diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index d09339f34..84765c71a 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ type Task struct {
 type TaskArtifact struct {
 	GetterSource  string
 	GetterOptions map[string]string
+	RelativeDest  string
 }
 
 // NewTask creates and initializes a new Task.
diff --git a/jobspec/parse.go b/jobspec/parse.go
index 853640f75..1baf29cf6 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse.go
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ func parseArtifacts(result *[]*structs.TaskArtifact, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 		valid := []string{
 			"source",
 			"options",
+			"destination",
 		}
 		if err := checkHCLKeys(o.Val, valid); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -629,6 +630,11 @@ func parseArtifacts(result *[]*structs.TaskArtifact, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 
 		delete(m, "options")
 
+		// Default to downloading to the local directory.
+		if _, ok := m["destination"]; !ok {
+			m["destination"] = "local/"
+		}
+
 		var ta structs.TaskArtifact
 		if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(m, &ta); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_test.go b/jobspec/parse_test.go
index 28cc6afe8..4616db771 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_test.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_test.go
@@ -131,12 +131,14 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 								Artifacts: []*structs.TaskArtifact{
 									{
 										GetterSource: "http://foo.com/artifact",
+										RelativeDest: "local/",
 										GetterOptions: map[string]string{
 											"checksum": "md5:b8a4f3f72ecab0510a6a31e997461c5f",
 										},
 									},
 									{
 										GetterSource: "http://bar.com/artifact",
+										RelativeDest: "local/",
 										GetterOptions: map[string]string{
 											"checksum": "md5:ff1cc0d3432dad54d607c1505fb7245c",
 										},
@@ -320,6 +322,58 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			true,
 		},
+
+		{
+			"artifacts.hcl",
+			&structs.Job{
+				ID:       "binstore-storagelocker",
+				Name:     "binstore-storagelocker",
+				Type:     "service",
+				Priority: 50,
+				Region:   "global",
+
+				TaskGroups: []*structs.TaskGroup{
+					&structs.TaskGroup{
+						Name:  "binsl",
+						Count: 1,
+						Tasks: []*structs.Task{
+							&structs.Task{
+								Name:   "binstore",
+								Driver: "docker",
+								Resources: &structs.Resources{
+									CPU:      100,
+									MemoryMB: 10,
+									DiskMB:   300,
+									IOPS:     0,
+								},
+								LogConfig: &structs.LogConfig{
+									MaxFiles:      10,
+									MaxFileSizeMB: 10,
+								},
+								Artifacts: []*structs.TaskArtifact{
+									{
+										GetterSource:  "http://foo.com/bar",
+										GetterOptions: map[string]string{},
+										RelativeDest:  "",
+									},
+									{
+										GetterSource:  "http://foo.com/baz",
+										GetterOptions: map[string]string{},
+										RelativeDest:  "local/",
+									},
+									{
+										GetterSource:  "http://foo.com/bam",
+										GetterOptions: map[string]string{},
+										RelativeDest:  "var/foo",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/artifacts.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/artifacts.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..361e8dc61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/artifacts.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+job "binstore-storagelocker" {
+    group "binsl" {
+        task "binstore" {
+            driver = "docker"
+
+            artifact {
+                source = "http://foo.com/bar"
+                destination = ""
+            }
+
+            artifact {
+                source = "http://foo.com/baz"
+            }
+            artifact {
+                source = "http://foo.com/bam"
+                destination = "var/foo"
+            }
+            resources {}
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 21153f9f6..a3fad3ee5 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -1913,6 +1914,10 @@ type TaskArtifact struct {
 	// GetterOptions are options to use when downloading the artifact using
 	// go-getter.
 	GetterOptions map[string]string `mapstructure:"options"`
+
+	// RelativeDest is the download destination given relative to the task's
+	// directory.
+	RelativeDest string `mapstructure:"destination"`
 }
 
 func (ta *TaskArtifact) Copy() *TaskArtifact {
@@ -1925,16 +1930,36 @@ func (ta *TaskArtifact) Copy() *TaskArtifact {
 	return nta
 }
 
+func (ta *TaskArtifact) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%+v", ta)
+}
+
 func (ta *TaskArtifact) Validate() error {
 	// Verify the source
 	var mErr multierror.Error
 	if ta.GetterSource == "" {
 		mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, fmt.Errorf("source must be specified"))
+	} else {
+		_, err := url.Parse(ta.GetterSource)
+		if err != nil {
+			mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, fmt.Errorf("invalid source URL %q: %v", ta.GetterSource, err))
+		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := url.Parse(ta.GetterSource)
+	// Verify the destination doesn't escape the tasks directory
+	alloc := "/foo/bar/"
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(alloc, ta.RelativeDest))
 	if err != nil {
-		mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, fmt.Errorf("invalid source URL %q: %v", ta.GetterSource, err))
+		mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
+		return mErr.ErrorOrNil()
+	}
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(alloc, abs)
+	if err != nil {
+		mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
+		return mErr.ErrorOrNil()
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
+		mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, fmt.Errorf("destination escapes task's directory"))
 	}
 
 	// Verify the checksum
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs_test.go b/nomad/structs/structs_test.go
index 1b2ce9517..04f96635d 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs_test.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs_test.go
@@ -777,6 +777,28 @@ func TestTaskArtifact_Validate_Source(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTaskArtifact_Validate_Dest(t *testing.T) {
+	valid := &TaskArtifact{GetterSource: "google.com"}
+	if err := valid.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	valid.RelativeDest = "local/"
+	if err := valid.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	valid.RelativeDest = "local/.."
+	if err := valid.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	valid.RelativeDest = "local/../.."
+	if err := valid.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTaskArtifact_Validate_Checksum(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Input *TaskArtifact