diff --git a/beets/util/confit.py b/beets/util/confit.py
index c9051de53..de22e0adf 100644
--- a/beets/util/confit.py
+++ b/beets/util/confit.py
@@ -1105,12 +1105,19 @@ class Filename(Template):
     they are relative to the current working directory. This helps
     attain the expected behavior when using command-line options.
     """
-    def __init__(self, default=REQUIRED, cwd=None, relative_to=None):
+    def __init__(self, default=REQUIRED, cwd=None, relative_to=None,
+                 in_app_dir=False):
         """ `relative_to` is the name of a sibling value that is
         being validated at the same time.
+
+        `in_app_dir` indicates whether the path should be resolved
+        inside the application's config directory (even when the setting
+        does not come from a file).
         """
         super(Filename, self).__init__(default)
-        self.cwd, self.relative_to = cwd, relative_to
+        self.cwd = cwd
+        self.relative_to = relative_to
+        self.in_app_dir = in_app_dir
 
     def __repr__(self):
         args = []
@@ -1124,6 +1131,9 @@ class Filename(Template):
         if self.relative_to is not None:
             args.append('relative_to=' + repr(self.relative_to))
 
+        if self.in_app_dir:
+            args.append('in_app_dir=True')
+
         return 'Filename({0})'.format(', '.join(args))
 
     def resolve_relative_to(self, view, template):
@@ -1198,7 +1208,7 @@ class Filename(Template):
                     path,
                 )
 
-            elif source.filename:
+            elif source.filename or self.in_app_dir:
                 # From defaults: relative to the app's directory.
                 path = os.path.join(view.root().config_dir(), path)
 
diff --git a/beetsplug/discogs.py b/beetsplug/discogs.py
index 554c6023d..f025c9775 100644
--- a/beetsplug/discogs.py
+++ b/beetsplug/discogs.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ discogs-client library.
 """
 from beets.autotag.hooks import AlbumInfo, TrackInfo, Distance
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
+from beets.util import confit
 from discogs_client import Release, Client
 from discogs_client.exceptions import DiscogsAPIError
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import beets
 import logging
 import re
 import time
+import json
 
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
@@ -41,32 +43,51 @@ class DiscogsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         self.config.add({
             'apikey': 'rAzVUQYRaoFjeBjyWuWZ',
             'apisecret': 'plxtUTqoCzwxZpqdPysCwGuBSmZNdZVy',
+            'tokenfile': 'discogs_token.json',
             'source_weight': 0.5,
         })
 
         c_key = self.config['apikey'].get(unicode)
         c_secret = self.config['apisecret'].get(unicode)
+
+        # Get the OAuth token from a file or log in.
         try:
-            token = self.config['token'].get(unicode)
-            secret = self.config['secret'].get(unicode)
-        except beets.confit.NotFoundError:
+            with open(self._tokenfile()) as f:
+                tokendata = json.load(f)
+        except IOError:
+            # No token yet. Generate one.
             token, secret = self.authenticate(c_key, c_secret)
+        else:
+            token = tokendata['token']
+            secret = tokendata['secret']
 
         self.discogs_client = Client(USER_AGENT, c_key, c_secret,
                                      token, secret)
 
+    def _tokenfile(self):
+        """Get the path to the JSON file for storing the OAuth token.
+        """
+        return self.config['tokenfile'].get(confit.Filename(in_app_dir=True))
+
     def authenticate(self, c_key, c_secret):
+        # Get the link for the OAuth page.
         auth_client = Client(USER_AGENT, c_key, c_secret)
         _, _, url = auth_client.get_authorize_url()
         beets.ui.print_("To authenticate with Discogs, visit:")
         beets.ui.print_(url)
+
+        # Ask for the code and validate it.
         code = beets.ui.input_("Enter the code:")
         try:
             token, secret = auth_client.get_access_token(code)
         except DiscogsAPIError:
             raise beets.ui.UserError('Discogs authorization failed')
-        beets.ui.print_("token: %s\nsecret: %s" % (token, secret))
-        beets.ui.print_("Add the above to beets config!")
+
+        # Save the token for later use.
+        log.debug('Discogs token {0}, secret {1}'.format(token, secret))
+        with open(self._tokenfile(), 'w') as f:
+            json.dump({'token': token, 'secret': secret}, f)
+
         return token, secret
 
     def album_distance(self, items, album_info, mapping):