diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index e9cadb4165..a656c49fe6 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -811,4 +811,6 @@ static char buildbot_server_url[] = "";
 
 static char buildbot_assets_server_url[] = "http://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/";
 
+static char default_discord_app_id[] = "475456035851599874";
+
 #endif
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 813ee6ca0d..817b792cae 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static struct config_array_setting *populate_settings_array(settings_t *settings
    SETTING_ARRAY("midi_input",               settings->arrays.midi_input, true, midi_input, true);
    SETTING_ARRAY("midi_output",              settings->arrays.midi_output, true, midi_output, true);
    SETTING_ARRAY("youtube_stream_key",       settings->arrays.youtube_stream_key, true, NULL, true);
-   SETTING_ARRAY("twitch_stream_key",        settings->arrays.twitch_stream_key, true, NULL, true);
+   SETTING_ARRAY("discord_app_id",           settings->arrays.discord_app_id, true, default_discord_app_id, true);
    *size = count;
 
    return tmp;
@@ -1814,6 +1814,9 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    *settings->paths.path_menu_xmb_font            = '\0';
 #endif
 
+   strlcpy(settings->arrays.discord_app_id,
+      default_discord_app_id,  sizeof(settings->arrays.discord_app_id));
+
 #ifdef HAVE_MATERIALUI
    if (g_defaults.menu.materialui.menu_color_theme_enable)
       settings->uints.menu_materialui_color_theme = g_defaults.menu.materialui.menu_color_theme;
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 28f599ff87..ec4dc7dce4 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ typedef struct settings
 
       char youtube_stream_key[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char twitch_stream_key[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+
+      char discord_app_id[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    } arrays;
 
    struct
diff --git a/discord/discord.c b/discord/discord.c
index 0a33824fa5..572f56deb1 100644
--- a/discord/discord.c
+++ b/discord/discord.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "discord.h"
 
 #include "../retroarch.h"
+#include "../configuration.h"
 #include "../core.h"
 #include "../core_info.h"
 #include "../paths.h"
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "../cheevos/cheevos.h"
 #endif
 
-static const char* APPLICATION_ID = "475456035851599874";
 static int FrustrationLevel       = 0;
 
 static int64_t start_time         = 0;
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ void discord_update(enum discord_presence presence)
 
 void discord_init(void)
 {
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    DiscordEventHandlers handlers;
 
    RARCH_LOG("[Discord] initializing ..\n");
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ void discord_init(void)
    handlers.spectateGame = handle_discord_spectate;
    handlers.joinRequest  = handle_discord_join_request;
 
-   Discord_Initialize(APPLICATION_ID, &handlers, 1, NULL);
+   Discord_Initialize(settings->arrays.discord_app_id, &handlers, 1, NULL);
 
    discord_ready         = true;
 }