diff --git a/storage/pkg/flagset/gateway.go b/storage/pkg/flagset/gateway.go
index ca3b16d5b7..7180e7af62 100644
--- a/storage/pkg/flagset/gateway.go
+++ b/storage/pkg/flagset/gateway.go
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ func GatewayWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 			Destination: &cfg.Reva.StorageRegistry.HomeProvider,
 		},
 
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "public-url",
+			Value:       "https://localhost:9200",
+			Usage:       "URL to use for the storage service",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"STORAGE_FRONTEND_PUBLIC_URL"},
+			Destination: &cfg.Reva.Frontend.PublicURL,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "datagateway-url",
 			Value:       "https://localhost:9200/data",