diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index d1a742d314..fb966933eb 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@ pg_port=5432
 #awx_container_search_domains=example.com,ansible.com
 # Alternate DNS servers
 #awx_alternate_dns_servers="10.1.2.3,10.2.3.4"
+
+# AWX project data folder. If you need access to the location where AWX stores the projects
+# it manages from the docker host, you can set this to turn it into a volume for the container.
+#project_data_dir=/var/lib/awx/projects
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diff --git a/installer/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml b/installer/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
index f6a51f71d1..ac23f74e66 100644
--- a/installer/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
+++ b/installer/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     state: started
     restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: "{{ awx_web_docker_actual_image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ project_data_dir + ':/var/lib/awx/projects:rw' if project_data_dir is defined else omit }}"
     user: root
     ports:
       - "{{ host_port }}:8052"
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
     state: started
     restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: "{{ awx_task_docker_actual_image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ project_data_dir + ':/var/lib/awx/projects:rw' if project_data_dir is defined else omit }}"
     links: "{{ awx_task_container_links|list }}"
     user: root
     hostname: awx