diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index fe95d55e..88626c2e 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Permanent configuration options:
                           config file when used
 
     --aururl      <url>   Set an alternative AUR URL
+    --aurrpcurl   <url>   Set an alternative URL for the AUR /rpc endpoint
     --builddir    <dir>   Directory used to download and run PKGBUILDS
     --editor      <file>  Editor to use when editing PKGBUILDs
     --editorflags <flags> Pass arguments to editor
diff --git a/completions/bash b/completions/bash
index c28cbd25..be41c706 100644
--- a/completions/bash
+++ b/completions/bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ _yay() {
           noansweredit noanswerupgrade cleanmenu diffmenu editmenu upgrademenu cleanafter nocleanafter
           nocleanmenu nodiffmenu noupgrademenu provides noprovides pgpfetch nopgpfetch
           useask nouseask combinedupgrade nocombinedupgrade aur repo makepkgconf
-          nomakepkgconf askremovemake removemake noremovemake completioninterval aururl
+          nomakepkgconf askremovemake removemake noremovemake completioninterval aururl aurrpcurl
           searchby batchinstall nobatchinstall'
     'b d h q r v')
   yays=('clean gendb' 'c')
diff --git a/completions/fish b/completions/fish
index 1ff1ed5b..f4cd23c4 100644
--- a/completions/fish
+++ b/completions/fish
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ complete -c $progname -n "$getpkgbuild" -s p -l print -d 'Print pkgbuild of pack
 # Permanent configuration settings
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l save -d 'Save current arguments to yay permanent configuration' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l aururl -d 'Set an alternative AUR URL' -f
+complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l aurrpcurl -d 'Set an alternative URL for the AUR /rpc endpoint' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l builddir -d 'Directory to use for Building AUR Packages' -r
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l editor -d 'Editor to use' -f
 complete -c $progname -n "not $noopt" -l editorflags -d 'Editor flags to use' -f
diff --git a/completions/zsh b/completions/zsh
index b81cfee0..38b4292d 100644
--- a/completions/zsh
+++ b/completions/zsh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ _pacman_opts_common=(
 	'--repo[Assume targets are from the repositories]'
 	{-a,--aur}'[Assume targets are from the AUR]'
 	'--aururl[Set an alternative AUR URL]:url'
+	'--aurrpcurl[Set an alternative URL for the AUR /rpc endpoint]:url'
 	'--arch[Set an alternate architecture]'
 	{-b,--dbpath}'[Alternate database location]:database_location:_files -/'
 	'--color[colorize the output]:color options:(always never auto)'
diff --git a/doc/yay.8 b/doc/yay.8
index 9360278c..27276cb1 100644
--- a/doc/yay.8
+++ b/doc/yay.8
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ file.
 .B \-\-aururl
 Set an alternative AUR URL.
 
+.TP
+.B \-\-aurrpcurl
+Set an alternative URL for the AUR /rpc endpoint.
+
 .TP
 .B \-\-builddir <dir>
 Directory to use for Building AUR Packages. This directory is also used as
diff --git a/pkg/settings/args.go b/pkg/settings/args.go
index db276f63..2effc2d2 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/args.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/args.go
@@ -27,14 +27,29 @@ func (c *Configuration) extractYayOptions(a *parser.Arguments) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	c.Runtime.AURClient.BaseURL = strings.TrimRight(c.AURURL, "/") + "/rpc?"
 	c.AURURL = strings.TrimRight(c.AURURL, "/")
+	c.Runtime.AURClient.BaseURL = c.AURURL + "/rpc?"
+
+	// if AurRPCURL is set, use that for /rpc calls
+	if c.AURRPCURL != "" {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(c.AURRPCURL, "?") {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(c.AURRPCURL, "/rpc") {
+				c.AURRPCURL += "?"
+			} else {
+				c.AURRPCURL = strings.TrimRight(c.AURRPCURL, "/") + "/rpc?"
+			}
+		}
+
+		c.Runtime.AURClient.BaseURL = c.AURRPCURL
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *Configuration) handleOption(option, value string) bool {
 	switch option {
 	case "aururl":
 		c.AURURL = value
+	case "aurrpcurl":
+		c.AURRPCURL = value
 	case "save":
 		c.Runtime.SaveConfig = true
 	case "afterclean", "cleanafter":
diff --git a/pkg/settings/config.go b/pkg/settings/config.go
index bf39cabc..200cd70c 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/config.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var NoConfirm = false
 // Configuration stores yay's config.
 type Configuration struct {
 	AURURL                 string   `json:"aururl"`
+	AURRPCURL              string   `json:"aurrpcurl"`
 	BuildDir               string   `json:"buildDir"`
 	Editor                 string   `json:"editor"`
 	EditorFlags            string   `json:"editorflags"`
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ func (c *Configuration) Save(configPath string) error {
 
 func (c *Configuration) expandEnv() {
 	c.AURURL = os.ExpandEnv(c.AURURL)
+	c.AURRPCURL = os.ExpandEnv(c.AURRPCURL)
 	c.BuildDir = os.ExpandEnv(c.BuildDir)
 	c.Editor = os.ExpandEnv(c.Editor)
 	c.EditorFlags = os.ExpandEnv(c.EditorFlags)
diff --git a/pkg/settings/parser/parser.go b/pkg/settings/parser/parser.go
index 3e264ad1..5329a101 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/parser/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/parser/parser.go
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ func isArg(arg string) bool {
 	case "machinereadable":
 	// yay options
 	case "aururl":
+	case "aurrpcurl":
 	case "save":
 	case "afterclean", "cleanafter":
 	case "noafterclean", "nocleanafter":
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ func hasParam(arg string) bool {
 	case "color":
 	// yay params
 	case "aururl":
+	case "aurrpcurl":
 	case "mflags":
 	case "gpgflags":
 	case "gitflags":