diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-kids-chew.md b/.changeset/eleven-kids-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d72d4da6cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-kids-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/store-path": major
+"pnpm": major
+---
+
+Changed the location of the global store from `~/.pnpm-store` to `<pnpm home directory>/store`
+
+On Linux, by default it will be `~/.local/share/pnpm/store`
+On Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%/pnpm/store`
+On macOS: `~/Library/pnpm/store`
+
+Related issue: [#2574](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/2574)
diff --git a/packages/core/test/utils/testDefaults.ts b/packages/core/test/utils/testDefaults.ts
index 84c687d412f..fa0dc9c924d 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/utils/testDefaults.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/utils/testDefaults.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ export default async function testDefaults<T> (
     ...fetchOpts,
   })
   let storeDir = opts?.storeDir ?? path.resolve('.store')
-  storeDir = await storePath(opts?.prefix ?? process.cwd(), storeDir)
+  storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: opts?.prefix ?? process.cwd(),
+    storePath: storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: '',
+  })
   const storeController = await createStore(
     resolve,
     fetchers,
diff --git a/packages/headless/test/utils/testDefaults.ts b/packages/headless/test/utils/testDefaults.ts
index 70b9a6e2f60..584bd3c8a62 100644
--- a/packages/headless/test/utils/testDefaults.ts
+++ b/packages/headless/test/utils/testDefaults.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export default async function testDefaults (
     ],
     { lockfileDir }
   )
-  storeDir = await storePath(lockfileDir, storeDir)
+  storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: lockfileDir,
+    storePath: storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: '',
+  })
   const authConfig = { registry }
   const { resolve, fetchers } = createClient({
     authConfig,
diff --git a/packages/mount-modules/package.json b/packages/mount-modules/package.json
index d7496016157..5beb9cc5d07 100644
--- a/packages/mount-modules/package.json
+++ b/packages/mount-modules/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@pnpm/cafs": "workspace:4.0.0",
+    "@pnpm/config": "workspace:14.0.0",
     "@pnpm/lockfile-file": "workspace:5.0.0",
     "@pnpm/lockfile-utils": "workspace:4.0.0",
     "@pnpm/store-path": "workspace:5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/mount-modules/src/cli.ts b/packages/mount-modules/src/cli.ts
index bcdd720d5ca..e71de5df928 100644
--- a/packages/mount-modules/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/mount-modules/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import getConfig from '@pnpm/config'
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 
@@ -7,7 +8,15 @@ import createFuseHandlers from './createFuseHandlers'
 (async () => { /* eslint-disable-line */
   const mnt = path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules')
   await fs.mkdir(mnt, { recursive: true })
-  const cafsDir = path.join(await getStorePath(process.cwd()), 'files')
+  const { config } = await getConfig({
+    cliOptions: {},
+    packageManager: { name: '', version: '' },
+  })
+  const cafsDir = path.join(await getStorePath({
+    pkgRoot: process.cwd(),
+    storePath: config.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: config.pnpmHomeDir,
+  }), 'files')
   const fuse = new Fuse(mnt, await createFuseHandlers(process.cwd(), cafsDir), { debug: true })
   fuse.mount(function (err?: Error) {
     if (err != null) console.error(err)
diff --git a/packages/mount-modules/tsconfig.json b/packages/mount-modules/tsconfig.json
index e34ce36ca16..60b46267c95 100644
--- a/packages/mount-modules/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/mount-modules/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../cafs"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../config"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../dependency-path"
     },
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/node.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/node.ts
index a00425f5b20..c8657fca207 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/node.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/node.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ async function installNode (fetch: FetchFromRegistry, wantedNodeVersion: string,
     },
     timeout: opts.fetchTimeout,
   })
-  const storeDir = await storePath(process.cwd(), opts.storeDir)
+  const storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: process.cwd(),
+    storePath: opts.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+  })
   const cafsDir = path.join(storeDir, 'files')
   const cafs = createCafsStore(cafsDir)
   const { filesIndex } = await fetchTarball(cafs, { tarball }, {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-installation/test/utils/index.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-installation/test/utils/index.ts
index 8e0460ad55e..3a2df07346e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-installation/test/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-installation/test/utils/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
   offline: false,
   pending: false,
   pnpmfile: './.pnpmfile.cjs',
+  pnpmHomeDir: '',
   proxy: undefined,
   rawConfig: { registry: REGISTRY },
   rawLocalConfig: {},
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-listing/test/utils/index.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-listing/test/utils/index.ts
index 784273c3d32..3621a14f826 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-listing/test/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-listing/test/utils/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
   offline: false,
   pending: false,
   pnpmfile: './.pnpmfile.cjs',
+  pnpmHomeDir: '',
   proxy: undefined,
   rawConfig: { registry: REGISTRY },
   rawLocalConfig: {},
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-outdated/test/utils/index.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-outdated/test/utils/index.ts
index 8a11ab0c7ac..0aa289f0896 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-outdated/test/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-outdated/test/utils/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
   offline: false,
   pending: false,
   pnpmfile: './.pnpmfile.cjs',
+  pnpmHomeDir: '',
   proxy: undefined,
   rawConfig: { registry: REGISTRY },
   rawLocalConfig: {},
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/utils/index.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/utils/index.ts
index d44407fd638..8e4555035c1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/utils/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
   offline: false,
   pending: false,
   pnpmfile: './.pnpmfile.cjs',
+  pnpmHomeDir: '',
   proxy: undefined,
   rawConfig: { registry: REGISTRY },
   rawLocalConfig: {},
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts
index b637cf394a1..13a0612e677 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface StrictRebuildOptions {
   useLockfile: boolean
   registries: Registries
   dir: string
+  pnpmHomeDir: string
 
   reporter: (logObj: LogBase) => void
   production: boolean
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/test/utils/index.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/test/utils/index.ts
index 91ceba6b33d..20dc53d9b8d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/test/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-rebuild/test/utils/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
   offline: false,
   pending: false,
   pnpmfile: './.pnpmfile.cjs',
+  pnpmHomeDir: '',
   proxy: undefined,
   rawConfig: { registry: REGISTRY },
   rawLocalConfig: {},
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-script-runners/test/utils/index.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-script-runners/test/utils/index.ts
index b7ef78e719d..60339ab81e5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-script-runners/test/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-script-runners/test/utils/index.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
   offline: false,
   pending: false,
   pnpmfile: './.pnpmfile.cjs',
+  pnpmHomeDir: '',
   proxy: undefined,
   rawConfig: { registry: REGISTRY },
   rawLocalConfig: {},
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/start.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/start.ts
index 260cbf9be57..198d53a98e0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/start.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/start.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ export default async (
   if (opts.background && !Diable.isDaemon()) {
     Diable()
   }
-  const storeDir = await storePath(opts.dir, opts.storeDir)
+  const storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: opts.dir,
+    storePath: opts.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+  })
   const connectionInfoDir = serverConnectionInfoDir(storeDir)
   const serverJsonPath = path.join(connectionInfoDir, 'server.json')
   await fs.mkdir(connectionInfoDir, { recursive: true })
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/status.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/status.ts
index 3b7079cfd5c..a8ba5202e5b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/status.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/status.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ import { serverConnectionInfoDir, tryLoadServerJson } from '@pnpm/store-connecti
 import storePath from '@pnpm/store-path'
 
 export default async (
-  opts: Pick<Config, 'dir' | 'storeDir'>
+  opts: Pick<Config, 'dir' | 'pnpmHomeDir' | 'storeDir'>
 ) => {
-  const storeDir = await storePath(opts.dir, opts.storeDir)
+  const storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: opts.dir,
+    storePath: opts.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+  })
   const connectionInfoDir = serverConnectionInfoDir(storeDir)
   const serverJson = await tryLoadServerJson({
     serverJsonPath: path.join(connectionInfoDir, 'server.json'),
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/stop.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/stop.ts
index 1fe61e459a4..e48ec42b51b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/stop.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-server/src/stop.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ export default async (
   opts: {
     storeDir?: string
     dir: string
+    pnpmHomeDir: string
   }
 ) => {
-  const storeDir = await storePath(opts.dir, opts.storeDir)
+  const storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: opts.dir,
+    storePath: opts.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+  })
   const connectionInfoDir = serverConnectionInfoDir(storeDir)
   const serverJson = await tryLoadServerJson({
     serverJsonPath: path.join(connectionInfoDir, 'server.json'),
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-store/src/store.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-store/src/store.ts
index 4f95e1bffe4..a3a74cb7996 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-store/src/store.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-store/src/store.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ export async function handler (opts: StoreCommandOptions, params: string[]) {
   case 'status':
     return statusCmd(opts)
   case 'path':
-    return storePath(opts.dir, opts.storeDir)
+    return storePath({
+      pkgRoot: opts.dir,
+      storePath: opts.storeDir,
+      pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+    })
   case 'prune': {
     store = await createOrConnectStoreController(opts)
     const storePruneOptions = Object.assign(opts, {
@@ -102,7 +106,11 @@ export async function handler (opts: StoreCommandOptions, params: string[]) {
 
 async function statusCmd (opts: StoreCommandOptions) {
   const modifiedPkgs = await storeStatus(Object.assign(opts, {
-    storeDir: await storePath(opts.dir, opts.storeDir),
+    storeDir: await storePath({
+      pkgRoot: opts.dir,
+      storePath: opts.storeDir,
+      pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+    }),
   }))
   if (!modifiedPkgs || (modifiedPkgs.length === 0)) {
     logger.info({
diff --git a/packages/store-connection-manager/src/index.ts b/packages/store-connection-manager/src/index.ts
index 9ff180f869d..fce1cbcf8ec 100644
--- a/packages/store-connection-manager/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/store-connection-manager/src/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export { createNewStoreController, serverConnectionInfoDir }
 export type CreateStoreControllerOptions = Omit<CreateNewStoreControllerOptions, 'storeDir'> & Pick<Config,
 | 'storeDir'
 | 'dir'
+| 'pnpmHomeDir'
 | 'useRunningStoreServer'
 | 'useStoreServer'
 | 'workspaceDir'
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ export async function createOrConnectStoreControllerCached (
   storeControllerCache: Map<string, Promise<{ctrl: StoreController, dir: string}>>,
   opts: CreateStoreControllerOptions
 ) {
-  const storeDir = await storePath(opts.dir, opts.storeDir)
+  const storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: opts.dir,
+    storePath: opts.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+  })
   if (!storeControllerCache.has(storeDir)) {
     storeControllerCache.set(storeDir, createOrConnectStoreController(opts))
   }
@@ -39,7 +44,11 @@ export async function createOrConnectStoreController (
     ctrl: StoreController
     dir: string
   }> {
-  const storeDir = await storePath(opts.workspaceDir ?? opts.dir, opts.storeDir)
+  const storeDir = await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: opts.workspaceDir ?? opts.dir,
+    storePath: opts.storeDir,
+    pnpmHomeDir: opts.pnpmHomeDir,
+  })
   const connectionInfoDir = serverConnectionInfoDir(storeDir)
   const serverJsonPath = path.join(connectionInfoDir, 'server.json')
   let serverJson = await tryLoadServerJson({ serverJsonPath, shouldRetryOnNoent: false })
diff --git a/packages/store-path/src/index.ts b/packages/store-path/src/index.ts
index 7e7ffe49b13..43613f09baa 100644
--- a/packages/store-path/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/store-path/src/index.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,23 @@ import touch from 'touch'
 const STORE_VERSION = 'v3'
 
 export default function (
-  pkgRoot: string,
-  storePath?: string
+  {
+    pkgRoot,
+    storePath,
+    pnpmHomeDir,
+  }: {
+    pkgRoot: string
+    storePath?: string
+    pnpmHomeDir: string
+  }
 ) {
-  if (!storePath || isHomepath(storePath)) {
-    const relStorePath = storePath ? storePath.substring(2) : '.pnpm-store'
-    return storePathRelativeToHome(pkgRoot, relStorePath)
+  if (!storePath) {
+    return storePathRelativeToHome(pkgRoot, 'store', pnpmHomeDir)
+  }
+
+  if (isHomepath(storePath)) {
+    const homedir = getHomedir()
+    return storePathRelativeToHome(pkgRoot, storePath.substring(2), homedir)
   }
 
   const storeBasePath = pathAbsolute(storePath, pkgRoot)
@@ -27,16 +38,16 @@ export default function (
   return path.join(storeBasePath, STORE_VERSION)
 }
 
-async function storePathRelativeToHome (pkgRoot: string, relStore: string) {
+async function storePathRelativeToHome (pkgRoot: string, relStore: string, homedir: string) {
   const tempFile = pathTemp(pkgRoot)
   await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(tempFile), { recursive: true })
   await touch(tempFile)
-  const homedir = getHomedir()
+  const storeInHomeDir = path.join(homedir, relStore, STORE_VERSION)
   if (await canLinkToSubdir(tempFile, homedir)) {
     await fs.unlink(tempFile)
     // If the project is on the drive on which the OS home directory
     // then the store is placed in the home directory
-    return path.join(homedir, relStore, STORE_VERSION)
+    return storeInHomeDir
   }
   try {
     let mountpoint = await rootLinkTarget(tempFile)
@@ -50,13 +61,13 @@ async function storePathRelativeToHome (pkgRoot: string, relStore: string) {
     // If linking works only in the project folder
     // then prefer to place the store inside the homedir
     if (dirsAreEqual(pkgRoot, mountpoint)) {
-      return path.join(homedir, relStore, STORE_VERSION)
+      return storeInHomeDir
     }
-    return path.join(mountpoint, relStore, STORE_VERSION)
+    return path.join(mountpoint, '.pnpm-store', STORE_VERSION)
   } catch (err) {
     // this is an unlikely situation but if there is no way to find
     // a linkable place on the disk, create the store in homedir
-    return path.join(homedir, relStore, STORE_VERSION)
+    return storeInHomeDir
   } finally {
     await fs.unlink(tempFile)
   }
diff --git a/packages/store-path/test/index.ts b/packages/store-path/test/index.ts
index 73615e23c09..550fdb00301 100644
--- a/packages/store-path/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/store-path/test/index.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,22 @@ jest.mock('fs')
 const skipOnWindows = isWindows() ? test.skip : test
 
 skipOnWindows('when a link can be created to the homedir', async () => {
-  expect(await storePath('/can-link-to-homedir')).toBe('/home/user/.pnpm-store/v3')
+  expect(await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: '/can-link-to-homedir',
+    pnpmHomeDir: '/local/share/pnpm',
+  })).toBe('/local/share/pnpm/store/v3')
 })
 
 skipOnWindows('a link can be created to the root of the drive', async () => {
-  expect(await storePath('/src/workspace/project')).toBe('/.pnpm-store/v3')
+  expect(await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: '/src/workspace/project',
+    pnpmHomeDir: '/local/share/pnpm',
+  })).toBe('/.pnpm-store/v3')
 })
 
 skipOnWindows('a link can be created to the a subdir in the root of the drive', async () => {
-  expect(await storePath('/mnt/project')).toBe('/mnt/.pnpm-store/v3')
+  expect(await storePath({
+    pkgRoot: '/mnt/project',
+    pnpmHomeDir: '/local/share/pnpm',
+  })).toBe('/mnt/.pnpm-store/v3')
 })
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 101c30ee9a4..bb5b35a4c72 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1600,6 +1600,7 @@ importers:
   packages/mount-modules:
     specifiers:
       '@pnpm/cafs': workspace:4.0.0
+      '@pnpm/config': workspace:14.0.0
       '@pnpm/lockfile-file': workspace:5.0.0
       '@pnpm/lockfile-utils': workspace:4.0.0
       '@pnpm/logger': ^4.0.0
@@ -1615,6 +1616,7 @@ importers:
       rimraf: ^3.0.2
     dependencies:
       '@pnpm/cafs': link:../cafs
+      '@pnpm/config': link:../config
       '@pnpm/lockfile-file': link:../lockfile-file
       '@pnpm/lockfile-utils': link:../lockfile-utils
       '@pnpm/store-path': link:../store-path