diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index a1ace822e6e..f904c169c0f 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -939,7 +939,13 @@ impl Configuration {
 		let is_using_base_path = self.args.arg_base_path.is_some();
 		// If base_path is set and db_path is not we default to base path subdir instead of LOCAL.
 		let base_db_path = if is_using_base_path && self.args.arg_db_path.is_none() {
-			"$BASE/chains"
+			if self.args.flag_light {
+				"$BASE/chains_light"
+			} else {
+				"$BASE/chains"
+			}
+		} else if self.args.flag_light {
+			self.args.arg_db_path.as_ref().map_or(dir::CHAINS_PATH_LIGHT, |s| &s)
 		} else {
 			self.args.arg_db_path.as_ref().map_or(dir::CHAINS_PATH, |s| &s)
 		};
diff --git a/util/dir/src/lib.rs b/util/dir/src/lib.rs
index 88792fe8a61..bc89c5f1478 100644
--- a/util/dir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/dir/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ use platform::*;
 
 pub use dirs::home_dir;
 
-/// Platform-specific chains path - Windows only
+/// Platform-specific chains path for standard client - Windows only
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] pub const CHAINS_PATH: &str = "$LOCAL/chains";
-/// Platform-specific chains path
+/// Platform-specific chains path for light client - Windows only
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")] pub const CHAINS_PATH_LIGHT: &str = "$LOCAL/chains_light";
+/// Platform-specific chains path for standard client
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))] pub const CHAINS_PATH: &str = "$BASE/chains";
+/// Platform-specific chains path for light client
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))] pub const CHAINS_PATH_LIGHT: &str = "$BASE/chains_light";
 
 /// Platform-specific cache path - Windows only
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] pub const CACHE_PATH: &str = "$LOCAL/cache";