diff --git a/api/config.go b/api/config.go
index a87d07093a..30831bfa34 100644
--- a/api/config.go
+++ b/api/config.go
@@ -278,3 +278,7 @@ func getConsoleAnimatedLogin() bool {
 func getConsoleBrowserRedirectURL() string {
 	return env.Get(ConsoleBrowserRedirectURL, "")
 }
+
+func getConsoleUseProxyForSharedURL() bool {
+	return strings.ToLower(env.Get(ConsoleUseProxyForSharedURL, "on")) == "on"
+}
diff --git a/api/consts.go b/api/consts.go
index ab477b12f8..86e51095ca 100644
--- a/api/consts.go
+++ b/api/consts.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 	ConsoleDevMode                               = "CONSOLE_DEV_MODE"
 	ConsoleAnimatedLogin                         = "CONSOLE_ANIMATED_LOGIN"
 	ConsoleBrowserRedirectURL                    = "CONSOLE_BROWSER_REDIRECT_URL"
+	ConsoleUseProxyForSharedURL                  = "CONSOLE_USE_PROXY_FOR_SHARED_URL"
 	LogSearchQueryAuthToken                      = "LOGSEARCH_QUERY_AUTH_TOKEN"
 	SlashSeparator                               = "/"
 	LocalAddress                                 = "127.0.0.1"
diff --git a/api/user_objects.go b/api/user_objects.go
index f5f0464bf2..32fc99a942 100644
--- a/api/user_objects.go
+++ b/api/user_objects.go
@@ -1011,6 +1011,10 @@ func getShareObjectURL(ctx context.Context, client MCClient, r *http.Request, ve
 		return nil, pErr.Cause
 	}
 
+	if !getConsoleUseProxyForSharedURL() {
+		return &minioURL, nil
+	}
+
 	requestURL := getRequestURLWithScheme(r)
 	encodedURL := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(minioURL))
 
diff --git a/api/user_objects_test.go b/api/user_objects_test.go
index 7abae34f95..a2a20b71d9 100644
--- a/api/user_objects_test.go
+++ b/api/user_objects_test.go
@@ -1062,6 +1062,25 @@ func Test_shareObject(t *testing.T) {
 			wantError: nil,
 			expected:  "http://proxy-url.com:9012/console/subpath/api/v1/download-shared-object/aHR0cDovL3NvbWV1cmw",
 		},
+		{
+			test: "returns directly url with share link if use proxy for shared url env variable is off",
+			setEnvVars: func() {
+				t.Setenv(ConsoleUseProxyForSharedURL, "off")
+			},
+			args: args{
+				r: &http.Request{
+					TLS:  nil,
+					Host: "localhost:9090",
+				},
+				versionID: "2121434",
+				expires:   "30s",
+				shareFunc: func(_ context.Context, _ string, _ time.Duration) (string, *probe.Error) {
+					return "http://someurl", nil
+				},
+			},
+			wantError: nil,
+			expected:  "http://someurl",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {