diff --git a/cloudvolume/cloudvolume.py b/cloudvolume/cloudvolume.py
index 4ab30cb9..85e7eab9 100644
--- a/cloudvolume/cloudvolume.py
+++ b/cloudvolume/cloudvolume.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def __new__(cls,
     compress:CompressType=None, compress_level:Optional[int]=None, 
     non_aligned_writes:bool=False, parallel:ParallelType=1, delete_black_uploads:bool=False, 
     background_color:int=0, green_threads:bool=False, use_https:bool=False,
-    max_redirects:int=10, mesh_dir:Optional[str]=None, skel_dir:Optional[str]=None, 
+    max_redirects:int=10, mesh_dir:Optional[str]=None, skel_dir:Optional[str]=None, segment_prop_dir:Optional[str]=None,
     agglomerate:bool=False, secrets:SecretsType=None, 
     spatial_index_db:Optional[str]=None, lru_bytes:int = 0,
     cache_locking:bool = True, lru_encoding:str = "same",
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ def __new__(cls,
           file, use this one. 
       secrets: (dict) provide per-instance authorization tokens. If not provided,
         defaults to looking in .cloudvolume/secrets for necessary tokens.
+      segment_prop_dir: (str) if not None, override the info['segment_properties'] 
+        key before pulling the segment properties info file.
       skel_dir: (str) if not None, override the info['skeletons'] key before 
         pulling the skeleton info file.
       spatial_index_db: (str) A path to an sqlite3 or mysql database that follows 
diff --git a/cloudvolume/datasource/precomputed/metadata.py b/cloudvolume/datasource/precomputed/metadata.py
index 7d46baa9..9f92bfdf 100644
--- a/cloudvolume/datasource/precomputed/metadata.py
+++ b/cloudvolume/datasource/precomputed/metadata.py
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ def check_for_placeholder_scale(self, mip:int):
   def create_info(cls, 
     num_channels, layer_type, data_type, encoding, 
     resolution, voxel_offset, volume_size, 
-    mesh=None, skeletons=None, chunk_size=(128,128,64),
+    mesh=None, skeletons=None, segment_properties=None, 
+    chunk_size=(128,128,64),
     compressed_segmentation_block_size=(8,8,8),
     max_mip=0, factor=Vec(2,2,1), redirect=None,
     encoding_level=None, encoding_effort=None,
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ def create_info(cls,
     Optional:
       mesh: (str) name of mesh directory, typically "mesh"
       skeletons: (str) name of skeletons directory, typically "skeletons"
+      segment_properties: (str) name of segment properties directory, typically "segment_properties"
       chunk_size: int (x,y,z), dimensions of each downloadable 3D image chunk in voxels
       compressed_segmentation_block_size: (x,y,z) dimensions of each compressed sub-block
         (only used when encoding is 'compressed_segmentation')
@@ -153,6 +155,9 @@ def create_info(cls,
 
     if skeletons:
       info['skeletons'] = 'skeletons' if not isinstance(skeletons, string_types) else skeletons      
+
+    if segment_properties:
+      info['segment_properties'] = 'segment_properties' if not isinstance(segment_properties, string_types) else segment_properties
     
     return info
 
@@ -881,4 +886,4 @@ def unlock_mips(self, mips):
       raise exceptions.WriteLockReleaseError(msg)
 
   def locked_mips(self):
-    return set([ i for i, scale in enumerate(self.info['scales']) if scale.get('locked', False) ])
\ No newline at end of file
+    return set([ i for i, scale in enumerate(self.info['scales']) if scale.get('locked', False) ])
diff --git a/cloudvolume/frontends/precomputed.py b/cloudvolume/frontends/precomputed.py
index d0d715df..68618372 100644
--- a/cloudvolume/frontends/precomputed.py
+++ b/cloudvolume/frontends/precomputed.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def warn(text):
 class CloudVolumePrecomputed(object):
   def __init__(self, 
     meta, cache, config,
-    image=None, mesh=None, skeleton=None,
+    image=None, mesh=None, skeleton=None, segment_properties=None
     mip=0
   ):
     self.config = config 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(self,
     self.image = image
     self.mesh = mesh 
     self.skeleton = skeleton
+    self.segment_properties = segment_properties
 
     self.green_threads = self.config.green # display warning message
 
@@ -216,7 +217,8 @@ def __setstate__(self, d):
   def create_new_info(cls, 
     num_channels, layer_type, data_type, encoding, 
     resolution, voxel_offset, volume_size, 
-    mesh=None, skeletons=None, chunk_size=(64,64,64),
+    mesh=None, skeletons=None, segment_properties= None, 
+    chunk_size=(64,64,64),
     compressed_segmentation_block_size=(8,8,8),
     max_mip=0, factor=Vec(2,2,1), redirect=None, 
     *args, **kwargs
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ def create_new_info(cls,
     Optional:
       mesh: (str) name of mesh directory, typically "mesh"
       skeletons: (str) name of skeletons directory, typically "skeletons"
+      segment_properties: (str) name of segment properties directory, typically "segment_properties"
       chunk_size: int (x,y,z), dimensions of each downloadable 3D image chunk in voxels
       compressed_segmentation_block_size: (x,y,z) dimensions of each compressed sub-block
         (only used when encoding is 'compressed_segmentation')
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ def create_new_info(cls,
     return PrecomputedMetadata.create_info(
       num_channels, layer_type, data_type, encoding, 
       resolution, voxel_offset, volume_size, 
-      mesh, skeletons, chunk_size,
+      mesh, skeletons, segment_properties, chunk_size,
       compressed_segmentation_block_size,
       max_mip, factor,
       *args, **kwargs