diff --git a/beets/dbcore/db.py b/beets/dbcore/db.py
index 11db94d47..86078fb6a 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/db.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/db.py
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ class Model(object):
                 value = unicode(value)
 
         if for_path:
+            replacements = self._db.replacements or []
+            for regex, repl in replacements:
+                value = regex.sub(repl, value)
+
             sep_repl = beets.config['path_sep_replace'].get(unicode)
             for sep in (os.path.sep, os.path.altsep):
                 if sep:
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index cd3fe1d0a..52da489b2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ Other little fixes:
   are now treated as directories. Thanks to Pedro Silva.
 * The :ref:`modify-cmd` command now skips confirmation and prints a message if
   no changes are necessary. Thanks to brilnius.
+* The replacement characters for path separators can be set in the
+  "replace" configuration.
 
 
 1.3.2 (December 22, 2013)
diff --git a/test/_common.py b/test/_common.py
index 00640f5bc..540397cce 100644
--- a/test/_common.py
+++ b/test/_common.py
@@ -257,14 +257,18 @@ class Bag(object):
 def platform_windows():
     import ntpath
     old_path = os.path
-    os.path = ntpath
-    yield
-    os.path = old_path
+    try:
+        os.path = ntpath
+        yield
+    finally:
+        os.path = old_path
 
 @contextmanager
 def platform_posix():
     import posixpath
     old_path = os.path
-    os.path = posixpath
-    yield
-    os.path = old_path
+    try:
+        os.path = posixpath
+        yield
+    finally:
+        os.path = old_path
diff --git a/test/test_library.py b/test/test_library.py
index 8eabb4122..ac6ffbe37 100644
--- a/test/test_library.py
+++ b/test/test_library.py
@@ -248,6 +248,21 @@ class DestinationTest(_common.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse('>' in p)
         self.assertFalse('|' in p)
 
+    def test_replace_unix_path_separator_from_config(self):
+        self.i.title = 'one \\ two / three.mp3'
+        self.lib.replacements = [(re.compile(r'[\\/]'), 'x')]
+        with _common.platform_windows():
+            p = self.i.destination()
+        self.assertTrue('one x two x three.mp3' in p)
+        self.lib.replacements = None
+
+    def test_replace_windows_path_separator_from_config(self):
+        self.i.title = 'one \\ two / three.mp3'
+        self.lib.replacements = [(re.compile(r'[\\/]'), 'x')]
+        with _common.platform_windows():
+            p = self.i.destination()
+        self.assertTrue('one x two x three.mp3' in p)
+
     def test_path_with_format(self):
         self.lib.path_formats = [('default', '$artist/$album ($format)')]
         p = self.i.destination()