diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/awxkit.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/awxkit.py
index ad9c3a9cc4..5029d44526 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/awxkit.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/awxkit.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 from .controller_api import ControllerModule
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
+from os import getenv
 
 try:
     from awxkit.api.client import Connection
@@ -42,7 +43,13 @@ class ControllerAWXKitModule(ControllerModule):
         if not self.apiV2Ref:
             if not self.authenticated:
                 self.authenticate()
-            v2_index = get_registered_page('/api/v2/')(self.connection).get()
+            prefix = getenv('CONTROLLER_OPTIONAL_API_URLPATTERN_PREFIX', '/api/')
+            if not prefix.startswith('/'):
+                prefix = f"/{prefix}"
+            if not prefix.endswith('/'):
+                prefix = f"{prefix}/"
+            v2_path = f"{prefix}v2/"
+            v2_index = get_registered_page(v2_path)(self.connection).get()
             self.api_ref = ApiV2(connection=self.connection, **{'json': v2_index})
         return self.api_ref
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/test/awx/test_controller_api_urlpattern_prefix.py b/awx_collection/test/awx/test_controller_api_urlpattern_prefix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8500859150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx_collection/test/awx/test_controller_api_urlpattern_prefix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+import os
+from unittest import mock
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def mock_get_registered_page(prefix):
+    return mock.Mock(return_value=mock.Mock(get=mock.Mock(return_value={'prefix': prefix})))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "env_prefix, controller_host, expected",
+    [
+        # without CONTROLLER_OPTIONAL_API_URLPATTERN_PREFIX env variable
+        [None, "https://localhost", "/api/v2/"],
+        # with CONTROLLER_OPTIONAL_API_URLPATTERN_PREFIX env variable
+        ["/api/controller/", "https://localhost", "/api/controller/v2/"],
+        ["/api/controller", "https://localhost", "/api/controller/v2/"],
+        ["api/controller", "https://localhost", "/api/controller/v2/"],
+        ["/custom/path/", "https://localhost", "/custom/path/v2/"],
+    ],
+)
+def test_controller_awxkit_get_api_v2_object(collection_import, env_prefix, controller_host, expected):
+    controller_awxkit_class = collection_import('plugins.module_utils.awxkit').ControllerAWXKitModule
+    controller_awxkit = controller_awxkit_class(argument_spec={}, direct_params=dict(controller_host=controller_host))
+    with mock.patch('plugins.module_utils.awxkit.get_registered_page', mock_get_registered_page):
+        if env_prefix:
+            with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"CONTROLLER_OPTIONAL_API_URLPATTERN_PREFIX": env_prefix}):
+                api_v2_object = controller_awxkit.get_api_v2_object()
+        else:
+            api_v2_object = controller_awxkit.get_api_v2_object()
+        assert getattr(api_v2_object, 'prefix') == expected