diff --git a/.env-sample b/.env-sample
index fcff639..5d7a055 100644
--- a/.env-sample
+++ b/.env-sample
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ FASTAPI_WORKERS=1 # DO NOT change this if you don't know what you are doing. Set
 USE_GUNICORN=True # Will use uvicorn if False or if on Windows
 GUNICORN_PRELOAD_APP=True # Set to False to start workers without preloading the app (reduces startup cost but requires schema to exist)
 
+# ============================== #
+# Playback Settings              #
+# ============================== #
+PUBLIC_BASE_URL= # Optional: force playback URLs to use this public base (e.g. https://comet.example.com). Leave empty to use the request host.
+
 # ============================== #
 # Dashboard Settings             #
 # ============================== #
diff --git a/comet/api/endpoints/stream.py b/comet/api/endpoints/stream.py
index 64ae1f4..95cd5a1 100644
--- a/comet/api/endpoints/stream.py
+++ b/comet/api/endpoints/stream.py
@@ -509,6 +509,11 @@ async def stream(
         result_episode = episode if episode is not None else "n"
 
         torrents = torrent_manager.torrents
+        base_playback_host = (
+            settings.PUBLIC_BASE_URL
+            if settings.PUBLIC_BASE_URL
+            else f"{request.url.scheme}://{request.url.netloc}"
+        )
         for info_hash in torrent_manager.ranked_torrents:
             torrent = torrents[info_hash]
             rtn_data = torrent["parsed"]
@@ -556,7 +561,7 @@ async def stream(
                     the_stream["sources"] = torrent["sources"]
             else:
                 the_stream["url"] = (
-                    f"{request.url.scheme}://{request.url.netloc}/{b64config}/playback/{info_hash}/{torrent['fileIndex'] if torrent['cached'] and torrent['fileIndex'] is not None else 'n'}/{result_season}/{result_episode}/{quote(torrent_title)}?name={quote(title)}"
+                    f"{base_playback_host}/{b64config}/playback/{info_hash}/{torrent['fileIndex'] if torrent['cached'] and torrent['fileIndex'] is not None else 'n'}/{result_season}/{result_episode}/{quote(torrent_title)}?name={quote(title)}"
                 )
 
             if sort_mixed:
diff --git a/comet/core/models.py b/comet/core/models.py
index 58a8709..70492a3 100644
--- a/comet/core/models.py
+++ b/comet/core/models.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class AppSettings(BaseSettings):
         "Direct torrent playback is disabled on this server."
     )
     TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_URL: Optional[str] = "https://comet.fast"
+    PUBLIC_BASE_URL: Optional[str] = None
     REMOVE_ADULT_CONTENT: Optional[bool] = False
     BACKGROUND_SCRAPER_ENABLED: Optional[bool] = False
     BACKGROUND_SCRAPER_CONCURRENT_WORKERS: Optional[int] = 1
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ class AppSettings(BaseSettings):
         "JACKETTIO_URL",
         "JACKETT_URL",
         "PROWLARR_URL",
+        "PUBLIC_BASE_URL",
     )
     def normalize_urls(cls, v):
         if isinstance(v, str):