diff --git a/apps/rego-tunnel/config.json b/apps/rego-tunnel/config.json
index 78d7727..a3e5a7d 100755
--- a/apps/rego-tunnel/config.json
+++ b/apps/rego-tunnel/config.json
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@
       "required": true,
       "env_variable": "LEASE_TIME",
       "default": "12h"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "text",
+      "label": "Host share directory",
+      "hint": "Host path mounted into the container at /hostshare and exported into the VM",
+      "placeholder": "${APP_DATA_DIR}",
+      "required": true,
+      "env_variable": "HOSTSHARE_DIR",
+      "default": "/etc/runtipi/app-data/runtipi/rego-tunnel/hostshare"
     }
   ],
   "supported_architectures": ["amd64"]
diff --git a/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.json b/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.json
index fad74f2..fc44962 100755
--- a/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.json
+++ b/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.json
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
         {
           "key": "LEASE_TIME",
           "value": "${LEASE_TIME}"
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "HOSTSHARE_DIR",
+          "value": "${HOSTSHARE_DIR}"
         }
       ],
       "internalPort": 8006,
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@
           "private": false
         },
         {
-          "hostPath": "${APP_DATA_DIR}",
+          "hostPath": "${HOSTSHARE_DIR}",
           "containerPath": "/hostshare",
           "readOnly": false,
           "shared": false,
diff --git a/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.yml b/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.yml
index a862938..890bd27 100755
--- a/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/rego-tunnel/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ services:
       - VM_MAC=${VM_MAC:-52:54:00:12:34:56}
       - DNS_SERVERS=${DNS_SERVERS:-1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8}
       - LEASE_TIME=${LEASE_TIME:-12h}
+      - HOSTSHARE_DIR=${HOSTSHARE_DIR:-${APP_DATA_DIR}}
     volumes:
       - /etc/runtipi/user-config/runtipi/rego-tunnel/storage/linux-vm.qcow2:/vm/linux-vm.qcow2
       - /etc/runtipi/user-config/runtipi/rego-tunnel/shared:/shared
-      - ${APP_DATA_DIR}:/hostshare
+      - ${HOSTSHARE_DIR:-${APP_DATA_DIR}}:/hostshare
     networks:
       - tipi_main_network
     sysctls: