diff --git a/application/utils.inc.php b/application/utils.inc.php
index 4e3de3873..d9a6c921e 100644
--- a/application/utils.inc.php
+++ b/application/utils.inc.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require_once(APPROOT.'/core/config.class.inc.php');
 require_once(APPROOT.'/application/transaction.class.inc.php');
 
 define('ITOP_CONFIG_FILE', APPROOT.'/config-itop.php');
+define('SERVER_NAME_PLACEHOLDER', '$SERVER_NAME$');
 
 class FileUploadException extends Exception
 {
@@ -365,7 +366,21 @@ class utils
      */                   
 	static public function GetAbsoluteUrlAppRoot()
 	{
-		return MetaModel::GetConfig()->Get('app_root_url');
+		$sUrl = MetaModel::GetConfig()->Get('app_root_url');
+		if (strpos($sUrl, SERVER_NAME_PLACEHOLDER) > -1)
+		{
+			if (isset($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']))
+			{
+				$sServerName = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// CLI mode ?
+				$sServerName = php_uname('n');
+			}
+			$sUrl = str_replace(SERVER_NAME_PLACEHOLDER, $sServerName, $sUrl);
+		}
+		return $sUrl;
 	}
 
 	static public function GetDefaultUrlAppRoot()
diff --git a/core/config.class.inc.php b/core/config.class.inc.php
index 758f7630a..3dd7f00ca 100644
--- a/core/config.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/config.class.inc.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Config
 	protected $m_aSettings = array(
 		'app_root_url' => array(
 			'type' => 'string',
-			'description' => 'Root URL used for navigating within the application, or from an email to the application',
+			'description' => 'Root URL used for navigating within the application, or from an email to the application (you can put $SERVER_NAME$ as a placeholder for the server\'s name)',
 			'default' => '',
 			'value' => '',
 			'source_of_value' => '',