diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c03e08f..909d1b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ The following code has been tested with Debian 8, it should work on Ubuntu as we
 * `gitea_home`: Base directory to work
 * `gitea_dl_url`: The URL, the compiled gitea-binary will be downloaded from
 * `gitea_systemd_cap_net_bind_service`: Adds `AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE` to systemd service file
+* `gitea_extra_config`: Additional configuration
 
 ### Look and feel
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e026562..7b4abfe 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ gitea_repo_indexer_include: ""
 gitea_repo_indexer_exclude: ""
 gitea_repo_exclude_vendored: true
 gitea_repo_indexer_max_file_size: 1048576
+
+gitea_extra_config: ""
diff --git a/templates/gitea.ini.j2 b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
index 080f93d..22d8c50 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
@@ -194,3 +194,4 @@ JWT_SECRET = {{ gitea_oauth2_jwt_secret }}
 ENABLED = {{ gitea_metrics_enabled }}
 TOKEN = {{ gitea_metrics_token }}
 
+{{ gitea_extra_config }}