diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7619b6f..7a080da5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,7 +138,51 @@ See the following links for config file information:
 
 ## Usage behind a reverse proxy
 
-Set the variable ``PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI`` to the fully-qualified path (``https://pma.example.net/``) where the reverse proxy makes phpMyAdmin available.
+Set the variable ``PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI`` to the fully-qualified path (``https://pma.example.net/``) where the reverse proxy makes phpMyAdmin available. See also ``PMA_SUB_URI_BASE``.
+
+## Usage on sub-URI behind a reverse proxy
+
+For NGINX, a proxy config could looks like that:
+
+docker-compose.yml:
+```yaml
+version: '3.1'
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:10.3
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: notSecureChangeMe
+
+  phpmyadmin:
+    image: phpmyadmin
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 8080:80 # <-- Exporting the port is optional when running behind a revers proxy on docker.
+    environment:
+      - PMA_ARBITRARY=1
+      - PMA_SUB_URI_BASE=/pma # <-- sub-URI used in nginx location selector.
+```
+
+
+nginx configuration - e.g. default.conf:
+```conf
+   location /pma { # <-- sub-URI set in docker-compose by PMA_SUB_URI_BASE
+       # Resolve against server_name
+       proxy_set_header Host                   $http_host;
+       
+       # Avoid warning message if proxy server is running on SSL port
+       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto      $scheme;
+       
+       # docker-compose service name and internal port of the upstream server.
+       # Port 80 is the internal port of the phpMyAdmin docker container. 
+       # It is not necessay to export the port if PhpMyAdmin should only be accessible
+       # through the proxy.
+       proxy_pass                              http://phpmyadmin:80;
+       break;
+   }
+```
 
 ## Environment variables summary
 
@@ -151,6 +195,7 @@ Set the variable ``PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI`` to the fully-qualified path (``https://pma
 * ``PMA_PORTS`` -  define comma separated list of ports of the MySQL servers
 * ``PMA_USER`` and ``PMA_PASSWORD`` - define username and password to use only with the `config` authentication method
 * ``PMA_ABSOLUTE_URI`` - the full URL to phpMyAdmin. Sometimes needed when used in a reverse-proxy configuration. Don't set this unless needed. See [documentation](https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/config.html#cfg_PmaAbsoluteUri).
+* ``PMA_SUB_URI_BASE`` - the URL suffix to phpMyAdmin when running on sub-URI like `your.domain.local/pma`. Syntax: `/<sub-uri>`.
 * ``PMA_CONFIG_BASE64`` - if set, this option will override the default `config.inc.php` with the base64 decoded contents of the variable
 * ``PMA_USER_CONFIG_BASE64`` - if set, this option will override the default `config.user.inc.php` with the base64 decoded contents of the variable
 * ``PMA_CONTROLHOST`` - when set, this points to an alternate database host used for storing the [phpMyAdmin Configuration Storage database](https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/setup.html#phpmyadmin-configuration-storage) database
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 601cdbe0..4ffde93a 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ if [ ! -z "${PMA_USER_CONFIG_BASE64}" ]; then
     echo "${PMA_USER_CONFIG_BASE64}" | base64 -d > /etc/phpmyadmin/config.user.inc.php
 fi
 
+# Create a symlink for the www root dir to support sub-URI.
+# See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42035947/how-to-change-the-access-url-of-official-phpmyadmin-docker-image-to-http-local/68643939#68643939
+if [ -n "${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}" ]; then
+    echo "Using sub URI: ${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}."
+    # Create symlink if link target does not already exit.
+    if [ ! -d /var/www/html/"${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}" ] && [ ! -f /var/www/html/"${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}" ]; then
+        ln -s /var/www/html /var/www/html"${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}"
+        ## Verify creation.
+        if [ -d /var/www/html"${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}" ]; then
+          echo "Sub URI link created."
+        else
+          echo "!! Creating sub-URI link failed. Validate PMA_SUB_URI_BASE. !!"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+    # If symlink target exist, validate that it is a symlink.
+    # Fail if the target is pointing to an existing file or dir like 'doc'.
+    elif [ ! -L /var/www/html/"${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}" ]; then
+        echo "!! Sub URI '${PMA_SUB_URI_BASE}' invalid. Please change PMA_SUB_URI_BASE. Cannot create link since a file or directory with same name exists. !!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 get_docker_secret() {
     local env_var="${1}"
     local env_var_file="${env_var}_FILE"
@@ -48,3 +70,5 @@ get_docker_secret PMA_HOST
 get_docker_secret PMA_CONTROLPASS
 
 exec "$@"
+
+