diff --git a/etc/emqx.conf b/etc/emqx.conf
index 5d54389dc..db4eedffa 100644
--- a/etc/emqx.conf
+++ b/etc/emqx.conf
@@ -1207,10 +1207,10 @@ listener.ssl.external.reuseaddr = true
 ## Examples: 8083, 127.0.0.1:8083, ::1:8083
 listener.ws.external = 8083
 
-## Whether the client must include "mqtt" in the list of WebSocket Sub Protocols it offers
+## Define the path you want to add to the end of the URL 
 ##
-## Value: true | false
-listener.ws.external.standard_mqtt = true
+## Value: / | /<Any String>
+listener.ws.external.mqtt_path = /mqtt
 
 ## The acceptor pool for external MQTT/WebSocket listener.
 ##
@@ -1351,10 +1351,10 @@ listener.ws.external.nodelay = true
 ## Examples: 8084, 127.0.0.1:8084, ::1:8084
 listener.wss.external = 8084
 
-## Whether the client must include "mqtt" in the list of WebSocket Sub Protocols it offers
+## Define the path you want to add to the end of the URL 
 ##
-## Value: true | false
-listener.wss.external.standard_mqtt = true
+## Value: / | /<Any String>
+listener.wss.external.mqtt_path = /mqtt
 
 ## The acceptor pool for external MQTT/WebSocket/SSL listener.
 ##
diff --git a/priv/emqx.schema b/priv/emqx.schema
index 8e8979908..cfd8c83a6 100644
--- a/priv/emqx.schema
+++ b/priv/emqx.schema
@@ -1094,9 +1094,9 @@ end}.
   {datatype, [integer, ip]}
 ]}.
 
-{mapping, "listener.ws.$name.standard_mqtt", "emqx.listeners", [
-  {default, true},
-  {datatype, {enum, [true, false]}}
+{mapping, "listener.ws.$name.mqtt_path", "emqx.listeners", [
+  {default, "/mqtt"},
+  {datatype, string}
 ]}.
 
 {mapping, "listener.ws.$name.acceptors", "emqx.listeners", [
@@ -1200,9 +1200,9 @@ end}.
   {datatype, [integer, ip]}
 ]}.
 
-{mapping, "listener.wss.$name.standard_mqtt", "emqx.listeners", [
-  {default, true},
-  {datatype, {enum, [true, false]}}
+{mapping, "listener.wss.$name.mqtt_path", "emqx.listeners", [
+  {default, "/mqtt"},
+  {datatype, string}
 ]}.
 
 {mapping, "listener.wss.$name.acceptors", "emqx.listeners", [
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ end}.
                 end,
 
     LisOpts = fun(Prefix) ->
-                  Filter([{standard_mqtt, cuttlefish:conf_get(Prefix ++ ".standard_mqtt", Conf, undefined)},
+                  Filter([{mqtt_path, cuttlefish:conf_get(Prefix ++ ".mqtt_path", Conf, undefined)},
                           {acceptors, cuttlefish:conf_get(Prefix ++ ".acceptors", Conf)},
                           {max_connections, cuttlefish:conf_get(Prefix ++ ".max_connections", Conf)},
                           {max_conn_rate, cuttlefish:conf_get(Prefix ++ ".max_conn_rate", Conf, undefined)},
diff --git a/src/emqx_listeners.erl b/src/emqx_listeners.erl
index 127c62b39..4cd20a091 100644
--- a/src/emqx_listeners.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_listeners.erl
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ start_listener(Proto, ListenOn, Options) when Proto == ssl; Proto == tls ->
 
 %% Start MQTT/WS listener
 start_listener(Proto, ListenOn, Options) when Proto == http; Proto == ws ->
-    Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([{'_', [{subprotocol_name(Options), emqx_ws_connection, Options}]}]),
+    Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([{'_', [{mqtt_path(Options), emqx_ws_connection, Options}]}]),
     start_http_listener(fun cowboy:start_clear/3, 'mqtt:ws', ListenOn, ranch_opts(Options), Dispatch);
 
 %% Start MQTT/WSS listener
 start_listener(Proto, ListenOn, Options) when Proto == https; Proto == wss ->
-    Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([{'_', [{subprotocol_name(Options),  emqx_ws_connection, Options}]}]),
+    Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([{'_', [{mqtt_path(Options),  emqx_ws_connection, Options}]}]),
     start_http_listener(fun cowboy:start_tls/3, 'mqtt:wss', ListenOn, ranch_opts(Options), Dispatch).
 
 start_mqtt_listener(Name, ListenOn, Options) ->
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ start_mqtt_listener(Name, ListenOn, Options) ->
 start_http_listener(Start, Name, ListenOn, RanchOpts, Dispatch) ->
     Start(Name, with_port(ListenOn, RanchOpts), #{env => #{dispatch => Dispatch}}).
 
-subprotocol_name(Options) ->
-    case proplists:get_value(standard_mqtt, Options, true) of
-        true -> "/mqtt";
-        false -> "/"
+mqtt_path(Options) ->
+    MQTTPath = proplists:get_value(mqtt_path, Options, "/mqtt"),
+    case erlang:list_to_bitstring(MQTTPath) of
+        <<"/">> -> MQTTPath;
+        <<"/", _/binary>> -> MQTTPath;
+        _ -> "/mqtt"
     end.
 
 ranch_opts(Options) ->