diff --git a/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp b/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp
index c1ee2906cd..2de4c53fb6 100644
--- a/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp
+++ b/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
 
 namespace WebServer {
 
-Client::Client(NonnullRefPtr<Core::TCPSocket> socket, Core::Object* parent)
+Client::Client(NonnullRefPtr<Core::TCPSocket> socket, const String& root, Core::Object* parent)
     : Core::Object(parent)
     , m_socket(socket)
+    , m_root_path(root)
 {
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ void Client::handle_request(ByteBuffer raw_request)
     dbg() << "Canonical requested path: '" << requested_path << "'";
 
     StringBuilder path_builder;
-    path_builder.append("/www/");
+    path_builder.append(m_root_path);
+    path_builder.append('/');
     path_builder.append(requested_path);
     auto real_path = path_builder.to_string();
 
diff --git a/Services/WebServer/Client.h b/Services/WebServer/Client.h
index 35cdb4ab1c..d7791b3898 100644
--- a/Services/WebServer/Client.h
+++ b/Services/WebServer/Client.h
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ namespace WebServer {
 
 class Client final : public Core::Object {
     C_OBJECT(Client);
+
 public:
     void start();
 
 private:
-    Client(NonnullRefPtr<Core::TCPSocket>, Core::Object* parent);
+    Client(NonnullRefPtr<Core::TCPSocket>, const String&, Core::Object* parent);
 
     void handle_request(ByteBuffer);
     void send_response(StringView, const HTTP::HttpRequest&);
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ private:
     void handle_directory_listing(const String& requested_path, const String& real_path, const HTTP::HttpRequest&);
 
     NonnullRefPtr<Core::TCPSocket> m_socket;
+    String m_root_path;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/Services/WebServer/main.cpp b/Services/WebServer/main.cpp
index 7e218b8bb8..807f742e50 100644
--- a/Services/WebServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Services/WebServer/main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "Client.h"
 #include <LibCore/ArgsParser.h>
 #include <LibCore/EventLoop.h>
+#include <LibCore/File.h>
 #include <LibCore/TCPServer.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -34,11 +35,13 @@
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     u16 default_port = 8000;
+    const char* root_path = "/www";
 
     int port = default_port;
 
     Core::ArgsParser args_parser;
-    args_parser.add_positional_argument(port, "Port to listen on", "port", Core::ArgsParser::Required::No);
+    args_parser.add_option(port, "Port to listen on", "port", 'p', "port");
+    args_parser.add_positional_argument(root_path, "Path to serve the contents of", "path", Core::ArgsParser::Required::No);
     args_parser.parse(argc, argv);
 
     if ((u16)port != port) {
@@ -46,6 +49,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         port = default_port;
     }
 
+    auto real_root_path = Core::File::real_path_for(root_path);
+
+    if (!Core::File::exists(real_root_path)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Root path does not exist: '%s'\n", root_path);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     if (pledge("stdio accept rpath inet unix cpath fattr", nullptr) < 0) {
         perror("pledge");
         return 1;
@@ -58,14 +68,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     server->on_ready_to_accept = [&] {
         auto client_socket = server->accept();
         ASSERT(client_socket);
-        auto client = WebServer::Client::construct(client_socket.release_nonnull(), server);
+        auto client = WebServer::Client::construct(client_socket.release_nonnull(), real_root_path, server);
         client->start();
     };
 
     server->listen({}, port);
     printf("Listening on 0.0.0.0:%d\n", port);
 
-    if (unveil("/www", "r") < 0) {
+    if (unveil(real_root_path.characters(), "r") < 0) {
         perror("unveil");
         return 1;
     }