diff --git a/doc/toxic.1 b/doc/toxic.1
index ffab2c70a..1dcdf0379 100644
--- a/doc/toxic.1
+++ b/doc/toxic.1
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ for DHT bootstrap nodes instead of
 \fI~/\&.config/tox/DHTnodes\&.json\fR
 .RE
 .PP
+\-N, \-\-nodes\-url nodes\-list\-url
+.RS
+Use specified
+\fInodes-list-url\fR
+for DHT bootstrap nodes status info instead of
+\fIhttps://nodes\&.tox\&.chat/json\fR
+.RE
+.PP
 \-o, \-\-noconnect
 .RS 4
 Do not connect to the DHT network
diff --git a/doc/toxic.1.asc b/doc/toxic.1.asc
index 1287e8b9c..abc24361e 100644
--- a/doc/toxic.1.asc
+++ b/doc/toxic.1.asc
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ OPTIONS
 -n, --nodes nodes-file::
     Use specified 'nodes-file' for DHT bootstrap nodes instead of '~/.config/tox/DHTnodes.json'
 
+-N, --nodes-url nodes-list-url::
+    Use specified 'nodes-list-url' for DHT bootstrap nodes status info instead of 'https://nodes.tox.chat/json'
+
 -o, --noconnect::
     Do not connect to the DHT network
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap.c b/src/bootstrap.c
index 576d56d72..30c57d1b7 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/bootstrap.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "windows.h"
 
 /* URL that we get the JSON encoded nodes list from. */
-#define NODES_LIST_URL "https://nodes.tox.chat/json"
+#define DEFAULT_NODES_LIST_URL "https://nodes.tox.chat/json"
 
 #define DEFAULT_NODES_FILENAME "DHTnodes.json"
 
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ static int curl_fetch_nodes_JSON(const Run_Options *run_opts, struct Recv_Curl_D
         goto on_exit;
     }
 
-    ret = curl_easy_setopt(c_handle, CURLOPT_URL, NODES_LIST_URL);
+    if (!string_is_empty(run_opts->nodes_path)) {
+        ret = curl_easy_setopt(c_handle, CURLOPT_URL, run_opts->nodes_list_url);
+    } else {
+        ret = curl_easy_setopt(c_handle, CURLOPT_URL, DEFAULT_NODES_LIST_URL);
+    }
 
     if (ret != CURLE_OK) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set url (libcurl error %d)", ret);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5d9ec85fc..350fb3f05 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ static void print_usage(void)
     fprintf(stderr, "  -l, --logging            Enable toxcore logging: Requires [log_path | stderr]\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  -L, --no-lan             Disable local discovery\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  -n, --nodes              Use specified DHTnodes file\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "  -N, --nodes-url          Use specified DHTnodes list url\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  -o, --noconnect          Do not connect to the DHT network\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  -p, --SOCKS5-proxy       Use SOCKS5 proxy: Requires [IP] [port]\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  -P, --HTTP-proxy         Use HTTP proxy: Requires [IP] [port]\n");
@@ -994,6 +995,7 @@ static void parse_args(Toxic *toxic, Init_Queue *init_q, int argc, char *argv[])
         {"logging", required_argument, 0, 'l'},
         {"no-lan", no_argument, 0, 'L'},
         {"nodes", required_argument, 0, 'n'},
+        {"nodes-url", required_argument, 0, 'N'},
         {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
         {"noconnect", no_argument, 0, 'o'},
         {"namelist", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
@@ -1010,9 +1012,9 @@ static void parse_args(Toxic *toxic, Init_Queue *init_q, int argc, char *argv[])
     };
 
 #ifdef TOX_EXPERIMENTAL
-    const char *opts_str = "4bdehLotuxvc:f:l:n:r:s:p:P:T:";
+    const char *opts_str = "4bdehLotuxvc:f:l:n:N:r:s:p:P:T:";
 #else
-    const char *opts_str = "4bdehLotuxvc:f:l:n:r:p:P:T:";
+    const char *opts_str = "4bdehLotuxvc:f:l:n:N:r:p:P:T:";
 #endif // TOX_EXPERIMENTAL
 
     int opt = 0;
@@ -1076,6 +1078,16 @@ static void parse_args(Toxic *toxic, Init_Queue *init_q, int argc, char *argv[])
                 break;
             }
 
+            case 'N': {
+                if (optarg == NULL ) {
+                    init_queue_add(init_q, "Invaild argument for option : %d", opt);
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                snprintf(run_opts->nodes_list_url, sizeof(run_opts->nodes_list_url), "%s", optarg);
+                break;
+            }
+
             case 'o': {
                 run_opts->no_connect = true;
                 init_queue_add(init_q, "DHT disabled");
diff --git a/src/run_options.h b/src/run_options.h
index 27b12cfe4..e4e815dcf 100644
--- a/src/run_options.h
+++ b/src/run_options.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct Run_Options {
     char nameserver_path[TOXIC_MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
     char config_path[TOXIC_MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
     char nodes_path[TOXIC_MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
+    char nodes_list_url[TOXIC_MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
 
     bool logging;
     FILE *log_fp;