diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index e9a814df..90cfe27a 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module "cluster_lb" {
   rg_name         = "${module.common.rg_name}"
   location        = "${module.common.rg_location}"
   resource_prefix = "${var.resource_prefix}"
+  hostname        = "${var.hostname}"
 
   dns = {
     domain  = "${var.domain}"
diff --git a/modules/cluster_lb/dns.tf b/modules/cluster_lb/dns.tf
index 0ab4567e..08bd3939 100644
--- a/modules/cluster_lb/dns.tf
+++ b/modules/cluster_lb/dns.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ resource "azurerm_dns_a_record" "api" {
 }
 
 resource "azurerm_dns_a_record" "application" {
-  name                = "${local.prefix}"
+  name                = "${local.frontened_hostname}"
   zone_name           = "${data.azurerm_dns_zone.selected.name}"
   resource_group_name = "${var.dns["rg_name"]}"
   ttl                 = "${var.dns["ttl"]}"
diff --git a/modules/cluster_lb/variables.tf b/modules/cluster_lb/variables.tf
index 14b131d0..346c3f03 100644
--- a/modules/cluster_lb/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/cluster_lb/variables.tf
@@ -41,11 +41,17 @@ variable "lb_probe_unhealthy_threshold" {
   description = "The amount of unhealthy checks before marking a node unhealthy."
 }
 
+variable "hostname" {
+  default     = ""
+  description = "hostname for loadbalancer front end to use"
+}
+
 # ============================================================ MISC
 
 # LB resource names
 
 locals {
-  prefix   = "${var.resource_prefix}-${var.install_id}"
-  frontend = "${local.prefix}-fe"
+  prefix             = "${var.resource_prefix}-${var.install_id}"
+  frontend           = "${local.prefix}-fe"
+  frontened_hostname = "${var.hostname != "" ? var.hostname : local.prefix }"
 }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9e124b11..55fac0b2 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ variable "encryption_password" {
   default     = ""
 }
 
+variable "hostname" {
+  description = "Hostname for loadbalancer frontend to use, otherwise will default to 'tfe-$install_id.domain.com'"
+  default     = ""
+}
+
 variable "http_proxy_url" {
   type        = "string"
   description = "HTTP(S) Proxy URL"