diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9367b73..e8f1c30 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ services:
             - CALLSTATS_SECRET
             - CHROME_EXTENSION_BANNER_JSON
             - COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_PORT
+            - COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP_NAME
+            - COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX
             - CONFCODE_URL
             - CONFIG_EXTERNAL_CONNECT
             - DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ services:
             - DIALOUT_AUTH_URL
             - DIALOUT_CODES_URL
             - DISABLE_AUDIO_LEVELS
+            - DISABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP
             - DISABLE_DEEP_LINKING
             - DISABLE_GRANT_MODERATOR
             - DISABLE_HTTPS
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ services:
             - ENABLE_BREAKOUT_ROOMS
             - ENABLE_CALENDAR
             - ENABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET
+            - ENABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_UNSAFE_REGEX
             - ENABLE_E2EPING
             - ENABLE_FILE_RECORDING_SHARING
             - ENABLE_GUESTS
diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index c8f1be4..5f29e5f 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ADD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/2.8.8/acme.sh /opt
 COPY rootfs/ /
 
 RUN apt-dpkg-wrap apt-get update && \
-    apt-dpkg-wrap apt-get install -y cron nginx-extras jitsi-meet-web socat curl jq && \
+    apt-dpkg-wrap apt-get install -y dnsutils cron nginx-extras jitsi-meet-web socat curl jq && \
     mv /usr/share/jitsi-meet/interface_config.js /defaults && \
     rm -f /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf && \
     apt-cleanup
diff --git a/web/rootfs/defaults/meet.conf b/web/rootfs/defaults/meet.conf
index 8fc7beb..013a15b 100644
--- a/web/rootfs/defaults/meet.conf
+++ b/web/rootfs/defaults/meet.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {{ $ENABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET := .Env.ENABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET | default "1" | toBool }}
 {{ $COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_PORT := .Env.COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_PORT | default "9090" }}
+{{ $COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX := .Env.COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX | default "jvb" }}
 {{ $ENABLE_JAAS_COMPONENTS := .Env.ENABLE_JAAS_COMPONENTS | default "0" | toBool }}
 {{ $ENABLE_OCTO := .Env.ENABLE_OCTO | default "0" | toBool -}}
 {{ $ENABLE_XMPP_WEBSOCKET := .Env.ENABLE_XMPP_WEBSOCKET | default "1" | toBool }}
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ location ~ ^/(libs|css|static|images|fonts|lang|sounds|connection_optimization|.
 
 {{ if $ENABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET }}
 # colibri (JVB) websockets
-location ~ ^/colibri-ws/([a-zA-Z0-9-\._]+)/(.*) {
+location ~ ^/colibri-ws/({{ $COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX }})/(.*) {
     tcp_nodelay on;
 
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
diff --git a/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index f0e7ab2..318dfa7 100644
--- a/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -88,6 +88,25 @@ fi
 
 echo "Using Nginx resolver: =$NGINX_RESOLVER="
 
+# colibri-ws settings
+COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_UNSAFE_REGEX="[a-zA-Z0-9-\._]+"
+# use custom websocket regex if provided
+if [ -z "$COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX" ]; then
+    # default to the previous unsafe behavior only if flag is set
+    if [[ "$ENABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_UNSAFE_REGEX" == "1" ]]; then
+        export COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX="$COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_UNSAFE_REGEX"
+    else
+        # default value to the JVB IP, works in compose and anywhere a dns lookup of the JVB reveals the correct IP for proxying
+        [ -z "$COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP_NAME" ] && export COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP_NAME="jvb"
+        if [[ "$DISABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP" == "1" ]]; then
+            # otherwise value default to the static value in the template 'jvb'
+            echo "WARNING: DISABLE_COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP is set and no value for COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX was provided, using static value 'jvb' for COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX"
+        else
+            export COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX="$(dig +short +search $COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_JVB_LOOKUP_NAME)"
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
 # copy config files
 tpl /defaults/nginx.conf > /config/nginx/nginx.conf