diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96efd68a2f..079b44890a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ endif()
 set(CURA_VERSION "master" CACHE STRING "Version name of Cura")
 set(CURA_BUILDTYPE "" CACHE STRING "Build type of Cura, eg. 'PPA'")
 set(CURA_PACKAGES_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Packages version of Cura")
+set(CURA_CLOUD_API_ROOT "" CACHE STRING "Alternative cloud API root of Cura")
+
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cura.desktop.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cura.desktop @ONLY)
 configure_file(cura/CuraVersion.py.in CuraVersion.py @ONLY)
 
diff --git a/cura/CuraVersion.py.in b/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
index f45a24cae9..3077ad5441 100644
--- a/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
+++ b/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ CuraVersion = "@CURA_VERSION@"
 CuraBuildType = "@CURA_BUILDTYPE@"
 CuraDebugMode = True if "@_cura_debugmode@" == "ON" else False
 CuraPackagesVersion = "@CURA_PACKAGES_VERSION@"
+CuraCloudAPIRoot = "@CURA_CLOUD_API_ROOT@"