diff --git a/jsonpath.go b/jsonpath.go
index 6d8942a..a06c030 100644
--- a/jsonpath.go
+++ b/jsonpath.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ func (d DoesNotExist) Error() string {
 var invalidObjError = errors.New("invalid object")
 var pathDelimiter = "."
 
+func SetDelimiter(delimiter string) {
+	if len(delimiter) > 0 {
+		pathDelimiter = delimiter
+	}
+}
+
 func tokenizePath(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	var tokens []string
 	for _, stem := range strings.Split(path, pathDelimiter) {
diff --git a/jsonpath_test.go b/jsonpath_test.go
index 8d52a2f..41b2fef 100644
--- a/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var data = map[string]interface{}{
 	"user": map[string]interface{}{
 		"firstname": "seth",
 		"lastname":  "rogen",
+		"address.local": "my temp address",
 	},
 	"age": 35,
 	"filmography": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok:= err.(DoesNotExist); result != nil || !ok {
 		t.Errorf("does not handle non-existant path correctly")
 	}
+
+	SetDelimiter("|")
+	result, err = Get(data, "user|address.local")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to get user|address.local")
+	}
+	if result != "my temp address" {
+		t.Errorf("wrong get value, wanted %v, got %v", "my temp address", result)
+	}
+	SetDelimiter(".")
 }
 
 func TestSet(t *testing.T) {
@@ -191,4 +202,4 @@ func TestErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := err.(DoesNotExist); !ok && err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error retrieving value %v", err)
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}