diff --git a/extensions-builtin/sd_forge_controlnet/lib_controlnet/global_state.py b/extensions-builtin/sd_forge_controlnet/lib_controlnet/global_state.py
index b5a4a827..c4ead10d 100644
--- a/extensions-builtin/sd_forge_controlnet/lib_controlnet/global_state.py
+++ b/extensions-builtin/sd_forge_controlnet/lib_controlnet/global_state.py
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ def update_controlnet_filenames():
     controlnet_filename_dict = {"None": None}
 
     ext_dirs = (
-        shared.opts.data.get("control_net_models_path", None),
+        getattr(shared.opts, "control_net_models_path", None),
         getattr(shared.cmd_opts, "controlnet_dir", None),
+        *getattr(shared.cmd_opts, "controlnet_dirs", []),
     )
-    extra_paths = (extra_path for extra_path in ext_dirs if extra_path is not None and os.path.exists(extra_path))
+    extra_paths = (extra_path for extra_path in ext_dirs if os.path.isdir(str(extra_path)))
 
-    for path in [controlnet_dir, *extra_paths]:
+    for path in set(extra_paths):
         found = get_all_models(path, "name")
         controlnet_filename_dict.update(found)
 
diff --git a/modules/launch_utils.py b/modules/launch_utils.py
index 32b77b8f..dd935855 100644
--- a/modules/launch_utils.py
+++ b/modules/launch_utils.py
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ def configure_comfy_reference(comfy_home: Path):
         ModelRef(arg_name="--text-encoder-dirs", relative_path="text_encoders"),
         ModelRef(arg_name="--lora-dirs", relative_path="loras"),
         ModelRef(arg_name="--vae-dirs", relative_path="vae"),
+        ModelRef(arg_name="--controlnet-dirs", relative_path="controlnet"),
     )
 
     for ref in refs:
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ def configure_comfy_yaml(comfy_yaml: Path):
         _configure_yaml(base, config.get("text_encoders", None), "--text-encoder-dirs")
         _configure_yaml(base, config.get("loras", None), "--lora-dirs")
         _configure_yaml(base, config.get("vae", None), "--vae-dirs")
+        _configure_yaml(base, config.get("controlnet", None), "--controlnet-dirs")
 
 
 def start():
diff --git a/modules_forge/shared.py b/modules_forge/shared.py
index 5211ef64..f02240cc 100644
--- a/modules_forge/shared.py
+++ b/modules_forge/shared.py
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ parser.add_argument(
     help="Path to directory with ControlNet models",
     default=os.path.join(models_path, "ControlNet"),
 )
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--controlnet-dirs",
+    type=normalized_filepath,
+    action="append",
+    help="Directories for ControlNet model(s)",
+    default=[],
+)
 parser.add_argument(
     "--controlnet-preprocessor-models-dir",
     type=normalized_filepath,