diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index a52c156..8794b52 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ Regardless of where you installed solidity mode from, you need to require the pa
 #+END_SRC
 (append that line to your =~/.emacs= file)
 
-** Provide path to solc binary
-The ~solc~ binary is assumed to be located at ~/usr/bin/solc~. Wherever that is not the case you would have to manually
+** Interface with linters
+*** Provide path to solc binary
+The ~solc~ binary is assumed to be part of the PATH. Wherever that is not the case you would have to manually
 set the location of the binary like below:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (setq solidity-solc-path "/home/lefteris/ew/cpp-ethereum/build/solc/solc")
@@ -39,11 +40,55 @@ set the location of the binary like below:
 
 Note: This better be set before requiring solidity mode.
 
+*** Provide path to solium binary
+The ~solium~ binary is assumed to be part of the user's ~PATH~. If this is not the case
+then set its location like below:
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq solidity-solium-path "/home/lefteris/.npm-global/bin/solium")
+#+END_SRC
+
+
 ** [Optional] Flycheck interface
 Solidity mode can also interface with [[https://github.com/flycheck/flycheck][flycheck]] if you have it. Make sure to
 download and install the flycheck package. Then configure it to either work on
 all modes or enable it only for solidity mode.
 
+Flycheck can interface either with solc or with [[http://solium.readthedocs.io/en/latest/][solium]]. Choose the appropriate
+linter to use by providing the following in your emacs init:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq solidity-flycheck-active-checker "solium")
+#+END_SRC
+
+If you want to use ~"solc"~ replace ~"solium"~ with it.
+
+Keep in mind that you need to provide the path to either solc or solium unless
+emacs can already find it in your environment's ~PATH~. Even if you can call it
+from the command line it does not mean that EMACS can see it as emacs may be started
+by systemd at which point ~PATH~ is not fully populated.
+
+*** Configuring solc checker
+
+You can configure flycheck's solc invocation with the following arguments
+
+**** std contracts
+By default this is false. If you want to include the standard contracts just add the following to your emacs init file
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq flycheck-solidity-solc-addstd-contracts t)
+#+END_SRC
+
+*** Configuring solium checker
+You can configure flycheck's solium incocation with the following arguments
+
+**** solium RC file
+By default solium looks at the current directory of the file you are editing in order to find ~.soliumrc.json~. Having this
+file is required. But you can point to an external configuration file by putting the following anywhere in your emacs init file.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq flycheck-solidity-solium-soliumrcfile "/home/path/to/common/.soliumrc.json")
+#+END_SRC
+
 * Features
 + Syntax highlighting
 + Indentation
diff --git a/solidity-mode.el b/solidity-mode.el
index 8c9d111..79e6db6 100644
--- a/solidity-mode.el
+++ b/solidity-mode.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ;; Author: Lefteris Karapetsas  <lefteris@refu.co>
 ;; Keywords: languages
-;; Version: 0.1.3
+;; Version: 0.1.4
 
 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -43,12 +43,24 @@
   "Callback hook to execute whenever a solidity file is loaded."
   :group 'solidity)
 
-(defcustom solidity-solc-path "/usr/bin/solc"
+(defcustom solidity-solc-path "solc"
   "Path to the solc binary."
   :group 'solidity
   :type 'string
   :package-version '(solidity . "0.1.1"))
 
+(defcustom solidity-solium-path "solium"
+  "Path to the solium binary."
+  :group 'solidity
+  :type 'string
+  :package-version '(solidity . "0.1.4"))
+
+(defcustom solidity-flycheck-active-checker "solc"
+  "Choice of active checker.  Either solc or solium."
+  :group 'solidity
+  :type 'string
+  :package-version '(solidity . "0.1.4"))
+
 (defvar solidity-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-keymap)))
     (define-key map "\C-j" 'newline-and-indent)
@@ -446,8 +458,9 @@ Highlight the 1st result."
 (when (eval-when-compile (require 'flycheck nil 'noerror))
   ;; Avoid reference to free variable warnings
   (defvar flycheck-solidity-checker-executable)
+  (defvar flycheck-solium-checker-executable)
 
-  (flycheck-def-option-var flycheck-solidity-addstd-contracts nil solidity-checker
+  (flycheck-def-option-var flycheck-solidity-solc-addstd-contracts nil solidity-checker
     "Whether to add standard solidity contracts.
 
 When non-nil, enable add also standard solidity contracts via
@@ -456,6 +469,17 @@ When non-nil, enable add also standard solidity contracts via
     :safe #'booleanp
     :package-version '(solidity-mode . "0.1.3"))
 
+  (flycheck-def-option-var flycheck-solidity-solium-soliumrcfile nil solium-check
+    "The path to use for soliumrc.json
+
+The value of this variable is either a string denoting a path to the soliumrc.json
+or nil, to use the current directory.  When non-nil,
+we pass the directory to solium via the `--config' option."
+    :type '(choice (const :tag "No custom soliumrc" nil)
+		   (string :tag "Custom soliumrc file location"))
+    :safe #'stringp
+    :package-version '(solidity-mode . "0.1.4"))
+
   ;; add dummy source-inplace definition to avoid errors
   (defvar source-inplace t)
   ;; add a solidity mode callback to set the executable of solc for flycheck
@@ -463,7 +487,7 @@ When non-nil, enable add also standard solidity contracts via
   (flycheck-define-checker solidity-checker
     "A Solidity syntax checker using the solc compiler"
     :command ("solc"
-              (option-flag "--add-std" flycheck-solidity-addstd-contracts)
+              (option-flag "--add-std" flycheck-solidity-solc-addstd-contracts)
               source-inplace)
     :error-patterns
     ((error line-start (file-name) ":" line ":" column ":" " Error: " (message))
@@ -471,11 +495,44 @@ When non-nil, enable add also standard solidity contracts via
      (warning line-start (file-name) ":" line ":" column ":" " Warning: " (message)))
     :modes solidity-mode
     :predicate (lambda () (eq major-mode 'solidity-mode)))
-  (add-to-list 'flycheck-checkers 'solidity-checker)
-  (add-hook 'solidity-mode-hook
-            (lambda ()
-              (let ((solidity-command (concat solidity-solc-path)))
-                (setq flycheck-solidity-checker-executable solidity-command)))))
+
+  ;; define solium flycheck syntax checker
+  (flycheck-define-checker solium-checker
+    "A Solidity linter using solium"
+    :command ("solium"
+              (option "--config=" flycheck-solidity-solium-soliumrcfile concat)
+              "-f"
+              source-inplace)
+    :error-patterns
+    ((error line-start  (zero-or-more " ") line ":" column (zero-or-more " ") "error" (message))
+     (error line-start (zero-or-more not-newline) "[Fatal error]" (message))
+     (warning line-start (zero-or-more " ") line ":" column (zero-or-more " ") "warning" (message)))
+    :error-filter
+    ;; Add fake line numbers if they are missing in the lint output
+    (lambda (errors)
+      (dolist (err errors)
+        (unless (flycheck-error-line err)
+          (setf (flycheck-error-line err) 1)))
+      errors)
+    :modes solidity-mode
+    :predicate (lambda () (eq major-mode 'solidity-mode)))
+
+  (when (string= solidity-flycheck-active-checker "solc")
+    (if (file-executable-p solidity-solc-path)
+	(progn
+	  (add-to-list 'flycheck-checkers 'solidity-checker)
+	  (add-hook 'solidity-mode-hook
+		    (lambda ()
+		      (let ((solidity-command (concat solidity-solc-path)))
+			(setq flycheck-solidity-checker-executable solidity-command)))))
+      (error (format "Solidity Mode Configuration error. Requested solc flycheck integration but can't find solc at: %s" solidity-solc-path))))
+
+    (when (string= solidity-flycheck-active-checker "solium")
+      (if (file-executable-p solidity-solium-path)
+          (progn
+            (add-to-list 'flycheck-checkers 'solium-checker)
+			(setq flycheck-solium-checker-executable solidity-solium-path))
+	(error (format "Solidity Mode Configuration error. Requested solium flycheck integration but can't find solium at: %s" solidity-solium-path)))))
 
 (provide 'solidity-mode)
 ;;; solidity-mode.el ends here