diff --git a/packages/api/env/portal/.env b/packages/api/env/portal/.env
index f1b3ee6ac..578102633 100644
--- a/packages/api/env/portal/.env
+++ b/packages/api/env/portal/.env
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ PASSWORD_relational=relational
 ENGINE_relational=mariadb@dbgate-plugin-mysql
 READONLY_relational=1
 
+# SETTINGS_dataGrid.showHintColumns=1
+
 # docker run -p 3000:3000 -e CONNECTIONS=mongo -e URL_mongo=mongodb://localhost:27017 -e ENGINE_mongo=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo -e LABEL_mongo=mongo dbgate/dbgate:beta
 
 # LOGINS=x,y
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
index f724868fb..34e3e3c8b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ module.exports = {
       // res['app.useNativeMenu'] = os.platform() == 'darwin' ? true : false;
       res['app.useNativeMenu'] = false;
     }
+    for (const envVar in process.env) {
+      if (envVar.startsWith('SETTINGS_')) {
+        const key = envVar.substring('SETTINGS_'.length);
+        if (!res[key]) {
+          res[key] = process.env[envVar];
+        }
+      }
+    }
     return res;
   },