diff --git a/en/mapfile/config.txt b/en/mapfile/config.txt
index 6e7a4af864..0668aff016 100644
--- a/en/mapfile/config.txt
+++ b/en/mapfile/config.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ ENV
             the Web server. MapServer will fall back to the environment variables
             if they exist for any of the :ref:`MS* variables<environment_variables>`.
 
+    MapServer 8.8 introduces the :ref:`ms_onlineresource` setting, which allows the external root URL
+    to be defined in the CONFIG file and applied to all Mapfiles in a deployment.
+
 .. index::
    pair: CONFIG; MAPS
    :name: mapfile-config-maps
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ A full sample config file is shown below:
       # MS_MAPFILE_PATTERN "\.map$"
       # MS_XMLMAPFILE_XSLT "/path/to/mapfile.xsl"
       # MS_MODE "BROWSE" # default mode for CGI calls
+      # MS_ONLINERESOURCE "https://maps.example.com/" # used as a base URL for building OWS URLs when not specified in the Mapfile
       # MS_OPENLAYERS_CSS_URL "//mapserver.org/lib/10.4.0/ol-mapserver.css" # default value
       # MS_OPENLAYERS_JS_URL "//mapserver.org/lib/10.4.0/ol-mapserver.js" # default value
       # MS_TEMPPATH "/tmp"
diff --git a/en/ogc/wfs_server.txt b/en/ogc/wfs_server.txt
index 2fabe38948..c2a13ff721 100644
--- a/en/ogc/wfs_server.txt
+++ b/en/ogc/wfs_server.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ layers that meet the following conditions:
   shouldn't count on that too much. It is strongly recommended that
   you provide the wfs_onlineresource metadata.
 
+  As of MapServer 8.8, the new :ref:`ms_onlineresource` environment variable can be defined in the CONFIG file
+  to provide a global fallback online resource URL for all services, including WFS.
+  This is useful when multiple Mapfiles are deployed and you want to avoid setting the URL in each one.
+  Service-specific metadata (for example, ``wfs_onlineresource``) takes precedence if both are defined.
+
+
   See section 12.3.3 of the `WFS 1.0.0 specification`_ for the whole
   story about the online resource URL. Basically, what you need is a
   complete HTTP URL including the http:// prefix, hostname, script
diff --git a/en/ogc/wms_server.txt b/en/ogc/wms_server.txt
index 1a36eabf31..43450e6cc1 100644
--- a/en/ogc/wms_server.txt
+++ b/en/ogc/wms_server.txt
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ Example 2. On Windows:
 .. index:: 
    pair: WMS Server; Mapfile
 
+.. _wms_mapfile_setup:
+
 Setup a Mapfile For Your WMS
 ----------------------------
 
@@ -306,6 +308,11 @@ Let's go through each of these parameters in more detail:
   shouldn't count on that too much. It is strongly recommended that
   you provide the wms_onlineresource metadata.
 
+  As of MapServer 8.8, the new :ref:`ms_onlineresource` environment variable can be defined in the CONFIG file
+  to provide a global fallback online resource URL for all services, including WMS.
+  This is useful when multiple Mapfiles are deployed and you want to avoid setting the URL in each one.
+  Service-specific metadata (for example, ``wms_onlineresource``) takes precedence if both are defined.
+
   See section 6.2.2 of the `WMS 1.1.1 specification`_ for the whole
   story about the online resource URL. Basically, what you need is a
   complete HTTP URL including the http:// prefix, hostname, script
diff --git a/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt b/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt
index 6b9919f0e0..5f85eb6a7b 100644
--- a/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt
+++ b/en/optimization/environment_variables.txt
@@ -342,6 +342,29 @@ MS_MODE
 .. index::
    pair: Environment variables; MS_OPENLAYERS_JS_URL
 
+.. _ms_onlineresource:
+
+MS_ONLINERESOURCE
+   .. versionadded:: 8.8
+
+   Defines the root URL used by MapServer to construct all external service URLs.
+   This can only be set in the MapServer :ref:`config` file and cannot
+   be used inside individual Mapfiles.
+
+   ``MS_ONLINERESOURCE`` can replace the need to set the
+   ``ows_onlineresource`` metadata in each Mapfile, providing a single
+   location to manage the base URL for all services in a deployment.
+
+   This is especially useful when working with many Mapfiles, or when
+   the base URL differs between environments (for example, development
+   and production).
+
+   For additional details, see :ref:`rfc141` and the
+   section on ``wms_onlineresource`` metadata in :ref:`wms_mapfile_setup`.
+
+.. index::
+   pair: Environment variables; MS_ONLINERESOURCE
+
 MS_OPENLAYERS_CSS_URL
    The URL to the OpenLayers CSS file used for styling the :ref:`openlayers`.
    for instance::