diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.rst b/docs/source/configuration.rst
index 0142c2b..89d7bae 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -105,6 +105,42 @@ If you are using symbolic links to make local disks accessible, you can instruct
 
     $media->getUrl(); // returns http://domain.com/assets/foo.jpg
 
+Whether you are using symbolic links or not, you can set the ``'url'`` config value to generate disk urls on another domain. Note that you can specify any path in the url, as the root path doesn't have to match, as long as you have set up your web server accordingly.
+
+::
+
+    <?php
+    'disks' => [
+        'uploads' => [
+            'driver' => 'local',
+            'root' => public_path('uploads'),
+            'url' => 'http://example.com/assets',
+        ],
+    ]
+
+    //...
+
+    $media->getUrl(); // returns http://example.com/assets/foo.jpg
+
+However, if you are using a symbolic link to make a local disk accessible, the prefix will be appended to the disk url.
+
+::
+
+    <?php
+    'disks' => [
+        'public' => [
+            'driver' => 'local',
+            'root' => storage_path('public'),
+            'visibility' => 'public',
+            'prefix' => 'assets',
+            'url' => 'http://example.com',
+        ],
+    ]
+
+    //...
+
+    $media->getUrl(); // returns http://example.com/assets/foo.jpg
+
 
 Permissions for S3-based disks is set on the buckets themselves. You can inform the package that ``Media`` on an S3 disk can be linked by URL by adding the ``'visibility' => 'public'`` key to the disk config.
 
diff --git a/src/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGenerator.php b/src/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGenerator.php
index d7d9e8e..0d0f6a2 100644
--- a/src/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGenerator.php
+++ b/src/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGenerator.php
@@ -62,7 +62,19 @@ public function getPublicPath()
      */
     public function getUrl()
     {
-        return $this->url->asset($this->getPublicPath());
+        $path = $this->getPublicPath();
+
+        $url = $this->getDiskConfig('url');
+
+        if ($url) {
+            if ($this->isInWebroot()) {
+                $path = $this->media->getDiskPath();
+            }
+
+            return rtrim($url, '/').'/'.trim($path, '/');
+        }
+
+        return $this->url->asset($path);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/integration/MediaTest.php b/tests/integration/MediaTest.php
index 9863104..7e97824 100644
--- a/tests/integration/MediaTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/MediaTest.php
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ public function test_it_can_generate_a_url_to_the_local_file()
         $this->assertEquals('http://localhost/uploads/foo/bar/baz.jpg', $media->getUrl());
     }
 
+    public function test_it_can_generate_a_custom_url_to_the_local_file()
+    {
+        $this->app['config']->set('filesystems.disks.uploads.url', 'http://example.com');
+        $media = factory(Media::class)->make(['disk' => 'uploads', 'directory' => 'foo/bar', 'filename' => 'baz', 'extension' => 'jpg']);
+        $this->assertEquals('http://example.com/foo/bar/baz.jpg', $media->getUrl());
+    }
+
     public function test_it_can_generate_a_url_to_the_file_on_s3()
     {
         if (!$this->s3ConfigLoaded()) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGeneratorTest.php b/tests/integration/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGeneratorTest.php
index 98f0a9b..a9e14f7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGeneratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/UrlGenerators/LocalUrlGeneratorTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ public function test_it_generates_url()
         $this->assertEquals('http://localhost/uploads/foo/bar.jpg', $generator->getUrl());
     }
 
+    public function test_it_generates_custom_url()
+    {
+        $this->app['config']->set('filesystems.disks.uploads.url', 'http://example.com');
+        $generator = $this->setupGenerator();
+        $this->assertEquals('http://example.com/foo/bar.jpg', $generator->getUrl());
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_generates_prefixed_custom_url()
+    {
+        $this->app['config']->set('filesystems.disks.public_storage.url', 'http://example.com');
+        $generator = $this->setupGenerator('public_storage');
+        $this->assertEquals('http://example.com/prefix/foo/bar.jpg', $generator->getUrl());
+    }
+
     public function test_it_throws_exception_for_non_public_disk()
     {
         $generator = $this->setupGenerator('tmp');