diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
index 3a6ffaad6de48..e35648b1c0500 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
-
+import assert from 'assert';
 import { exec as callbackExec } from 'child_process';
 import { access as fsAccess } from 'fs/promises';
 import os from 'os';
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ class Server extends AbstractServer {
 			...excludeEndpoints.split(':'),
 		].filter((u) => !!u);
 
+		assert(
+			!ignoredEndpoints.includes(this.restEndpoint),
+			`REST endpoint cannot be set to any of these values: ${ignoredEndpoints.join()} `,
+		);
+
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
 		const authIgnoreRegex = new RegExp(`^\/(${ignoredEndpoints.join('|')})\/?.*$`);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts
index db53900de2393..359c79d584d54 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export class Start extends BaseCommand {
 	private async generateStaticAssets() {
 		// Read the index file and replace the path placeholder
 		const n8nPath = config.getEnv('path');
+		const restEndpoint = config.getEnv('endpoints.rest');
 		const hooksUrls = config.getEnv('externalFrontendHooksUrls');
 
 		let scriptsString = '';
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ export class Start extends BaseCommand {
 				];
 				if (filePath.endsWith('index.html')) {
 					streams.push(
+						replaceStream('{{REST_ENDPOINT}}', restEndpoint, { ignoreCase: false }),
 						replaceStream(closingTitleTag, closingTitleTag + scriptsString, {
 							ignoreCase: false,
 						}),
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/index.html b/packages/editor-ui/index.html
index 35923d36b5a52..12dbfaeb9dc06 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/index.html
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/index.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 		<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
 		<script type="text/javascript">
 			window.BASE_PATH = '/{{BASE_PATH}}/';
+			window.REST_ENDPOINT = '{{REST_ENDPOINT}}';
 		</script>
 		<script>!function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset isFeatureEnabled getFeatureFlag onFeatureFlags reloadFeatureFlags".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[])</script>
 
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts
index 659b5d97c73be..38003cb123a90 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ export interface WorkflowsState {
 
 export interface RootState {
 	baseUrl: string;
+	restEndpoint: string;
 	defaultLocale: string;
 	endpointWebhook: string;
 	endpointWebhookTest: string;
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/shims.d.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/shims.d.ts
index f26c77ce8f720..c231305c43c1c 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/shims.d.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/shims.d.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ declare global {
 			PROD: boolean;
 			NODE_ENV: 'development' | 'production';
 			VUE_APP_URL_BASE_API: string;
-			VUE_APP_ENDPOINT_REST?: string;
 		};
 	}
 
 	interface Window {
 		BASE_PATH: string;
+		REST_ENDPOINT: string;
 	}
 
 	namespace JSX {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/n8nRootStore.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/n8nRootStore.ts
index e8b72a4e7936a..8abd800004797 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/n8nRootStore.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/n8nRootStore.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import { useNodeTypesStore } from './nodeTypes';
 
-const { VUE_APP_URL_BASE_API, VUE_APP_ENDPOINT_REST } = import.meta.env;
+const { VUE_APP_URL_BASE_API } = import.meta.env;
 
 export const useRootStore = defineStore(STORES.ROOT, {
 	state: (): RootState => ({
 		baseUrl:
 			VUE_APP_URL_BASE_API ?? (window.BASE_PATH === '/{{BASE_PATH}}/' ? '/' : window.BASE_PATH),
+		restEndpoint:
+			!window.REST_ENDPOINT || window.REST_ENDPOINT === '{{REST_ENDPOINT}}'
+				? 'rest'
+				: window.REST_ENDPOINT,
 		defaultLocale: 'en',
 		endpointWebhook: 'webhook',
 		endpointWebhookTest: 'webhook-test',
@@ -41,20 +45,12 @@ export const useRootStore = defineStore(STORES.ROOT, {
 		},
 
 		getRestUrl(): string {
-			let endpoint = 'rest';
-			if (VUE_APP_ENDPOINT_REST) {
-				endpoint = VUE_APP_ENDPOINT_REST;
-			}
-			return `${this.baseUrl}${endpoint}`;
+			return `${this.baseUrl}${this.restEndpoint}`;
 		},
 
 		getRestApiContext(): IRestApiContext {
-			let endpoint = 'rest';
-			if (VUE_APP_ENDPOINT_REST) {
-				endpoint = VUE_APP_ENDPOINT_REST;
-			}
 			return {
-				baseUrl: `${this.baseUrl}${endpoint}`,
+				baseUrl: this.getRestUrl,
 				sessionId: this.sessionId,
 			};
 		},