diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 2770bc84d..deb39aa8b 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -453,6 +453,33 @@ redirect the user back to the SSO application's logout page.
 
     Defaults to None, which disables this feature.
 
+`PAPERLESS_USE_X_FORWARD_HOST=<bool>`
+
+: Configures the Django setting [USE_X_FORWARDED_HOST](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#use-x-forwarded-host)
+which may be needed for hosting behind a proxy.
+
+    Defaults to False
+
+`PAPERLESS_USE_X_FORWARD_PORT=<bool>`
+
+: Configures the Django setting [USE_X_FORWARDED_PORT](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#use-x-forwarded-port)
+which may be needed for hosting behind a proxy.
+
+    Defaults to False
+
+`PAPERLESS_PROXY_SSL_HEADER=<json-list>`
+
+: Configures the Django setting [SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#secure-proxy-ssl-header)
+which may be needed for hosting behind a proxy. The two values in the list will form the tuple of
+HTTP header/value expected by Django, eg `'["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO", "https"]'`.
+
+    Defaults to None
+
+!!! warning
+
+    Settings this value has security implications.  Read the Django documentation
+    and be sure you understand its usage before setting it.
+
 ## OCR settings {#ocr}
 
 Paperless uses [OCRmyPDF](https://ocrmypdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index b8abea5ff..bcf616ef3 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -431,6 +431,14 @@ if _paperless_url:
 # For use with trusted proxies
 TRUSTED_PROXIES = __get_list("PAPERLESS_TRUSTED_PROXIES")
 
+USE_X_FORWARDED_HOST = __get_boolean("PAPERLESS_USE_X_FORWARD_HOST", "false")
+USE_X_FORWARDED_PORT = __get_boolean("PAPERLESS_USE_X_FORWARD_PORT", "false")
+SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = (
+    tuple(json.loads(os.environ["PAPERLESS_PROXY_SSL_HEADER"]))
+    if "PAPERLESS_PROXY_SSL_HEADER" in os.environ
+    else None
+)
+
 # The secret key has a default that should be fine so long as you're hosting
 # Paperless on a closed network.  However, if you're putting this anywhere
 # public, you should change the key to something unique and verbose.