diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.md b/docs/CHANGES.md
index 2676dbb76..ac192132b 100755
--- a/docs/CHANGES.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Start improving Content-Security-Policy compatibility by removing inline CSS. [mathiasertl]
 - Add support for XEP-0048, chat room bookmarks [jcbrand]
 - New configuration setting [connection_options](https://conversejs.org/docs/html/configuration.html#connection_options) [jcbrand]
+- #203 New configuration setting [muc_domain](https://conversejs.org/docs/html/configuration.html#muc_domain) [jcbrand]
 
 ## 2.0.0 (2016-09-16)
 - #656 Online users count not shown initially [amanzur]
diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.rst b/docs/source/configuration.rst
index 9d4fbbc66..266c4f415 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ fullname
 If you are using prebinding, can specify the fullname of the currently
 logged in user, otherwise the user's vCard will be fetched.
 
+.. _`hide_muc_server`:
+
 hide_muc_server
 ---------------
 
@@ -694,6 +696,17 @@ See also the `storage`_ option, which applies to other cached data, such as
 which chats you have open, what features the XMPP server supports and what
 your online status is.
 
+muc_domain
+----------
+
+* Default:  ``undefined``
+
+The MUC (multi-user chat) domain that should be used. By default converse.js
+will attempt to get the MUC domain from the XMPP host of the currently logged in
+user.
+
+This setting will override that. You might want to combine this setting with `hide_muc_server`_.
+
 muc_history_max_stanzas
 -----------------------
 
diff --git a/src/converse-muc.js b/src/converse-muc.js
index 93346dcc8..d7a22c39f 100755
--- a/src/converse-muc.js
+++ b/src/converse-muc.js
@@ -146,33 +146,39 @@
                 },
 
                 onConnected: function () {
-                    // TODO: This can probably be refactored to be an event
-                    // handler (and therefore removed from overrides)
                     var converse = this.__super__.converse;
                     this.__super__.onConnected.apply(this, arguments);
 
-                    if (this.model.get('connected')) {
-                        converse.features.off('add', this.featureAdded, this);
-                        converse.features.on('add', this.featureAdded, this);
-                        // Features could have been added before the controlbox was
-                        // initialized. We're only interested in MUC
-                        var feature = converse.features.findWhere({
-                            'var': Strophe.NS.MUC
-                        });
-                        if (feature) {
-                            this.featureAdded(feature);
+                    if (_.isUndefined(converse.muc_domain)) {
+                        if (this.model.get('connected')) {
+                            converse.features.off('add', this.featureAdded, this);
+                            converse.features.on('add', this.featureAdded, this);
+                            // Features could have been added before the controlbox was
+                            // initialized. We're only interested in MUC
+                            var feature = converse.features.findWhere({
+                                'var': Strophe.NS.MUC
+                            });
+                            if (feature) {
+                                this.featureAdded(feature);
+                            }
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        this.setMUCDomain(converse.muc_domain);
+                    }
+                },
+
+                setMUCDomain: function (domain) {
+                    this.roomspanel.model.save({'muc_domain': domain});
+                    var $server= this.$el.find('input.new-chatroom-server');
+                    if (!$server.is(':focus')) {
+                        $server.val(this.roomspanel.model.get('muc_domain'));
                     }
                 },
 
                 featureAdded: function (feature) {
                     var converse = this.__super__.converse;
                     if ((feature.get('var') === Strophe.NS.MUC) && (converse.allow_muc)) {
-                        this.roomspanel.model.save({muc_domain: feature.get('from')});
-                        var $server= this.$el.find('input.new-chatroom-server');
-                        if (! $server.is(':focus')) {
-                            $server.val(this.roomspanel.model.get('muc_domain'));
-                        }
+                        this.setMUCDomain(feature.get('from'));
                     }
                 }
             },
@@ -206,6 +212,7 @@
                 auto_join_rooms: [],
                 auto_list_rooms: false,
                 hide_muc_server: false,
+                muc_domain: undefined,
                 muc_history_max_stanzas: undefined,
                 muc_instant_rooms: true,
                 muc_nickname_from_jid: false