diff --git a/application/config/javascript.php b/application/config/javascript.php
index 6f82810e2..8c4c5f9f1 100644
--- a/application/config/javascript.php
+++ b/application/config/javascript.php
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ $config['use_vuejs_dev_version'] = false;
 $config['use_bundled_javascript'] = false;
 // systemerror_mailto use in FHC-Alert Plugin - if empty Link will not be rendered
 $config['systemerror_mailto'] = '';
+// use fhcomplete_build_version as path element after public (requires apache mod_rewrite)
+// see <fhc_base_dir>/public/.htaccess for details
+$config['use_fhcomplete_build_version_in_path'] = false;
diff --git a/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php b/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php
index 309bdedbd..41d40ca0d 100644
--- a/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php
@@ -185,7 +185,15 @@ function generateJSModulesInclude($JSModules)
 
 		for ($tmpJSsCounter = 0; $tmpJSsCounter < count($tmpJSs); $tmpJSsCounter++)
 		{
-			$toPrint = sprintf($jsInclude, base_url($tmpJSs[$tmpJSsCounter].$cachetoken)).PHP_EOL;
+			if($ci->config->item('use_fhcomplete_build_version_in_path'))
+			{
+				$relurl = preg_replace('#public/#', 'public/' . $ci->config->item('fhcomplete_build_version') . '/', $tmpJSs[$tmpJSsCounter]);
+				$toPrint = sprintf($jsInclude, base_url($relurl)).PHP_EOL;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$toPrint = sprintf($jsInclude, base_url($tmpJSs[$tmpJSsCounter].$cachetoken)).PHP_EOL;
+			}
 
 			if ($tmpJSsCounter > 0) $toPrint = "\t\t".$toPrint;
 
@@ -250,6 +258,14 @@ function generateSkipLink($skipID)
 function absoluteJsImportUrl($relurl)
 {
 	$ci =& get_instance();
-	$url = base_url($relurl) . '?'. $ci->config->item('fhcomplete_build_version');
+	$ci->load->config('javascript');
+	if($ci->config->item('use_fhcomplete_build_version_in_path'))
+	{
+		$url = base_url(preg_replace('#^public/#', 'public/' . $ci->config->item('fhcomplete_build_version') . '/', $relurl));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$url = base_url($relurl) . '?'. $ci->config->item('fhcomplete_build_version');
+	}
 	return $url;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}