diff --git a/pkg/smartos/esky/_syspaths.py b/pkg/smartos/esky/_syspaths.py
index 3eb52474a2e..365229690ba 100644
--- a/pkg/smartos/esky/_syspaths.py
+++ b/pkg/smartos/esky/_syspaths.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ elif __file__:
 ROOT_DIR=application_path.split("bin/appdata")[0]
 
 # Copied from syspaths.py
+SHARE_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'usr', 'share', 'salt')
 CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'etc')
 CACHE_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'var', 'cache', 'salt')
 SOCK_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'var', 'run', 'salt')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 467d50aa342..bd00e9697a7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -832,6 +832,8 @@ class SaltDistribution(distutils.dist.Distribution):
         # Salt's Paths Configuration Settings
         ('salt-root-dir=', None,
          'Salt\'s pre-configured root directory'),
+        ('salt-share-dir=', None,
+         'Salt\'s pre-configured share directory'),
         ('salt-config-dir=', None,
          'Salt\'s pre-configured configuration directory'),
         ('salt-cache-dir=', None,