diff --git a/pandora/0xdb.jsonc b/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
index 483509977..4f481edf3 100644
--- a/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@
         // fixme: there should be no magic applied to this file
         "id": "{{settings.SITEID}}",
         "name": "{{settings.SITENAME}}",
-        "url": "{{settings.URL}}"
+        "url": "{{settings.URL}}",
+        "videoprefix": ""
     },
     "sitePages": [
         {"id": "about", "title": "About"},
diff --git a/pandora/app/config.py b/pandora/app/config.py
index 0545a0855..0eded5614 100644
--- a/pandora/app/config.py
+++ b/pandora/app/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def load_config():
         config['site']['name'] = settings.SITENAME
         config['site']['sectionName'] = settings.SITENAME
         config['site']['url'] = settings.URL
+        config['site']['videoprefix'] = settings.VIDEO_PREFIX
 
         config['keys'] = {}
         for key in config['itemKeys']:
diff --git a/pandora/settings.py b/pandora/settings.py
index 10cdd5e16..0615aba04 100644
--- a/pandora/settings.py
+++ b/pandora/settings.py
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'data'))
 STATIC_ROOT = normpath(join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'static'))
 TESTS_ROOT = join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'tests')
 
+#if videos are served from another subdomain
+VIDEO_PREFIX = ''
+
 # URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
 # trailing slash if there is a path component (optional in other cases).
 # Examples: "http://media.lawrence.com", "http://example.com/media/"
+
 MEDIA_URL = '/data/'
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/item.js b/static/js/pandora/item.js
index 6fe192c74..5f945014e 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/item.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/item.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
             });
             pandora.site.video.resolutions.forEach(function(resolution) {
                 video[resolution] = Ox.range(result.data.parts).map(function(i) {
-                    return '/' + pandora.user.ui.item + '/'
+                    return pandora.site.site.videoprefix + '/' + pandora.user.ui.item + '/'
                         + resolution + 'p' + (i + 1) + '.' + pandora.user.videoFormat;
                 });
             });