diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a2ed7e..b588c7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Use these environment variables to change the default behaviour of the container
 |`-e DECONZ_UID=1000`|Set the user id of deCONZ volume|
 |`-e DECONZ_GID=1000`|Set the group id of deCONZ volume|
 |`-e DECONZ_START_VERBOSE=0`|Set this option to 0 to disable verbose of start script, set to 1 to enable `set -x` logging|
+|`-e DECONZ_BAUDRATE=115200`|Set the baudrate of the conbee stick, for conbee 3 this needs to be set|
 
 #### Docker-Compose
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5a8e97c..07d2336 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
       - DECONZ_UID=1000
       - DECONZ_GID=1000
       - DECONZ_START_VERBOSE=0
+      - DECONZ_BAUDRATE=115200
     logging:
       driver: "json-file"
       options:
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 749a5dd..3c267f6 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     DECONZ_UPNP=1 \
     DECONZ_UID=1000 \
     DECONZ_GID=1000 \
-    DECONZ_START_VERBOSE=0
+    DECONZ_START_VERBOSE=0 \
+    DECONZ_BAUDRATE=0
 
 # Install deCONZ dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && \
diff --git a/docker/root/start.sh b/docker/root/start.sh
index 85d7692..05f8303 100755
--- a/docker/root/start.sh
+++ b/docker/root/start.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ if [ "$DECONZ_START_VERBOSE" = 1 ]; then
   set -x
 fi
 
+
 echo "[deconzcommunity/deconz] Starting deCONZ..."
 echo "[deconzcommunity/deconz] Current deCONZ version: $DECONZ_VERSION"
 echo "[deconzcommunity/deconz] Web UI port: $DECONZ_WEB_PORT"
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ DECONZ_OPTS="--auto-connect=1 \
         --http-port=$DECONZ_WEB_PORT \
         --ws-port=$DECONZ_WS_PORT"
 
+if [ "$DECONZ_BAUDRATE" != 0 ]; then
+  DECONZ_OPTS="$DECONZ_OPTS --baudrate=$DECONZ_BAUDRATE"
+fi
+
 echo "[deconzcommunity/deconz] Using options" $DECONZ_OPTS
 
 echo "[deconzcommunity/deconz] Modifying user and group ID"