diff --git a/build-pipeline.yml b/build-pipeline.yml
index e82110dbcd51a55a4ef6ec28ff873968fecc8a2c..e4300f47823d72f9cb5f2eeaea0a5d3557be26ba 100644
--- a/build-pipeline.yml
+++ b/build-pipeline.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ workflow:
       . ./seco-setup.sh -c;
       sh ../.gitlab-ci/scripts/yocto_cache_setup.sh $PROCESSOR $NUM_MAX_CPU $CUSTOM;
       if [ ! -z "$RAM_CONF" ]; then sed -i -e '/UBOOT_CONFIG =/d' conf/local.conf; echo 'UBOOT_CONFIG = \"$RAM_CONF\"' >> conf/local.conf; cat conf/local.conf; fi;
+      if [ ! -z '${CUSTOM_CONF}' ]; then echo '${CUSTOM_CONF}'; echo '${CUSTOM_CONF}' >> conf/local.conf; cat conf/local.conf; fi;
       time bitbake ${RECIPE_NAME};
       if [[ "$CI_JOB_NAME" != *"embedded"* ]]; then time bitbake seco-bundle-edgehog; fi;
       . ../.gitlab-ci/scripts/check_build_artifacts.sh;
diff --git a/docs/add-new-project-to-pipeline.md b/docs/add-new-project-to-pipeline.md
index 761a9fea9d713c01d2b34612bb1a436c86e612da..7d15c782d8d74bce95159c75ea8331a8066e66f6 100644
--- a/docs/add-new-project-to-pipeline.md
+++ b/docs/add-new-project-to-pipeline.md
@@ -155,3 +155,11 @@ level) in the custom manifest repository:<>
   List of the projects to be considered in the custom changelog.
 * `RETRIGGER_GROUP`  
   Path of the custom group in GitLab.
+* `CUSTOM_CONF`  
+  Lines to be added to the 'conf/local.conf' file just before the Yocto build starts, e.g.
+  ```
+  CUSTOM_CONF: |-
+    QT_EDITION = "commercial"
+    LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED += " commercial "
+  ```
+