diff --git a/beetsplug/convert.py b/beetsplug/convert.py
index 4f1544600..1bb81ae4f 100644
--- a/beetsplug/convert.py
+++ b/beetsplug/convert.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class ConvertPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             u'max_bitrate': 500,
             u'embed': True,
             u'auto': False,
-            u'paths': dict(),
+            u'paths': {},
         })
         self.import_stages = [self.auto_convert]
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 2e39ebe2a..c388c2871 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Changelog
 * The :ref:`modify-cmd` now correctly converts types when modifying non-string
   fields. You can now safely modify the "comp" flag and the "year" field, for
   example. Thanks to Lucas Duailibe.
+* :doc:`/plugins/convert`: You can now configure the path formats for
+  converted files separately from your main library. Thanks again to Lucas
+  Duailibe.
 * The importer output now shows the number of audio files in each album.
   Thanks to jayme on GitHub.
 * :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Lyrics searches should now turn up more results due
diff --git a/docs/plugins/convert.rst b/docs/plugins/convert.rst
index 48ee778d0..3e9c573a1 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/convert.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/convert.rst
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ The plugin offers several configuration options, all of which live under the
   importer will transcode all non-MP3 files over the maximum bitrate before
   adding them to your library.
 * ``paths`` lets you specify the directory structure and naming scheme for the
-  converted files (and only them), i.e. it does not affect the path formats of
-  imported files. (see :doc:`/reference/pathformat`)
+  converted files. Use the same format as the top-level ``paths`` section (see
+  :ref:`path-format-config`). By default, the plugin reuses your top-level
+  path format settings.
 * Finally, ``threads`` determines the number of threads to use for parallel
   encoding. By default, the plugin will detect the number of processors
   available and use them all.
@@ -76,3 +77,5 @@ Here's an example configuration::
         opts: -aq 4
         dest: /home/user/MusicForPhone
         threads: 4
+        paths:
+            default: $albumartist/$title