diff --git a/docs/source/configuration/environmentvariables.md b/docs/source/configuration/environmentvariables.md
index debb468d8f..a63c6144f1 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration/environmentvariables.md
+++ b/docs/source/configuration/environmentvariables.md
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ You can also generate builds on your continuous integration, then deploy them an
     yarn
     BUILD_DIR=dist node dist/server.js
     ```
+
+`VOLTOCONFIG`
+    This environment variable allows you to specify a custom location for {file}`volto.config.js`.
+
+    It can be relative to the current project or absolute.
+
+    ```shell
+    VOLTOCONFIG=../../volto.config.js yarn start
+    ```
 ````
 
 
diff --git a/docs/source/configuration/volto-config-js.md b/docs/source/configuration/volto-config-js.md
index 9320c3c6d5..a33ce66fbf 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration/volto-config-js.md
+++ b/docs/source/configuration/volto-config-js.md
@@ -62,3 +62,23 @@ module.exports = {
   theme
 };
 ```
+
+## `VOLTOCONFIG` environment variable usage
+
+This environment variable allows you to specify a custom location for {file}`volto.config.js`.
+
+It can be relative to the current project or absolute.
+
+```shell
+VOLTOCONFIG=../../volto.config.js yarn start
+```
+
+```shell
+VOLTOCONFIG=$(pwd)/volto.config.js yarn start
+```
+
+You can also set it from the root of the monorepo:
+
+```shell
+VOLTOCONFIG=../../volto.config.js pnpm --filter @plone/volto start
+```
diff --git a/packages/registry/news/5752.feature b/packages/registry/news/5752.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37d63a661f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/registry/news/5752.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `VOLTOCONFIG` environment variable. @sneridagh
diff --git a/packages/registry/src/addon-registry.js b/packages/registry/src/addon-registry.js
index 418481be76..61980f9928 100644
--- a/packages/registry/src/addon-registry.js
+++ b/packages/registry/src/addon-registry.js
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ class AddonConfigurationRegistry {
       path.join(projectRootPath, 'package.json'),
     ));
     // Loads the dynamic config, if any
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(projectRootPath, 'volto.config.js'))) {
+    if (process.env.VOLTOCONFIG) {
+      if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.env.VOLTOCONFIG))) {
+        const voltoConfigPath = path.resolve(process.env.VOLTOCONFIG);
+        console.log(`Using volto.config.js in: ${voltoConfigPath}`);
+        this.voltoConfigJS = require(voltoConfigPath);
+      }
+    } else if (fs.existsSync(path.join(projectRootPath, 'volto.config.js'))) {
       this.voltoConfigJS = require(
         path.join(projectRootPath, 'volto.config.js'),
       );