diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d7a7855..aab8ade 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ services:
             - XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_PORT
+            - XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN
             - WHITEBOARD_COLLAB_SERVER_PUBLIC_URL
             - WHITEBOARD_COLLAB_SERVER_URL_BASE
         networks:
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ services:
             - XMPP_INTERNAL_MUC_MODULES
             - XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_PORT
+            - XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_SERVER_S2S_PORT
             - XMPP_SPEAKERSTATS_MODULES
         networks:
@@ -406,6 +408,7 @@ services:
             - XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_SERVER
             - XMPP_PORT
+            - XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN
             - MAX_SSRCS_PER_USER
             - MAX_SSRC_GROUPS_PER_USER
         depends_on:
diff --git a/jibri.yml b/jibri.yml
index ea22d9c..8257b75 100644
--- a/jibri.yml
+++ b/jibri.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ services:
             - XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_SERVER
             - XMPP_PORT
+            - XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_TRUST_ALL_CERTS
         depends_on:
             - jicofo
diff --git a/jibri/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/jibri/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index d1ea95c..52c75ad 100644
--- a/jibri/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/jibri/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ else
     echo "No AUTOSCALER_URL defined, leaving autoscaler sidecar disabled"
 fi
 
+# maintain backward compatibility with older variable
+[ -z "${XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN="$XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN"
+
 # always recreate configs
 tpl /defaults/jibri.conf > /etc/jitsi/jibri/jibri.conf
 tpl /defaults/xmpp.conf > /etc/jitsi/jibri/xmpp.conf
diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index ed4c876..daf8aec 100644
--- a/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if [[ "$JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD" == "$OLD_JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# maintain backward compatibility with older variable
+[ -z "${XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN="$XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN"
+
 tpl /defaults/logging.properties > /config/logging.properties
 tpl /defaults/jicofo.conf > /config/jicofo.conf
 
diff --git a/jigasi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/jigasi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index 9bb0e04..c85add2 100644
--- a/jigasi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/jigasi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ else
     echo "No AUTOSCALER_URL defined, leaving autoscaler sidecar disabled"
 fi
 
+# maintain backward compatibility with older variable
+[ -z "${XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN="$XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN"
+
 tpl /defaults/logging.properties > /config/logging.properties
 tpl /defaults/sip-communicator.properties > /config/sip-communicator.properties
 tpl /defaults/xmpp-sip-communicator.properties >> /config/sip-communicator.properties
diff --git a/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index 826d571..62e293f 100644
--- a/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ fi
 [ -z "${JVB_AUTH_USER}" ] && export JVB_AUTH_USER=jvb
 [ -z "${XMPP_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_DOMAIN=meet.jitsi
 [ -z "${XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN=auth.meet.jitsi
+# maintain backward compatibility with older variable
+[ -z "${XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN="$XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN"
 [ -z "${XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN=hidden.meet.jitsi
 
 prosodyctl --config $PROSODY_CFG register focus $XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN $JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD
diff --git a/transcriber.yml b/transcriber.yml
index d78181b..5d6f7bb 100644
--- a/transcriber.yml
+++ b/transcriber.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ services:
             - XMPP_SERVER
             - XMPP_PORT
             - XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN
+            - XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN
             - XMPP_DOMAIN
             - PUBLIC_URL
             - JIGASI_CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index 318dfa7..4a02512 100644
--- a/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/web/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ if [ -z "$COLIBRI_WEBSOCKET_REGEX" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# maintain backward compatibility with older variable
+[ -z "${XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN}" ] && export XMPP_HIDDEN_DOMAIN="$XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN"
+
 # copy config files
 tpl /defaults/nginx.conf > /config/nginx/nginx.conf