diff --git a/trove/common/cfg.py b/trove/common/cfg.py
index a3384a953e..b2371eda1f 100644
--- a/trove/common/cfg.py
+++ b/trove/common/cfg.py
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ path_opts = [
                help='Directory where the Trove python module is installed.'),
 ]
 
+versions_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('public_endpoint', default=None,
+               help='Public URL to use for versions endpoint. The default '
+                    'is None, which will use the request\'s host_url '
+                    'attribute to populate the URL base. If Trove is '
+                    'operating behind a proxy, you will want to change '
+                    'this to represent the proxy\'s URL.')
+]
+
 common_opts = [
     cfg.IPOpt('bind_host', default='0.0.0.0',
               help='IP address the API server will listen on.'),
@@ -1526,6 +1535,7 @@ rpcapi_cap_opts = [
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 CONF.register_opts(path_opts)
+CONF.register_opts(versions_opts)
 CONF.register_opts(common_opts)
 
 CONF.register_opts(database_opts, 'database')
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/api/test_versions.py b/trove/tests/unittests/api/test_versions.py
index b4b1860251..ca44f79505 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/api/test_versions.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/api/test_versions.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from mock import Mock
+import webob
 
+from trove.common import cfg
 from trove.tests.unittests import trove_testtools
 from trove.versions import BaseVersion
 from trove.versions import Version
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ class VersionsControllerTest(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.controller,
                              "VersionsController instance was None")
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(VersionsControllerTest, self).tearDown()
+        cfg.CONF.clear_override('public_endpoint')
+
     def test_index_json(self):
         request = Mock()
         result = self.controller.index(request)
@@ -66,6 +72,23 @@ class VersionsControllerTest(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('2012-08-01T00:00:00Z', json_data['updated'],
                          'Version updated value is incorrect')
 
+    def test_index_json_with_public_endpoint(self):
+        cfg.CONF.set_override('public_endpoint', "https://example.com:8779")
+        req = webob.Request.blank('/')
+        resp = self.controller.index(req)
+        result = resp.data('application/json')['versions']
+        expected = [
+            {
+                'status': 'CURRENT',
+                'updated': '2012-08-01T00:00:00Z',
+                'id': 'v1.0',
+                'links': [{
+                    'href': 'https://example.com:8779/v1.0/',
+                    'rel': 'self'}]
+            }
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(expected, result)
+
     def test_show_json(self):
         request = Mock()
         request.url_version = '1.0'
@@ -84,6 +107,22 @@ class VersionsControllerTest(trove_testtools.TestCase):
                          "Version updated was not '2012-08-01T00:00:00Z'")
         self.assertEqual('v1.0', version['id'], "Version id was not 'v1.0'")
 
+    def test_show_json_with_public_endpoint(self):
+        cfg.CONF.set_override('public_endpoint', "https://example.com:8779")
+        req = webob.Request.blank('/')
+        req.url_version = '1.0'
+        resp = self.controller.show(req)
+        result = resp.data('application/json')['version']
+        expected = {
+            'status': 'CURRENT',
+            'updated': '2012-08-01T00:00:00Z',
+            'id': 'v1.0',
+            'links': [{
+                'href': 'https://example.com:8779/',
+                'rel': 'self'}]
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(expected, result)
+
 
 class BaseVersionTestCase(trove_testtools.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/trove/versions.py b/trove/versions.py
index 7b2a81d009..48ed94d90b 100644
--- a/trove/versions.py
+++ b/trove/versions.py
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 import os
 import routes
 
+from trove.common import cfg
 from trove.common import wsgi
 
-
+CONF = cfg.CONF
 VERSIONS = {
     "1.0": {
         "id": "v1.0",
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class BaseVersion(object):
     def __init__(self, id, status, base_url, updated):
         self.id = id
         self.status = status
-        self.base_url = base_url
+        self.base_url = CONF.public_endpoint or base_url
         self.updated = updated
 
     def data(self):