diff --git a/core/ledger/kvledger/kv_ledger_provider.go b/core/ledger/kvledger/kv_ledger_provider.go
index 75f79640797..b83c8dc0ccf 100644
--- a/core/ledger/kvledger/kv_ledger_provider.go
+++ b/core/ledger/kvledger/kv_ledger_provider.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func NewProvider() (ledger.PeerLedgerProvider, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Initialize the transient store (temporary storage of private rwset)
-	transientStoreProvider := transientstore.NewStoreProvider()
+	transientStoreProvider := transientstore.NewCustomPathStoreProvider(ledgerconfig.GetTransientStorePath())
 
 	// Initialize the history database (index for history of values by key)
 	var historydbProvider historydb.HistoryDBProvider
diff --git a/core/transientstore/store.go b/core/transientstore/store.go
index d31cddc583a..0cc001cc81e 100644
--- a/core/transientstore/store.go
+++ b/core/transientstore/store.go
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ func NewStoreProvider() StoreProvider {
 	return &storeProvider{dbProvider: dbProvider}
 }
 
+// NewCustomPathStoreProvider constructs a StoreProvider at the given path
+// This function is used by ledger to construct a dedicated store till the time the store is managed
+// by the transient coordinator. A separate store location by the ledger is desired so that
+// the coordinator can be developed independently to handle the management of the transient store at default location.
+// Once the coordinator is developed, the ledger can stop using the transient store and this function can be removed.
+func NewCustomPathStoreProvider(path string) StoreProvider {
+	dbProvider := leveldbhelper.NewProvider(&leveldbhelper.Conf{DBPath: path})
+	return &storeProvider{dbProvider: dbProvider}
+}
+
 // OpenStore returns a handle to a ledgerId in Store
 func (provider *storeProvider) OpenStore(ledgerID string) (Store, error) {
 	dbHandle := provider.dbProvider.GetDBHandle(ledgerID)