrade pip"
+  - "%PYTHON%/python -m pip uninstall -y virtualenv"
+  - "%PYTHON%/Scripts/pip install virtualenv"
   - "%PYTHON%/Scripts/easy_install -U pip"
   - "%PYTHON%/Scripts/pip install tox"
   - "%PYTHON%/Scripts/pip install wheel"
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index ae8a991..98b1aab 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def vcr(vcr):
 
 
 # Marker options
-All options provided on the marker will be passed to the VCR constructor, for example:
+All options (keyword arguments) provided on the marker will be passed to the VCR constructor, for example:
 
 ```python
 @pytest.mark.vcr(ignore_localhost=True)
@@ -65,3 +65,12 @@ def test_local_and_remote():
     # This one will always be downloaded
     urlopen('http://127.0.0.1/').read()
 ```
+
+It is also posible to specify cassette name and path per test using path as marker first argument
+
+```python
+@pytest.mark.vcr("custom/path/iana.yaml")
+def test_local_and_remote():
+    # This one will replay from the cassette
+    urlopen('http://www.iana.org/domains/reserved').read()
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pytest_vcr.py b/pytest_vcr.py
index 250791f..73394e0 100644
--- a/pytest_vcr.py
+++ b/pytest_vcr.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def _vcr_marker(request):
         request.getfixturevalue('vcr_cassette')
 
 
+def _has_custom_name(marker):
+    return marker and marker.args
+
+
 def _update_kwargs(request, kwargs):
     marker = request.node.get_closest_marker('vcr')
     if marker:
@@ -62,9 +66,8 @@ def _update_kwargs(request, kwargs):
         kwargs['before_record_response'] = lambda *args, **kwargs: None
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def vcr(request, vcr_config, vcr_cassette_dir, ):
-    """The VCR instance"""
+def _vcr(request, vcr_config, vcr_cassette_dir, ):
+    """Create VCR instance"""
     if request.config.getoption('--vcr-record-mode'):
         warnings.warn("--vcr-record-mode has been deprecated and will be removed in a future "
                       "release. Use --vcr-record instead.",
@@ -79,11 +82,28 @@ def vcr(request, vcr_config, vcr_cassette_dir, ):
     return vcr
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def vcr(request, vcr_config, vcr_cassette_dir, ):
+    """The VCR instance, module level fixture"""
+    return _vcr(request, vcr_config, vcr_cassette_dir, )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def vcr_per_test(request, vcr_config):
+    """The VCR instance, function level fixture"""
+    return _vcr(request, vcr_config, None)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
-def vcr_cassette(request, vcr, vcr_cassette_name):
+def vcr_cassette(request, vcr_cassette_name):
     """Wrap a test in a VCR.py cassette"""
     kwargs = {}
     _update_kwargs(request, kwargs)
+    marker = request.node.get_closest_marker("vcr")
+    if _has_custom_name(marker):
+        vcr = request.getfixturevalue("vcr_per_test")
+    else:
+        vcr = request.getfixturevalue("vcr")
     with vcr.use_cassette(vcr_cassette_name, **kwargs) as cassette:
         yield cassette
 
@@ -97,6 +117,9 @@ def vcr_cassette_dir(request):
 @pytest.fixture
 def vcr_cassette_name(request):
     """Name of the VCR cassette"""
+    marker = request.node.get_closest_marker("vcr")
+    if _has_custom_name(marker):
+        return marker.args[0]
     test_class = request.cls
     if test_class:
         return "{}.{}".format(test_class.__name__, request.node.name)
diff --git a/tests/test_vcr.py b/tests/test_vcr.py
index 383603c..f391187 100644
--- a/tests/test_vcr.py
+++ b/tests/test_vcr.py
@@ -201,6 +201,30 @@ def test_method(self, vcr_cassette_name):
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*Cassette: TestClass.test_method'])
 
 
+def test_cassette_custom_path(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        """
+        import os
+        import pytest
+
+        @pytest.mark.vcr("custom/path.yaml")
+        def test_cassette_name(vcr_cassette_name, vcr_cassette):
+            assert "custom/path.yaml" == vcr_cassette._path
+            print("Cassette name: {}".format(vcr_cassette_name))
+
+        @pytest.mark.vcr
+        def test_no_path(vcr_cassette_name, vcr_cassette):
+            assert os.path.join("cassettes", "test_no_path.yaml") in vcr_cassette._path
+            print("Cassette name: {}".format(vcr_cassette_name))
+    """
+    )
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest("-s")
+    result.assert_outcomes(2, 0, 0)
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*Cassette name: custom/path.yaml'])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*Cassette name: test_no_path'])
+
+
 def test_vcr_config(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile("""
         import pytest
@@ -237,6 +261,24 @@ def test_method(vcr_cassette):
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*Cassette record mode: none'])
 
 
+def test_cassette_custom_path_marker_options(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile("""
+        import pytest
+
+        @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+        def vcr_config():
+            return {'record_mode': 'all'}
+
+        @pytest.mark.vcr("custom/path.yaml", record_mode='none')
+        def test_method(vcr_cassette):
+            print("Cassette record mode: {}".format(vcr_cassette.record_mode))
+    """)
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s')
+    result.assert_outcomes(1, 0, 0)
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*Cassette record mode: none'])
+
+
 def test_overriding_record_mode(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile("""
         import pytest