diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverter.java
index 3675ddf13f0..3b8b1ec1136 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverter.java
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ public RootRest convert(HttpServletRequest request) {
         } else {
             rootRest.setDspaceServer(dspaceUrl);
         }
-        rootRest.setDspaceVersion("DSpace " + getSourceVersion());
+        String versionPrefix = StringUtils.defaultIfBlank(
+                configurationService.getProperty("dspace.version.prefix", "DSpace"), "DSpace");
+        rootRest.setDspaceVersion(versionPrefix + " " + getSourceVersion());
         rootRest.setBuildVersion(getBuildVersion());
         return rootRest;
     }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverterTest.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverterTest.java
index 951bedbf47c..53b16fd8cb3 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverterTest.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/RootConverterTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         when(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.name")).thenReturn("dspacename");
         when(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.server.url")).thenReturn(serverURL);
         when(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.server.ssr.url", serverURL)).thenReturn(serverSSRURL);
+        when(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.version.prefix", "DSpace")).thenReturn("DSpace");
 
     }
 
@@ -85,4 +86,15 @@ public void testCorrectInternalUrlSetFromConfigurationService() throws Exception
         assertEquals(serverSSRURL, rootRest.getDspaceServer());
         assertEquals("DSpace " + Util.getSourceVersion(), rootRest.getDspaceVersion());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConfigurableVersionPrefix() throws Exception {
+        when(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.version.prefix", "DSpace")).thenReturn("CLARIN-DSpace");
+        request.setScheme("https");
+        request.setServerName("dspace-rest");
+        request.setServerPort(443);
+        request.setRequestURI("/server/api");
+        RootRest rootRest = rootConverter.convert(request);
+        assertEquals("CLARIN-DSpace " + Util.getSourceVersion(), rootRest.getDspaceVersion());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
index add4564d547..4359ea7d6cc 100644
--- a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ dspace.ui.url = http://localhost:4000
 dspace.name = DSpace at My University
 dspace.shortname = DSpace
 
+# Prefix for the version string exposed at the REST root (/server/api), rendered by the UI as
+# the HTML <meta name="Generator"> value. Defaults to "DSpace" when unset; CLARIN/customer
+# deployments may set e.g. "CLARIN-DSpace".
+# dspace.version.prefix = DSpace
+
 # Assetstore configurations have moved to config/modules/assetstore.cfg
 # and config/spring/api/bitstore.xml.
 # Additional storage options (e.g. Amazon S3) are available in `assetstore.cfg`