diff --git a/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Algorithm.py b/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Algorithm.py
index edf5d4bcb9c..f0ba39ad823 100644
--- a/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Algorithm.py
+++ b/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Algorithm.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import re
 import uuid
 import math
 import importlib
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QUrl
 
@@ -139,11 +140,16 @@ class Grass7Algorithm(QgsProcessingAlgorithm):
 
         # Use the ext mechanism
         name = self.name().replace('.', '_')
+        self.module = None
         try:
-            self.module = importlib.import_module(
-                'grassprovider.ext.{}'.format(name))
-        except ImportError:
-            self.module = None
+            extpath = Path(self.descriptionFile).parents[1].joinpath('ext', name + '.py')
+            # this check makes it a bit faster
+            if extpath.exists():
+                spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('grassprovider.ext.' + name, extpath)
+                self.module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+                spec.loader.exec_module(self.module)
+        except:
+            pass
 
     def createInstance(self):
         return self.__class__(self.descriptionFile)
diff --git a/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7AlgorithmProvider.py b/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7AlgorithmProvider.py
index b709ca1556e..b6020f79af3 100644
--- a/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7AlgorithmProvider.py
+++ b/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7AlgorithmProvider.py
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ from qgis.core import (Qgis,
 from processing.core.ProcessingConfig import (ProcessingConfig, Setting)
 from grassprovider.Grass7Utils import Grass7Utils
 from grassprovider.Grass7Algorithm import Grass7Algorithm
-from processing.tools.system import isWindows, isMac
+from processing.tools.system import isWindows, isMac, mkdir
 
 
 class Grass7AlgorithmProvider(QgsProcessingProvider):
-    descriptionFolder = Grass7Utils.grassDescriptionPath()
+    descriptionFolders = Grass7Utils.grassDescriptionFolders()
+    mkdir(descriptionFolders[0])
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -85,18 +86,19 @@ class Grass7AlgorithmProvider(QgsProcessingProvider):
 
     def createAlgsList(self):
         algs = []
-        folder = self.descriptionFolder
-        for descriptionFile in os.listdir(folder):
-            if descriptionFile.endswith('txt'):
-                try:
-                    alg = Grass7Algorithm(os.path.join(folder, descriptionFile))
-                    if alg.name().strip() != '':
-                        algs.append(alg)
-                    else:
-                        QgsMessageLog.logMessage(self.tr('Could not open GRASS GIS 7 algorithm: {0}').format(descriptionFile), self.tr('Processing'), Qgis.Critical)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    QgsMessageLog.logMessage(
-                        self.tr('Could not open GRASS GIS 7 algorithm: {0}\n{1}').format(descriptionFile, str(e)), self.tr('Processing'), Qgis.Critical)
+        folders = self.descriptionFolders
+        for folder in folders:
+            for descriptionFile in os.listdir(folder):
+                if descriptionFile.endswith('txt'):
+                    try:
+                        alg = Grass7Algorithm(os.path.join(folder, descriptionFile))
+                        if alg.name().strip() != '':
+                            algs.append(alg)
+                        else:
+                            QgsMessageLog.logMessage(self.tr('Could not open GRASS GIS 7 algorithm: {0}').format(descriptionFile), self.tr('Processing'), Qgis.Critical)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        QgsMessageLog.logMessage(
+                            self.tr('Could not open GRASS GIS 7 algorithm: {0}\n{1}').format(descriptionFile, str(e)), self.tr('Processing'), Qgis.Critical)
         return algs
 
     def loadAlgorithms(self):
diff --git a/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Utils.py b/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Utils.py
index 332919c25c1..715e4ab9764 100644
--- a/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Utils.py
+++ b/python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Utils.py
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ class Grass7Utils:
         return folder or ''
 
     @staticmethod
-    def grassDescriptionPath():
-        return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'description')
+    def grassDescriptionFolders():
+        return [ os.path.join(userFolder(), 'grassaddons', 'description'), os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'description')]
 
     @staticmethod
     def getWindowsCodePage():