diff --git a/app/controllers/blazer/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/blazer/base_controller.rb
index ef4c62551..2ea4112db 100644
--- a/app/controllers/blazer/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/blazer/base_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Blazer
-  class BaseController < ApplicationController
+  class BaseController < Blazer.base_controller.constantize
     # skip filters
     filters = _process_action_callbacks.map(&:filter) - [:activate_authlogic]
     skip_before_action(*filters, raise: false)
diff --git a/lib/blazer.rb b/lib/blazer.rb
index d98ac94fa..ac32c27ab 100644
--- a/lib/blazer.rb
+++ b/lib/blazer.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class << self
     attr_accessor :slack_oauth_token
     attr_accessor :slack_webhook_url
     attr_accessor :mapbox_access_token
+    attr_accessor :base_controller
   end
   self.audit = true
   self.user_name = :name
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class << self
   self.async = false
   self.images = false
   self.override_csp = false
+  self.base_controller = "ApplicationController"
 
   VARIABLE_MESSAGE = "Variable cannot be used in this position"
   TIMEOUT_MESSAGE = "Query timed out :("
diff --git a/lib/blazer/engine.rb b/lib/blazer/engine.rb
index ed681ecd4..12fc0eace 100644
--- a/lib/blazer/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/blazer/engine.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
       Blazer.slack_oauth_token = Blazer.settings["slack_oauth_token"] || ENV["BLAZER_SLACK_OAUTH_TOKEN"]
       Blazer.slack_webhook_url = Blazer.settings["slack_webhook_url"] || ENV["BLAZER_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"]
       Blazer.mapbox_access_token = Blazer.settings["mapbox_access_token"] || ENV["MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"]
+      Blazer.base_controller = Blazer.settings["base_controller"] || "ApplicationController"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/generators/blazer/templates/config.yml.tt b/lib/generators/blazer/templates/config.yml.tt
index 66abf6cc1..9ac68c44b 100644
--- a/lib/generators/blazer/templates/config.yml.tt
+++ b/lib/generators/blazer/templates/config.yml.tt
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ audit: true
 # webhook for Slack
 # slack_webhook_url: <%%= ENV["BLAZER_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"] %>
 
+# base controller for Blazer::BaseController
+# base_controller: ApplicationController
+
 check_schedules:
   - "1 day"
   - "1 hour"