diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 77c7f2997..f74ceee60 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ services, and `auth_token` to interact with Equinix Metal.
 
 * `max_retry_wait_seconds` (Optional) Maximum time to wait in case of network failure.
 
+* `metal_base` (Optional) The Equinix Metal API base path for the API `endpoint`.
+   This argument can also be specified with the `EQUINIX_API_METAL_BASE` shell environment
+   variable. (Defaults to `/metal/v1`)
+
 These parameters can be provided in [Terraform variable
 files](https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/variables.html#variable-definitions-tfvars-files)
 or as environment variables. Nevertheless, please note that it is [not
diff --git a/equinix/config.go b/equinix/config.go
index 56e55c55f..c2a4c3053 100644
--- a/equinix/config.go
+++ b/equinix/config.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ var (
 // provider.
 type Config struct {
 	BaseURL        string
+	MetalBasePath  string
 	AuthToken      string
 	ClientID       string
 	ClientSecret   string
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func (c *Config) NewMetalClient() *packngo.Client {
 	retryClient.CheckRetry = MetalRetryPolicy
 	standardClient := retryClient.StandardClient()
 	baseURL, _ := url.Parse(c.BaseURL)
-	baseURL.Path = path.Join(baseURL.Path, metalBasePath) + "/"
+	baseURL.Path = path.Join(baseURL.Path, c.MetalBasePath) + "/"
 	client, _ := packngo.NewClientWithBaseURL(consumerToken, c.AuthToken, standardClient, baseURL.String())
 	client.UserAgent = c.fullUserAgent(client.UserAgent)
 	c.metalUserAgent = client.UserAgent
diff --git a/equinix/provider.go b/equinix/provider.go
index c6100044f..0606ee0ce 100644
--- a/equinix/provider.go
+++ b/equinix/provider.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var (
 
 const (
 	endpointEnvVar       = "EQUINIX_API_ENDPOINT"
+	metalBaseEnvVar      = "EQUINIX_API_METAL_BASE"
 	clientIDEnvVar       = "EQUINIX_API_CLIENTID"
 	clientSecretEnvVar   = "EQUINIX_API_CLIENTSECRET"
 	clientTokenEnvVar    = "EQUINIX_API_TOKEN"
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ func Provider() *schema.Provider {
 				ValidateFunc: validation.IsURLWithHTTPorHTTPS,
 				Description:  fmt.Sprintf("The Equinix API base URL to point out desired environment. Defaults to %s", DefaultBaseURL),
 			},
+			"metal_base": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc(metalBaseEnvVar, metalBasePath),
+				Description: fmt.Sprintf("The Equinix Metal API base path for the API `endpoint`. Defaults to %s", metalBasePath),
+			},
 			"client_id": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:    true,