diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0a22174..9d629cad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## master (unreleased)
 
+### New features
+
+* Allow additional directories, beyond the default `clj[sc]`, to be correctly formulated by `clojure-expected-ns` via new `defcustom` entitled `clojure-directory-prefixes`
+
 ## 5.13.0 (2021-05-05)
 
 ### New features
diff --git a/clojure-mode.el b/clojure-mode.el
index 7126999a..51f347d1 100644
--- a/clojure-mode.el
+++ b/clojure-mode.el
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ Out-of-the box `clojure-mode' understands lein, boot, gradle,
           (and (listp value)
                (cl-every 'stringp value))))
 
+(defcustom clojure-directory-prefixes
+  '("\\`clj[scx]?\\.")
+  "A list of directory prefixes used by `clojure-expected-ns'
+to formulate correct ns."
+  :type '(repeat string)
+  :package-version '(clojure-mode . "5.14.0")
+  :safe (lambda (value)
+          (and (listp value)
+               (cl-every 'stringp value))))
+
 (defcustom clojure-project-root-function #'clojure-project-root-path
   "Function to locate clojure project root directory."
   :type 'function
@@ -1761,7 +1771,9 @@ If PATH is nil, use the path to the file backing the current buffer."
          (sans-file-sep (mapconcat 'identity (cdr (split-string sans-file-type "/")) "."))
          (sans-underscores (replace-regexp-in-string "_" "-" sans-file-sep)))
     ;; Drop prefix from ns for projects with structure src/{clj,cljs,cljc}
-    (replace-regexp-in-string "\\`clj[scx]?\\." "" sans-underscores)))
+    (cl-reduce (lambda (a x) (replace-regexp-in-string x "" a))
+               clojure-directory-prefixes
+               :initial-value sans-underscores)))
 
 (defun clojure-insert-ns-form-at-point ()
   "Insert a namespace form at point."