diff --git a/paperless.conf.example b/paperless.conf.example
index a17aac327..3f9e2e98d 100644
--- a/paperless.conf.example
+++ b/paperless.conf.example
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ PAPERLESS_PASSPHRASE="secret"
 # as is "example.com,www.example.com", but NOT " example.com" or "example.com,"
 #PAPERLESS_ALLOWED_HOSTS="example.com,www.example.com"
 
+# To host paperless under a subpath url like example.com/paperless you set
+# this value to /paperless. No trailing slash!
+#
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#force-script-name
+#PAPERLESS_FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME=""
 
 ###############################################################################
 ####                          Software Tweaks                              ####
diff --git a/src/documents/admin.py b/src/documents/admin.py
index 7cba10c74..16f544fb6 100644
--- a/src/documents/admin.py
+++ b/src/documents/admin.py
@@ -70,9 +70,14 @@ def created_(self, obj):
     created_.short_description = "Created"
 
     def thumbnail(self, obj):
+        if settings.FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME:
+            src_link = "{}/fetch/thumb/{}".format(
+                settings.FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME, obj.id)
+        else:
+            src_link = "/fetch/thumb/{}".format(obj.id)
         png_img = self._html_tag(
             "img",
-            src="/fetch/thumb/{}".format(obj.id),
+            src=src_link,
             width=180,
             alt="Thumbnail of {}".format(obj.file_name),
             title=obj.file_name
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 2e525ae41..95d16bb66 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 if _allowed_hosts:
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = _allowed_hosts.split(",")
 
-
+FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME")
+    
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [