diff --git a/doc/man/s3fs.1 b/doc/man/s3fs.1
index 3e2d91e..4e60e5f 100644
--- a/doc/man/s3fs.1
+++ b/doc/man/s3fs.1
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ This option requires the IAM role name or "auto". If you specify "auto", s3fs wi
 \fB\-o\fR ibm_iam_auth ( default is not using IBM IAM authentication )
 This option instructs s3fs to use IBM IAM authentication. In this mode, the AWSAccessKey and AWSSecretKey will be used as IBM's Service-Instance-ID and APIKey, respectively.
 .TP
+\fB\-o\fR ibm_iam_endpoint ( default is https://iam.bluemix.net )
+Set the URL to use for IBM IAM authentication.
+.TP
 \fB\-o\fR use_xattr ( default is not handling the extended attribute )
 Enable to handle the extended attribute(xattrs).
 If you set this option, you can use the extended attribute.
diff --git a/src/s3fs.cpp b/src/s3fs.cpp
index 098f1a1..98bf578 100644
--- a/src/s3fs.cpp
+++ b/src/s3fs.cpp
@@ -4523,6 +4523,17 @@ static int my_fuse_opt_proc(void* data, const char* arg, int key, struct fuse_ar
       is_ibm_iam_auth = true;
       return 0;
     }
+    if(0 == STR2NCMP(arg, "ibm_iam_endpoint=")){
+      std::string endpoint_url = "";
+      std::string iam_endpoint = strchr(arg, '=') + sizeof(char);
+      // Check url for http / https protocol string
+      if((iam_endpoint.compare(0, 8, "https://") != 0) && (iam_endpoint.compare(0, 7, "http://") != 0)) {
+         S3FS_PRN_EXIT("option ibm_iam_endpoint has invalid format, missing http / https protocol");
+         return -1;
+      }
+      endpoint_url = iam_endpoint + "/oidc/token";
+      S3fsCurl::SetIAMCredentialsURL(endpoint_url.c_str());
+    }
     if(0 == strcmp(arg, "ecs")){
       if (is_ibm_iam_auth) {
         S3FS_PRN_EXIT("option ecs cannot be used in conjunction with ibm");
diff --git a/src/s3fs_util.cpp b/src/s3fs_util.cpp
index dacd5e8..69cfc37 100644
--- a/src/s3fs_util.cpp
+++ b/src/s3fs_util.cpp
@@ -1209,6 +1209,9 @@ void show_help (void)
     "      In this mode, the AWSAccessKey and AWSSecretKey will be used as\n"
     "      IBM's Service-Instance-ID and APIKey, respectively.\n"
     "\n"
+    "   ibm_iam_endpoint (default is https://iam.bluemix.net)\n"
+    "      - sets the url to use for IBM IAM authentication.\n"
+    "\n"
     "   use_xattr (default is not handling the extended attribute)\n"
     "      Enable to handle the extended attribute(xattrs).\n"
     "      If you set this option, you can use the extended attribute.\n"