diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2e7aa3ad4..cbbac6b5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ ENV OPENVPN_USERNAME=**None** \
     "TRANSMISSION_HOME=/data/transmission-home" \
     "ENABLE_UFW=false" \
     PUID=\
-    PGID=
+    PGID=\
+    TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME=
 
 # Expose port and run
 EXPOSE 9091
diff --git a/transmission/environment-variables.tmpl b/transmission/environment-variables.tmpl
index 15aeb2127..faa88a523 100644
--- a/transmission/environment-variables.tmpl
+++ b/transmission/environment-variables.tmpl
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@ export ENABLE_UFW={{ .Env.ENABLE_UFW }}
 
 export PUID={{ .Env.PUID }}
 export PGID={{ .Env.PGID }}
+
+# Support custom web frontend
+{{ if .Env.TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME }} export TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME={{ .Env.TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME }} {{end}}
diff --git a/transmission/start.sh b/transmission/start.sh
index 2a9cd36a8..237a6c504 100755
--- a/transmission/start.sh
+++ b/transmission/start.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 . /etc/transmission/userSetup.sh
 
 echo "STARTING TRANSMISSION"
-exec sudo -u ${RUN_AS} /usr/bin/transmission-daemon -g ${TRANSMISSION_HOME} --logfile ${TRANSMISSION_HOME}/transmission.log &
+exec sudo -E -u ${RUN_AS} /usr/bin/transmission-daemon -g ${TRANSMISSION_HOME} --logfile ${TRANSMISSION_HOME}/transmission.log &
 
 if [ "$OPENVPN_PROVIDER" = "PIA" ]
 then