diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4919574d1..983a73c91 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1779,4 +1779,6 @@
 [4.5.0]
 * Show backup disk usage in graphs
 * Add per-user app passwords
+* Make app not responding page customizable
+* Make footer customizable
 
diff --git a/src/nginxconfig.ejs b/src/nginxconfig.ejs
index 5c5eddc8d..f2357c74e 100644
--- a/src/nginxconfig.ejs
+++ b/src/nginxconfig.ejs
@@ -128,7 +128,14 @@ server {
     # only serve up the status page if we get proxy gateway errors
     root <%= sourceDir %>/dashboard/dist;
     # some apps use 503 to indicate updating or maintenance
-    error_page 502 504 /appstatus.html;
+    error_page 502 504 /app_error_page;
+    location /app_error_page {
+        root /home/yellowtent/boxdata;
+        # the first argument looks for file under the root
+        try_files /app_not_responding.html /appstatus.html;
+        # internal means this is for internal routing and cannot be accessed as URL from browser
+        internal;
+    }
     location /appstatus.html {
         internal;
     }