diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 2e3d3ce0c1..c88dde831a 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ dspace.hostname = localhost
 # DSpace base host URL.  Include port number etc.
 dspace.baseUrl = http://localhost:8080
 
+# Full link your end users will use to access DSpace. Common usage is
+# either /xmlui or /jspui if you have deployed either the xmlui or jspui
+# webapp under the corresponding context path in your servlet container.
+# Alternatively, you can use a url redirect or deploy the web application
+# under the servlet container root.
+dspace.url = http://localhost:8080/xmlui
+
 # Name of the site
 dspace.name = DSpace at My University
 
diff --git a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
index f7e50d451e..0767ed20cf 100644
--- a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dspace.baseUrl = ${dspace.baseUrl}
 # Change to xmlui if you wish to use the xmlui as the default, or remove
 # "/jspui" and set webapp of your choice as the "ROOT" webapp in
 # the servlet engine.
-dspace.url = ${dspace.baseUrl}/xmlui
+dspace.url = ${dspace.url}
 
 # Optional: DSpace URL for mobile access
 # This