diff --git a/beetsplug/mbcollection.py b/beetsplug/mbcollection.py
index 99cb30d15..bd6e84188 100644
--- a/beetsplug/mbcollection.py
+++ b/beetsplug/mbcollection.py
@@ -60,10 +60,34 @@ class MusicBrainzCollectionPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             config['musicbrainz']['user'].as_str(),
             config['musicbrainz']['pass'].as_str(),
         )
-        self.config.add({'auto': False})
+        self.config.add({
+            'auto': False,
+            'collection': u'',
+        })
         if self.config['auto']:
             self.import_stages = [self.imported]
 
+    def _get_collection(self):
+        collections = mb_call(musicbrainzngs.get_collections)
+        if not collections['collection-list']:
+            raise ui.UserError(u'no collections exist for user')
+
+        # Get all collection IDs, avoiding event collections
+        collection_ids = [x['id'] for x in collections['collection-list']]
+        if not collection_ids:
+            raise ui.UserError(u'No collection found.')
+
+        # Check that the collection exists so we can present a nice error
+        collection = self.config['collection'].as_str()
+        if collection:
+            if collection not in collection_ids:
+                raise ui.UserError(u'invalid collection ID: {}'
+                                   .format(collection))
+            return collection
+
+        # No specified collection. Just return the first collection ID
+        return collection_ids[0]
+
     def commands(self):
         mbupdate = Subcommand('mbupdate',
                               help=u'Update MusicBrainz collection')
@@ -82,19 +106,7 @@ class MusicBrainzCollectionPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def update_album_list(self, album_list):
         """Update the MusicBrainz collection from a list of Beets albums
         """
-        # Get the available collections.
-        collections = mb_call(musicbrainzngs.get_collections)
-        if not collections['collection-list']:
-            raise ui.UserError(u'no collections exist for user')
-
-        # Get the first release collection. MusicBrainz also has event
-        # collections, so we need to avoid adding to those.
-        for collection in collections['collection-list']:
-            if 'release-count' in collection:
-                collection_id = collection['id']
-                break
-        else:
-            raise ui.UserError(u'No collection found.')
+        collection_id = self._get_collection()
 
         # Get a list of all the album IDs.
         album_ids = []
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1bf02a83e..1c86011fd 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ New features:
 * :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: The plugin has now a quiet switch that will only
   display missing album arts. Thanks to :user:`euri10`.
   :bug:`2683`
+* :doc:`/plugins/mbcollection`: The plugin now supports a custom MusicBrainz
+  collection via the ``collection`` configuration option.
+  :bug:`2685`
 
 Fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst b/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst
index df9a5ddc8..f48996164 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ configuration file. There is one option available:
 - **auto**: Automatically amend your MusicBrainz collection whenever you
   import a new album.
   Default: ``no``.
+- **collection**: Which MusicBrainz collection to update.
+  Default: ``None``.