diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 4dbc4c0d7c..1c327f6073 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ IS_INPUT_FILE = false
 - RENDER\_COMMAND: External command to render all matching extensions.
 - IS\_INPUT\_FILE: **false** Input is not a standard input but a file param followed `RENDER_COMMAND`.
 
+Two special environment variables are passed to the render command:
+- `GITEA_PREFIX_SRC`, which contains the current URL prefix in the `src` path tree. To be used as prefix for links.
+- `GITEA_PREFIX_RAW`, which contains the current URL prefix in the `raw` path tree. To be used as prefix for image paths.
+
 ## Other (`other`)
 
 - `SHOW_FOOTER_BRANDING`: **false**: Show Gitea branding in the footer.
diff --git a/modules/markup/external/external.go b/modules/markup/external/external.go
index 676ec4b4c5..73bf7a327e 100644
--- a/modules/markup/external/external.go
+++ b/modules/markup/external/external.go
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ func (p *Parser) Render(rawBytes []byte, urlPrefix string, metas map[string]stri
 	}
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(commands[0], args...)
+	cmd.Env = append(
+		os.Environ(),
+		"GITEA_PREFIX_SRC="+urlPrefix,
+		"GITEA_PREFIX_RAW="+strings.Replace(urlPrefix, "/src/", "/raw/", 1),
+	)
 	if !p.IsInputFile {
 		cmd.Stdin = rd
 	}