diff --git a/docs/.DS_Store b/docs/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
index d2f8a49b..91816184 100644
--- a/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
+++ b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ PostgreSQL
 -  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_DATA\_DIR**: The location of the Postgres data directory, either existing or to be initialized by Patroni.
 -  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_CONFIG\_DIR**: The location of the Postgres configuration directory, defaults to the data directory. Must be writable by Patroni.
 -  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN_DIR**: Path to PostgreSQL binaries. (pg_ctl, initdb, pg_controldata, pg_basebackup, postgres, pg_isready, pg_rewind) The  default value is an empty string meaning that PATH environment variable will be used to find the executables.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_PG\_CTL**: (optional) Custom name for ``pg_ctl`` binary.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_INITDB**: (optional) Custom name for ``initdb`` binary.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_PG\_CONTROLDATA**: (optional) Custom name for ``pg_controldata`` binary.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_PG\_BASEBACKUP**: (optional) Custom name for ``pg_basebackup`` binary.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_POSTGRES**: (optional) Custom name for ``postgres`` binary.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_IS\_READY**: (optional) Custom name for ``pg_isready`` binary.
+-  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_BIN\_PG\_REWIND**: (optional) Custom name for ``pg_rewind`` binary.
 -  **PATRONI\_POSTGRESQL\_PGPASS**: path to the `.pgpass <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq-pgpass.html>`__ password file. Patroni creates this file before executing pg\_basebackup and under some other circumstances. The location must be writable by Patroni.
 -  **PATRONI\_REPLICATION\_USERNAME**: replication username; the user will be created during initialization. Replicas will use this user to access the replication source via streaming replication
 -  **PATRONI\_REPLICATION\_PASSWORD**: replication password; the user will be created during initialization.
diff --git a/patroni/config.py b/patroni/config.py
index abd2371d..aa71d821 100644
--- a/patroni/config.py
+++ b/patroni/config.py
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ class Config(object):
                                     'dir', 'file_size', 'file_num', 'loggers'])
         _set_section_values('raft', ['data_dir', 'self_addr', 'partner_addrs', 'password', 'bind_addr'])
 
+        for binary in ('pg_ctl', 'initdb', 'pg_controldata', 'pg_basebackup', 'postgres', 'pg_isready', 'pg_rewind'):
+            value = _popenv('POSTGRESQL_BIN_' + binary)
+            if value:
+                ret['postgresql'].setdefault('bin_name', {})[binary] = value
+
         for first, second in (('restapi', 'allowlist_include_members'), ('ctl', 'insecure')):
             value = ret.get(first, {}).pop(second, None)
             if value:
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 8223a62f..57a717f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             'PATRONI_REPLICATION_USERNAME': 'replicator',
             'PATRONI_REPLICATION_PASSWORD': 'rep-pass',
             'PATRONI_admin_PASSWORD': 'admin',
-            'PATRONI_admin_OPTIONS': 'createrole,createdb'
+            'PATRONI_admin_OPTIONS': 'createrole,createdb',
+            'PATRONI_POSTGRESQL_BIN_POSTGRES': 'sergtsop'
         })
         config = Config('postgres0.yml')
         with patch.object(Config, '_load_config_file', Mock(return_value={'restapi': {}})):