diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/vhost.conf.j2 b/roles/nginx/templates/vhost.conf.j2
index a8b208b..f8b0ee2 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/templates/vhost.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/nginx/templates/vhost.conf.j2
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ server {
     listen 443 ssl http2;
     listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
 
+    {# Allow sites to override the nginx document root #}
+    {% if item.document_root is defined %}
+    root {{ item.document_root }};
+    {% else %}
     root {{ nginx_root_prefix }}/{{ domain_name }};
+    {% endif %}
 
     {# will only work if the TLS cert covers the domain + aliases, like example.com and www.example.com #}
     server_name {{ domain_name }} {{ domain_aliases }};