diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 04560c7..8ec111d 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #18909: Fix bug with binding default action parameters for controllers (bizley)
 - Bug #18955: Check `yiisoft/yii2-swiftmailer` before using as default mailer in `yii\base\Application` (WinterSilence)
 - Bug #18988: Fix default value of `yii\console\controllers\MessageController::$translator` (WinterSilence)
+- Enh #19005: Add `yii\base\Module::setControllerPath()` (WinterSilence)
 - Bug #18993: Load defaults by `attributes()` in `yii\db\ActiveRecord::loadDefaultValues()` (WinterSilence)
 - Bug #19021: Fix return type in PhpDoc `yii\db\Migration` functions `up()`, `down()`, `safeUp()` and `safeDown()` (WinterSilence, rhertogh)
 - Bug #19031: Fix displaying console help for parameters with declared types (WinterSilence)
diff --git a/framework/base/Module.php b/framework/base/Module.php
index 2562f0c..184eada 100644
--- a/framework/base/Module.php
+++ b/framework/base/Module.php
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ use yii\di\ServiceLocator;
  * start with `@`) and the array values are the corresponding paths or aliases. See [[setAliases()]] for an
  * example. This property is write-only.
  * @property string $basePath The root directory of the module.
- * @property-read string $controllerPath The directory that contains the controller classes. This property is
- * read-only.
+ * @property string $controllerPath The root directory that contains the controller classes.
  * @property string $layoutPath The root directory of layout files. Defaults to "[[viewPath]]/layouts".
  * @property array $modules The modules (indexed by their IDs).
  * @property-read string $uniqueId The unique ID of the module. This property is read-only.
@@ -116,6 +115,10 @@ class Module extends ServiceLocator
      */
     private $_basePath;
     /**
+     * @var string The root directory that contains the controller classes for this module.
+     */
+    private $_controllerPath;
+    /**
      * @var string the root directory that contains view files for this module
      */
     private $_viewPath;
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ class Module extends ServiceLocator
      * @var array child modules of this module
      */
     private $_modules = [];
+    
     /**
      * @var string|callable the version of this module.
      * Version can be specified as a PHP callback, which can accept module instance as an argument and should
@@ -254,7 +258,22 @@ class Module extends ServiceLocator
      */
     public function getControllerPath()
     {
-        return Yii::getAlias('@' . str_replace('\\', '/', $this->controllerNamespace));
+        if ($this->_controllerPath === null) {
+            $this->_controllerPath = Yii::getAlias('@' . str_replace('\\', '/', $this->controllerNamespace));
+        }
+
+        return $this->_controllerPath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the directory that contains the controller classes.
+     * @param string $path the root directory that contains the controller classes.
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException if the directory is invalid.
+     * @since 2.0.44
+     */
+    public function setControllerPath($path)
+    {
+        $this->_controllerPath = Yii::getAlias($path);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/framework/base/ModuleTest.php b/tests/framework/base/ModuleTest.php
index c4b3ae4..2df5cc5 100644
--- a/tests/framework/base/ModuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/base/ModuleTest.php
@@ -37,11 +37,22 @@ class ModuleTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('parent', $child2->module->id);
     }
 
-    public function testControllerPath()
+    public function testGetControllerPath()
     {
         $module = new TestModule('test');
+        $controllerPath = __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'controllers';
+
         $this->assertEquals('yiiunit\framework\base\controllers', $module->controllerNamespace);
-        $this->assertEquals(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'controllers', str_replace(['/', '\\'], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $module->controllerPath));
+        $this->assertEquals($controllerPath, str_replace(['/', '\\'], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $module->getControllerPath()));
+    }
+
+    public function testSetControllerPath()
+    {
+        $module = new TestModule('test');
+        $controllerPath = __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'controllers';
+
+        $module->setControllerPath($controllerPath);
+        $this->assertEquals($controllerPath, $module->getControllerPath());
     }
 
     public function testSetupVersion()