diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cebf35..ab3a38f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ In `config/environment.js` you can specify:
 - additional Google Maps libraries to be loaded along with this add-on
   (check the full list [here](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/libraries)),
 - optional API key or client ID for your application (additional info could be found [here](https://developers.google.com/maps/web/)),
+- optional [channel](https://developers.google.com/maps/premium/reports/usage-reports#channels),
 - optional version number,
 - optional exclude parameter, which prevents inclusion of the google maps api script tag into the index.html (in case one wants to handle loading of google maps lib by himself),
 - optional language for map localization,
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 12dc325..c7dc8c6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ module.exports = {
         params.push('client=' + encodeURIComponent(client));
       }
 
+      var channel = gMapConfig.channel;
+      if (channel) {
+        params.push('channel=' + encodeURIComponent(channel));
+      }
+
       var libraries = gMapConfig.libraries;
       if (libraries && libraries.length) {
         params.push('libraries=' + encodeURIComponent(libraries.join(',')));