diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 20060abad..8f0c75a9d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # usethis (development version)
 
+* `use_article()` now creates the file in the `vignettes/articles/` (#548).
+
 * `use_lifecycle()` has been updated for changes in our lifecycle workflow 
   (#1323).
 
diff --git a/R/vignette.R b/R/vignette.R
index f381f1c99..3a5b5a21d 100644
--- a/R/vignette.R
+++ b/R/vignette.R
@@ -38,21 +38,29 @@ use_vignette <- function(name, title = name) {
 use_article <- function(name, title = name) {
   check_is_package("use_article()")
 
-  use_vignette_template("article.Rmd", name, title)
+  use_vignette_template("article.Rmd", name, title, subdir = "articles")
   use_build_ignore("vignettes/articles")
 
   invisible()
 }
 
-use_vignette_template <- function(template, name, title) {
+use_vignette_template <- function(template, name, title, subdir = NULL) {
   stopifnot(is_string(name))
   stopifnot(is_string(title))
 
   use_directory("vignettes")
+  if (!is.null(subdir)) {
+    use_directory(path("vignettes", subdir))
+  }
   use_git_ignore(c("*.html", "*.R"), directory = "vignettes")
   use_dependency("rmarkdown", "Suggests")
 
-  path <- path("vignettes", asciify(name), ext = "Rmd")
+  if (!is.null(subdir)) {
+    path <- path("vignettes", subdir, asciify(name), ext = "Rmd")
+  } else {
+    path <- path("vignettes", asciify(name), ext = "Rmd")
+  }
+
 
   data <- list(
     Package = project_name(),
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-vignette.R b/tests/testthat/test-vignette.R
index 719bff828..6ad515efd 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-vignette.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-vignette.R
@@ -37,3 +37,10 @@ test_that("use_vignette() does the promised setup", {
     c(VignetteBuilder = "knitr")
   )
 })
+
+test_that("use_article goes in article subdirectory", {
+  create_local_package()
+
+  use_article("test")
+  expect_proj_file("vignettes/articles/test.Rmd")
+})