diff --git a/lib/framework.js b/lib/framework.js
index 2d2b529e..5fb14121 100644
--- a/lib/framework.js
+++ b/lib/framework.js
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ export default class Framework {
 		if (this.config.ui5.type) {
 			return;
 		}
-		const filePath = path.join(this.config.basePath, "ui5.yaml");
+		const {ui5: {configPath}, basePath} = this.config;
+		const filePath = configPath ?
+			path.resolve(basePath, configPath) : path.join(basePath, "ui5.yaml");
 		let fileContent;
 		try {
 			fileContent = readFileSync(filePath);
diff --git a/test/unit/framework.js b/test/unit/framework.js
index 334913b7..fa42a198 100644
--- a/test/unit/framework.js
+++ b/test/unit/framework.js
@@ -212,6 +212,20 @@ test("UI5 Middleware / Proxy configuration: Should setup UI5 tooling middleware
 		t.deepEqual(setupUI5Server.lastCall.args, [{basePath: "", configPath: undefined}]);
 	});
 
+test("ui5.yaml: should be configurable when autoDetectType",
+	async (t) => {
+		const {framework, logger, readFileSyncStub, sinon} = t.context;
+		const autoDetectTypeSpy = sinon.spy(framework, "autoDetectType");
+		const mockUI5YamlPath = "../ui5/yaml/ui5-custom.yaml";
+
+		framework.exists = () => true;
+		framework.init({config: {ui5: {configPath: mockUI5YamlPath}, basePath: "/alternative/app"}, logger});
+
+		t.true(autoDetectTypeSpy.calledOnce, "autoDetectType is called");
+		t.deepEqual(readFileSyncStub.lastCall.args, [path.resolve("/alternative/app", mockUI5YamlPath)],
+			"Custom ui5.yaml is provided");
+	});
+
 // Sad path
 test("UI5 Middleware / Proxy configuration: Should throw if ui5.yaml is missing and no url is configured",
 	async (t) => {