diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e87d5ed..9c9a5c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ You need to set some environment variables to run the container.
 * BBB_USER_NAME - the username to join the meeting. (Default: Live)
 * BBB_SHOW_CHAT - shows the chat on the left side of the window (Default: false)
 * BBB_RESOLUTION - the streamed/downloaded resolution (Default: 1920x1080)
+* BBB_CHAT_MESSAGE - prefix for the message that would be posted to BBB chat, while joining a conference (Default: "This meeting is streamed to")
 * TZ - Timezone (Default: Europe/Vienna)
 
 #### Chat settings
diff --git a/stream.py b/stream.py
index 0ea136e..6992e32 100644
--- a/stream.py
+++ b/stream.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def bbb_browser():
            tmp_chatUrl = args.target.partition('//')[2].partition('/')[0]
            if args.chatUrl:
                tmp_chatUrl = args.chatUrl
-           tmp_chatMsg = "This meeting is streamed to"
+           tmp_chatMsg = os.environ.get('BBB_CHAT_MESSAGE', "This meeting is streamed to")
            if args.chatMsg:
                tmp_chatMsg = ' '.join(args.chatMsg).strip('"')
            element.send_keys("{0}: {1}".format(tmp_chatMsg, tmp_chatUrl))