diff --git a/api/src/app.ts b/api/src/app.ts
index bba8eaa761..27a36f2ed2 100644
--- a/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/api/src/app.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ export default async function createApp() {
 		html = html.replace(/href="\//g, `href="${publicUrl}`);
 		html = html.replace(/src="\//g, `src="${publicUrl}`);
 
-		app.get('/', (req, res) => res.redirect(`./admin/`));
+		app.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
+			if (env.ROOT_REDIRECT) {
+				res.redirect(env.ROOT_REDIRECT);
+			} else {
+				next();
+			}
+		});
+
 		app.get('/admin', (req, res) => res.send(html));
 		app.use('/admin', express.static(path.join(adminPath, '..')));
 		app.use('/admin/*', (req, res) => {
diff --git a/api/src/env.ts b/api/src/env.ts
index 8280d767b1..e044eff4a4 100644
--- a/api/src/env.ts
+++ b/api/src/env.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ const defaults: Record<string, any> = {
 	REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_SECURE: false,
 	REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_SAME_SITE: 'lax',
 
+	ROOT_REDIRECT: './admin',
+
 	CORS_ENABLED: true,
 	CORS_ORIGIN: true,
 	CORS_METHODS: 'GET,POST,PATCH,DELETE',
diff --git a/docs/reference/environment-variables.md b/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
index cc20caf196..8feeab2488 100644
--- a/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 
 ## General
 
-| Variable           | Description                                                                                         | Default Value |
-| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
-| `CONFIG_PATH`      | Where your config file is located. See [Config Files](/reference/config-files/)                     | `.env`        |
-| `PORT`             | What port to run the API under.                                                                     | `8055`        |
-| `PUBLIC_URL`       | URL where your API can be reached on the web.                                                       | `/`           |
-| `LOG_LEVEL`        | What level of detail to log. One of `fatal`, `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace` or `silent`. | `info`        |
-| `LOG_STYLE`        | Render the logs human readable (pretty) or as JSON. One of `pretty`, `raw`.                         | `pretty`      |
-| `MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE` | Controls the maximum request body size. Accepts number of bytes, or human readable string.          | `100kb`       |
+| Variable           | Description                                                                                                | Default Value |
+| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
+| `CONFIG_PATH`      | Where your config file is located. See [Config Files](/reference/config-files/)                            | `.env`        |
+| `PORT`             | What port to run the API under.                                                                            | `8055`        |
+| `PUBLIC_URL`       | URL where your API can be reached on the web.                                                              | `/`           |
+| `LOG_LEVEL`        | What level of detail to log. One of `fatal`, `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace` or `silent`.        | `info`        |
+| `LOG_STYLE`        | Render the logs human readable (pretty) or as JSON. One of `pretty`, `raw`.                                | `pretty`      |
+| `MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE` | Controls the maximum request body size. Accepts number of bytes, or human readable string.                 | `100kb`       |
+| `ROOT_REDIRECT`    | Where to redirect to when navigating to `/`. Accepts a relative path, absolute URL, or `false` to disable. | `./admin`     |
 
 ## Database