diff --git a/doc/manual/src/projects.md b/doc/manual/src/projects.md
index 3b9b8eb1..3c1d7017 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/projects.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/projects.md
@@ -486,9 +486,10 @@ analogous:
 * For a jobset with a `Git`-input which points to a `gitea`-instance, add the following
   additional inputs:
 
-  | Type           | Name                | Value                               |
-  | -------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
-  | `String value` | `gitea_repo_name`   | *Name of the repository to build*   |
-  | `String value` | `gitea_repo_owner`  | *Owner of the repository*           |
-  | `String value` | `gitea_status_repo` | *Name of the `Git checkout` input*  |
+  | Type           | Name                | Value                              |
+  | -------------- | ------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+  | `String value` | `gitea_repo_name`   | *Name of the repository to build*  |
+  | `String value` | `gitea_repo_owner`  | *Owner of the repository*          |
+  | `String value` | `gitea_status_repo` | *Name of the `Git checkout` input* |
+  | `String value` | `gitea_http_url`    | *Public URL of `gitea`*, optional  |
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b61f7602..67d318ad 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@
                     "git": {"value": "http://localhost:3001/root/repo.git", "type": "git"},
                     "gitea_repo_name": {"value": "repo", "type": "string"},
                     "gitea_repo_owner": {"value": "root", "type": "string"},
-                    "gitea_status_repo": {"value": "git", "type": "string"}
+                    "gitea_status_repo": {"value": "git", "type": "string"},
+                    "gitea_http_url": {"value": "http://localhost:3001", "type": "string"}
                   }
                 }
                 EOF
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GiteaStatus.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GiteaStatus.pm
index 9c67c2a5..b8da1d0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GiteaStatus.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GiteaStatus.pm
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ sub common {
             next unless defined $giteastatusInput && defined $giteastatusInput->value;
             my $i = $eval->jobsetevalinputs->find({ name => $giteastatusInput->value, altnr => 0 });
             next unless defined $i;
+            my $gitea_url = $eval->jobsetevalinputs->find({ name => "gitea_http_url" });
 
             my $repoOwner = $eval->jobsetevalinputs->find({ name => "gitea_repo_owner" })->value;
             my $repoName = $eval->jobsetevalinputs->find({ name => "gitea_repo_name" })->value;
@@ -62,7 +63,14 @@ sub common {
 
             my $rev = $i->revision;
             my $domain = URI->new($i->uri)->host;
-            my $url = "http://$domain:3001/api/v1/repos/$repoOwner/$repoName/statuses/$rev";
+            my $host;
+            unless (defined $gitea_url) {
+                $host = "https://$domain";
+            } else {
+                $host = $gitea_url->value;
+            }
+
+            my $url = "$host/api/v1/repos/$repoOwner/$repoName/statuses/$rev";
 
             print STDERR "GiteaStatus POSTing $state to $url\n";
             my $req = HTTP::Request->new('POST', $url);