diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df837cbe9..fbaf1d0be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## v0.4.39
 
+FEATURE: Support `html_path` directive in `interstitial` stanza of public frontend configuration to support using an external HTML file for the interstitial page (https://github.com/openziti/zrok/issues/716)
+
 CHANGE: Update `github.com/openziti/sdk-golang` (and related dependencies) to version `v0.23.40`.
 
 CHANGE: upgrade to ziti v1.1.7 CLI in zrok container image
diff --git a/endpoints/publicProxy/config.go b/endpoints/publicProxy/config.go
index 233c1a4ea..c39708a73 100644
--- a/endpoints/publicProxy/config.go
+++ b/endpoints/publicProxy/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 type InterstitialConfig struct {
 	Enabled           bool
+	HtmlPath          string
 	UserAgentPrefixes []string
 }
 
diff --git a/endpoints/publicProxy/http.go b/endpoints/publicProxy/http.go
index 69de6330e..2cd52ebad 100644
--- a/endpoints/publicProxy/http.go
+++ b/endpoints/publicProxy/http.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func shareHandler(handler http.Handler, pcfg *Config, key []byte, ctx ziti.Conte
 									_, zrokOkErr := r.Cookie("zrok_interstitial")
 									if skip == "" && zrokOkErr != nil {
 										logrus.Debugf("forcing interstitial for '%v'", r.URL)
-										interstitialUi.WriteInterstitialAnnounce(w)
+										interstitialUi.WriteInterstitialAnnounce(w, pcfg.Interstitial.HtmlPath)
 										return
 									}
 								}
diff --git a/endpoints/publicProxy/interstitialUi/handler.go b/endpoints/publicProxy/interstitialUi/handler.go
index 98bd5dbc3..2ae08753a 100644
--- a/endpoints/publicProxy/interstitialUi/handler.go
+++ b/endpoints/publicProxy/interstitialUi/handler.go
@@ -3,19 +3,35 @@ package interstitialUi
 import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 )
 
-func WriteInterstitialAnnounce(w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	if data, err := FS.ReadFile("index.html"); err == nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		n, err := w.Write(data)
-		if n != len(data) {
-			logrus.Errorf("short write")
-			return
+var externalFile []byte
+
+func WriteInterstitialAnnounce(w http.ResponseWriter, htmlPath string) {
+	if htmlPath != "" && externalFile == nil {
+		if data, err := os.ReadFile(htmlPath); err == nil {
+			externalFile = data
+		} else {
+			logrus.Errorf("error reading external interstitial file '%v': %v", htmlPath, err)
 		}
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Error(err)
-			return
+	}
+	var htmlData = externalFile
+	if htmlData == nil {
+		if data, err := FS.ReadFile("index.html"); err == nil {
+			htmlData = data
+		} else {
+			logrus.Errorf("error reading embedded interstitial html 'index.html': %v", err)
 		}
 	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	n, err := w.Write(htmlData)
+	if n != len(htmlData) {
+		logrus.Errorf("short write")
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
 }
diff --git a/etc/frontend.yml b/etc/frontend.yml
index ecf723a98..9e27b0f9f 100644
--- a/etc/frontend.yml
+++ b/etc/frontend.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ v: 3
 #  #
 #  enabled: true
 #
+#  # Specify a path to an external HTML file containing the interstitial page. Leaving out of configuration will fall back
+#  # to embedded interstitial HTML. See `endpoints/publicProxy/interstitialUi/index.html` for details on how the page works.
+#  #
+#  html_path: /some/path/to/interstitial.html
+# 
 #  # Specify a list of User-Agent prefixes that should receive the interstitial page. If interstitial pages are enabled
 #  # and this list is not set, all user agents will receive an interstitial page.
 #  #