diff --git a/dpaste/context_processors.py b/dpaste/context_processors.py
index f4dbefa..ee72c7f 100644
--- a/dpaste/context_processors.py
+++ b/dpaste/context_processors.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 
 def dpaste_globals(request):
     return {
+        'base_url': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_BASE_URL', 'https://dpaste.de'),
         'site_name': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_SITE_NAME', 'dpaste.de'),
         'jquery_url': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_JQUERY_URL',
             'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js'),