diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bee9c17..4a84550 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ Appium is automation test framework to test mobile website and mobile applicatio
 ```bash
 docker run --privileged -d -p 6080:6080 -p 5554:5554 -p 5555:5555 -p 4723:4723 -e DEVICE="Samsung Galaxy S6" -e APPIUM=True --name android-container butomo1989/docker-android-x86-7.1.1
 ```
+It is possible to start appium with custom chromedriver executable by mounting directory with chromedriver inside container and passing an environment variable ***CHROMEDRIVER_EXECUTABLE=path_to_chromedriver***   
+[chromedriver] repo contains all versions of chromedriver executable. To run web tests with Android 7.1.1 image which by default contains chrome v53, chromedriver version 2.26 has to be used. More recent chromedriver versions require chrome v54 and up.
+```bash
+docker run --privileged -d -p 6080:6080 -p 5554:5554 -p 5555:5555 -p 4723:4723 -v /path/to/chromedriver:/root/chromedriver  -e CHROMEDRIVER_EXECUTABLE=/root/chromedriver/chromedriver -e DEVICE="Samsung Galaxy S6" -e APPIUM=True --name android-container butomo1989/docker-android-x86-7.1.1
+```
 
 ### Connect to Selenium Grid
 
@@ -206,3 +211,4 @@ docker exec -it android-container tail -f /var/log/supervisor/docker-android.std
 [1.13.0]: <https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/tag/1.13.0>
 [adb_connection]: <images/adb_connection.png>
 [sms]: <images/SMS.png>
+[chromedriver]: <https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/index.html>
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 913677c..1f9003c 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ def appium_run(avd_name: str):
     cmd = 'appium'
     local_ip = os.popen('ifconfig eth0 | grep \'inet addr:\' | cut -d: -f2 | awk \'{ print $1}\'').read().strip()
 
+    chromedriver_executable = os.getenv('CHROMEDRIVER_EXECUTABLE', False)
+    if chromedriver_executable:
+        cmd += ' --chromedriver-executable {executable}'.format(executable=chromedriver_executable)
+
     grid_connect = convert_str_to_bool(str(os.getenv('CONNECT_TO_GRID', False)))
     logger.info('Connect to selenium grid? {connect}'.format(connect=grid_connect))
     if grid_connect:
diff --git a/src/tests/unit/test_appium.py b/src/tests/unit/test_appium.py
index f761404..97de912 100644
--- a/src/tests/unit/test_appium.py
+++ b/src/tests/unit/test_appium.py
@@ -12,8 +12,20 @@ class TestAppium(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         os.environ['CONNECT_TO_GRID'] = str(True)
+        os.environ['CHROMEDRIVER_EXECUTABLE'] = str(False)
         self.avd_name = 'test_avd'
 
+    @mock.patch('os.popen')
+    @mock.patch('subprocess.check_call')
+    def test_with_chromedriver_executable(self, mocked_os, mocked_subprocess):
+        os.environ['CONNECT_TO_GRID'] = str(False)
+        os.environ['CHROMEDRIVER_EXECUTABLE'] = '/root/chromedriver'
+        self.assertFalse(mocked_os.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mocked_subprocess.called)
+        app.appium_run(self.avd_name)
+        self.assertTrue(mocked_os.called)
+        self.assertTrue(mocked_subprocess.called)
+
     @mock.patch('os.popen')
     @mock.patch('subprocess.check_call')
     def test_without_selenium_grid(self, mocked_os, mocked_subprocess):