diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 0267ae51c91..b9ed39d97a7 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -1190,7 +1190,14 @@ $CONFIG = [
 'preview_office_cl_parameters' =>
 	' --headless --nologo --nofirststartwizard --invisible --norestore '.
 	'--convert-to png --outdir ',
-
+	
+/**
+ * custom path for ffmpeg binary
+ * 
+ * Defaults to ``''`` (empty string)
+ */
+'preview_ffmpeg_path' => '/usr/bin/ffmpeg',	
+	
 /**
  * Set the URL of the Imaginary service to send image previews to.
  * Also requires the ``OC\Preview\Imaginary`` provider to be enabled.