diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eaca51b..c567c08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ There are a bunch of environmental variables that can be set inside the docker c
 
 * `SIGNAL_CLI_GID`: Specifies the gid of the `signal-api` group inside the docker container. Defaults to `1000`
 
+* `SWAGGER_HOST`: The host that's used in the Swagger UI for the interactive examples (and useful when this runs behind a reverse proxy). Defaults to SWAGGER_IP:PORT.
+
 * `SWAGGER_IP`: The IP that's used in the Swagger UI for the interactive examples. Defaults to the container ip.
 
 * `PORT`: Defaults to port `8080` unless this env var is set to tell it otherwise.
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 3f9409e..8e51733 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	defaultSwaggerIp := utils.GetEnv("HOST_IP", "127.0.0.1")
 	swaggerIp := utils.GetEnv("SWAGGER_IP", defaultSwaggerIp)
-	docs.SwaggerInfo.Host = swaggerIp + ":" + port
+	swaggerHost := utils.GetEnv("SWAGGER_HOST", swaggerIp+":"+port)
+	docs.SwaggerInfo.Host = swaggerHost
 
 	log.Info("Started Signal Messenger REST API")