diff --git a/config/example.yaml b/config/example.yaml
index a75d718..7d7caef 100644
--- a/config/example.yaml
+++ b/config/example.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ListenAddr: ':8080' # Consists of 'IP:Port', e.g. ':8080' listens on any IP and on Port 8080
-BaseURL: 'http://localhost:3000' # Origin URL, required for the authentication via OAuth
+BaseURL: 'http://localhost:3000' # Origin URL, required for the authentication via OAuth callback
+DisplayURL: '' # (OPTIONAL) Display URL, how the apication will present itself in the UI - if not set, defaults to BaseURL
 Backend: boltdb # Can be 'boltdb' or 'redis'
 DataDir: ./data # Contains: the database and the private key
 EnableDebugMode: true # Activates more detailed logging
diff --git a/internal/handlers/handlers.go b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
index cf601c2..c1c27ce 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ func (h *Handler) setHandlers() error {
 	h.engine.GET("/api/v1/info", h.handleInfo)
 	h.engine.GET("/d/:id/:hash", h.handleDelete)
 	h.engine.GET("/ok", h.handleHealthcheck)
+	h.engine.GET("/displayurl", h.handleDisplayURL)
 
 	// Handling the shorted URLs, if no one exists, it checks
 	// in the filesystem and sets headers for caching
diff --git a/internal/handlers/public.go b/internal/handlers/public.go
index 81e1510..fafaa7f 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/public.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/public.go
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ func (h *Handler) handleInfo(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, out)
 }
 
+// handleDisplayURL returns the URL to use for display purposes
+func (h *Handler) handleDisplayURL(c *gin.Context) {
+	out := util.GetConfig().DisplayURL
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) handleRecent(c *gin.Context) {
 	user := c.MustGet("user").(*auth.JWTClaims)
 	entries, err := h.store.GetUserEntries(user.OAuthProvider, user.OAuthID)
diff --git a/internal/util/config.go b/internal/util/config.go
index 42fe6ed..f014366 100644
--- a/internal/util/config.go
+++ b/internal/util/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 type Configuration struct {
 	ListenAddr       string        `yaml:"ListenAddr" env:"LISTEN_ADDR"`
 	BaseURL          string        `yaml:"BaseURL" env:"BASE_URL"`
+	DisplayURL       string        `yaml:"DisplayURL" env:"DISPLAY_URL"`
 	DataDir          string        `yaml:"DataDir" env:"DATA_DIR"`
 	Backend          string        `yaml:"Backend" env:"BACKEND"`
 	AuthBackend      string        `yaml:"AuthBackend" env:"AUTH_BACKEND"`
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ type proxyAuthConf struct {
 var Config = Configuration{
 	ListenAddr:       ":8080",
 	BaseURL:          "http://localhost:3000",
+	DisplayURL:       "",
 	DataDir:          "data",
 	Backend:          "boltdb",
 	EnableDebugMode:  false,
@@ -110,6 +112,11 @@ func (o oAuthConf) Enabled() bool {
 
 // GetConfig returns the configuration from the memory
 func GetConfig() Configuration {
+	// if DisplayURL is not set in the config, default to BaseURL
+	if Config.DisplayURL == "" {
+		Config.DisplayURL = Config.BaseURL
+	}
+
 	return Config
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/Home/Home.js b/web/src/Home/Home.js
index 23562c3..51db5e4 100644
--- a/web/src/Home/Home.js
+++ b/web/src/Home/Home.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export default class HomeComponent extends Component {
         usedSettings: this.urlParams.get('customUrl') ? ['custom'] : [],
         customID: this.urlParams.get('customUrl') ? this.urlParams.get('customUrl') : '',
         showCustomIDError: false,
-        expiration: null
+        expiration: null,
+        displayURL: window.location.origin
       }
   }
   handleURLChange = (e, { value }) => this.url = value
@@ -31,12 +32,13 @@ export default class HomeComponent extends Component {
   onSettingsChange = (e, { value }) => {
     this.setState({ usedSettings: value })
   }
-    
-  
 
-  
+
   componentDidMount() {
     this.urlInput.focus()
+    fetch("/displayurl")
+    .then(response => response.json())
+    .then(data => this.setState({displayURL: data}));
   }
   handleURLSubmit = () => {
     if (!this.state.showCustomIDError) {
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ export default class HomeComponent extends Component {
         Password: this.state.usedSettings.includes("protected") && this.password ? this.password : undefined
       }, r => this.setState({
         links: [...this.state.links, {
-          shortenedURL: r.URL,
+          shortenedURL: this.state.displayURL + "/" + this.state.customID,
           originalURL: this.url,
           expiration: this.state.usedSettings.includes("expire") && this.state.expiration ? this.state.expiration.toISOString() : undefined,
           deletionURL: r.DeletionURL
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ export default class HomeComponent extends Component {
             </MediaQuery>
             <Form.Group style={{ marginBottom: "1rem" }}>
               {usedSettings.includes("custom") && <Form.Field error={showCustomIDError} width={16}>
-                <Input label={window.location.origin + "/"} onChange={this.handleCustomIDChange} placeholder='my-shortened-url' value={this.state.customID}/>
+                <Input label={this.state.displayURL + "/"} onChange={this.handleCustomIDChange} placeholder='my-shortened-url' value={this.state.customID}/>
               </Form.Field>}
             </Form.Group>
             <Form.Group widths="equal">
diff --git a/web/src/Lookup/Lookup.js b/web/src/Lookup/Lookup.js
index 00620f2..218aeb3 100644
--- a/web/src/Lookup/Lookup.js
+++ b/web/src/Lookup/Lookup.js
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@ import CustomCard from '../Card/Card'
 
 export default class LookupComponent extends Component {
     state = {
-        links: []
+        links: [],
+        displayURL: window.location.origin
+    }
+    componentDidMount() {
+        fetch("/displayurl")
+        .then(response => response.json())
+        .then(data => this.setState({displayURL: data}));
     }
     handleURLChange = (e, { value }) => this.url = value
     handleURLSubmit = () => {
-        let id = this.url.replace(window.location.origin + "/", "")
+        let id = this.url.replace(this.state.displayURL + "/", "")
         util.lookupEntry(id, res => this.setState({
             links: [...this.state.links, [
                 res.URL,
-                this.url,
+                this.state.displayURL + "/" + this.url,
                 this.VisitCount,
                 res.CratedOn,
                 res.LastVisit,
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ export default class LookupComponent extends Component {
                     <Header size='huge'>URL Lookup</Header>
                     <Form onSubmit={this.handleURLSubmit}>
                         <Form.Field>
-                            <Input required size='big' ref={input => this.urlInput = input} action={{ icon: 'arrow right', labelPosition: 'right', content: 'Lookup' }} type='url' onChange={this.handleURLChange} name='url' placeholder={window.location.origin + "/..."} autoComplete="off" />
+                            <Input required size='big' ref={input => this.urlInput = input} action={{ icon: 'arrow right', labelPosition: 'right', content: 'Lookup' }} type='text' label={this.state.displayURL + "/"} onChange={this.handleURLChange} name='url' placeholder={"short url"} autoComplete="off" />
                         </Form.Field>
                     </Form>
                 </Segment>
diff --git a/web/src/Recent/Recent.js b/web/src/Recent/Recent.js
index 6ab2ad3..396c767 100644
--- a/web/src/Recent/Recent.js
+++ b/web/src/Recent/Recent.js
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ import util from '../util/util'
 
 export default class RecentComponent extends Component {
     state = {
-        recent: []
+        recent: [],
+        displayURL: window.location.origin
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this.loadRecentURLs()
+        fetch("/displayurl")
+        .then(response => response.json())
+        .then(data => this.setState({displayURL: data}));
     }
 
     loadRecentURLs = () => {
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ export default class RecentComponent extends Component {
         }, {
             Header: 'Short URL',
             accessor: "ID",
-            Cell: props => `${window.location.origin}/${props.value}`
+            Cell: props => `${this.state.displayURL}/${props.value}`
         }, {
             Header: 'Visitor count',
             accessor: "Public.VisitCount"