diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 7aab211..c8167f4 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ function loadenv($envName, $default = "") {
 //
 // Enable when setting up advanced reverse proxy load balancing configurations,
 // it may be also necessary to enable this when using port forwarding.
-//      $CFG->reverseproxy = true;
+$CFG->reverseproxy = filter_var(loadenv('MOODLE_REVERSE_PROXY', false), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
 //
 // Enable when using external SSL appliance for performance reasons.
 // Please note that site may be accessible via http: or https:, but not both!
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 01d74bc..9c52346 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ services:
       #- MOODLE_ADMIN_PASS=
       #- MOODLE_ADMIN_EMAIL=
       #- MOODLE_UPDATE=
+      #- MOODLE_REVERSE_PROXY=false
       #- MOODLE_SSL_PROXY=false
       - MOODLE_REDIS_HOST=redis
       - MOODLE_REDIS_PORT=6379