diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidApp.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidApp.java
index 135fa4eba560..d3f65b134ccd 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidApp.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidApp.java
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ public static SharedPreferences getSharedPrefs(Context context) {
         return context.getSharedPreferences(SHARED_PREFS_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
     }
 
+    public static SharedPreferences getApplicationPrefs() {
+        return getSharedPrefs(sInstance.getApplicationContext());
+    }
+
 
     public static AnkiDroidApp getInstance() {
         return sInstance;
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Preferences.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Preferences.java
index 80e771aa72e4..6fdf2621ac1b 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Preferences.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Preferences.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class Preferences extends PreferenceActivity implements OnSharedPreferenc
     private static String[] sShowValueInSummSeek = { "relativeDisplayFontSize", "relativeCardBrowserFontSize",
             "relativeImageSize", "answerButtonSize", "whiteBoardStrokeWidth", "swipeSensitivity",
             "timeoutAnswerSeconds", "timeoutQuestionSeconds", "backupMax", "dayOffset" };
-    private static String[] sShowValueInSummEditText = { "simpleInterfaceExcludeTags", "deckPath" };
+    private static String[] sShowValueInSummEditText = { "simpleInterfaceExcludeTags", "deckPath", "syncBaseUrl" };
     private static String[] sShowValueInSummNumRange = { "timeLimit", "learnCutoff" };
     private TreeMap<String, String> mListsToUpdate = new TreeMap<String, String>();
     private StyledProgressDialog mProgressDialog;
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/FullSyncer.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/FullSyncer.java
index d952190fcd70..efbf615f8855 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/FullSyncer.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/FullSyncer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import com.ichi2.anki.exception.UnknownHttpResponseException;
 import com.ichi2.async.Connection;
 import com.ichi2.libanki.Collection;
-import com.ichi2.libanki.Consts;
 import com.ichi2.libanki.Utils;
 
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ public FullSyncer(Collection col, String hkey, Connection con) {
 
     @Override
     public String syncURL() {
-        return Consts.SYNC_BASE + "sync/";
+        return syncBase() + "sync/";
     }
 
 
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/HttpSyncer.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/HttpSyncer.java
index 40e8fc971b8f..a0db77448098 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/HttpSyncer.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/HttpSyncer.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public HttpResponse req(String method, InputStream fobj, int comp, JSONObject re
             bos.flush();
             bos.close();
             // connection headers
-            String url = Consts.SYNC_BASE;
+            String url = syncBase();
             if (method.equals("register")) {
                 url = url + "account/signup" + "?username=" + registerData.getString("u") + "&password="
                         + registerData.getString("p");
@@ -447,9 +447,12 @@ public HttpResponse register(String user, String pw) throws UnknownHttpResponseE
         return null;
     }
 
+    public String syncBase() {
+        return AnkiDroidApp.getApplicationPrefs().getString("syncBaseUrl", Consts.SYNC_BASE);
+    }
 
     public String syncURL() {
-        return Consts.SYNC_BASE + "sync/";
+        return syncBase() + "sync/";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/RemoteMediaServer.java b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/RemoteMediaServer.java
index 0d60108ee283..6bb24e61254f 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/RemoteMediaServer.java
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/libanki/sync/RemoteMediaServer.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import com.ichi2.anki.exception.UnknownHttpResponseException;
 import com.ichi2.async.Connection;
 import com.ichi2.libanki.Collection;
-import com.ichi2.libanki.Consts;
 import com.ichi2.libanki.Utils;
 
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ public RemoteMediaServer(Collection col, String hkey, Connection con) {
 
     @Override
     public String syncURL() {
-        return Consts.SYNC_BASE + "msync/";
+        return syncBase() + "msync/";
     }
 
 
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/10-preferences.xml b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/10-preferences.xml
index 8efdabfca9ad..0b10d859d0b2 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/10-preferences.xml
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/10-preferences.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
     <string name="tts_summ">Reads out question and answer if no sound file is included</string>
     <string name="sync_fetch_missing_media">Fetch media on sync</string>
     <string name="sync_fetch_missing_media_summ">Automatically fetch missing media when syncing.</string>
+    <string name="sync_base_url">Anki Server URL</string>
+    <string name="sync_base_url_summ">XXX</string>
     <string name="sync_account">AnkiWeb account</string>
     <string name="sync_account_summ_logged_out">Not logged in</string>
     <string name="sync_account_summ_logged_in">%s</string>
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 8e05e635479f..e49d51137c16 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@
     <!-- Advanced Preferences -->
     <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/pref_cat_advanced"
         android:summary="@string/pref_cat_advanced_summ" >
+        <EditTextPreference
+            android:defaultValue="https://ankiweb.net/"
+            android:key="syncBaseUrl"
+            android:summary="@string/sync_base_url_summ"
+            android:title="@string/sync_base_url" />
 	    <Preference 
 	        android:key="force_full_sync"
 	        android:title="@string/force_full_sync_title"