diff --git a/doc/release-notes/8722-custom-script.md b/doc/release-notes/8722-custom-script.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e38987fedca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/8722-custom-script.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## New DB Settings
+
+- :ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript
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diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst
index 094f310a156..ff1b265cef7 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/admin/metadatacustomization.rst
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ Configuration involves specifying which fields are to be mapped, whether free-te
 These are all defined in the :ref:`:CVocConf <:CVocConf>` setting as a JSON array. Details about the required elements as well as example JSON arrays are available at https://github.com/gdcc/dataverse-external-vocab-support, along with an example metadata block that can be used for testing.
 The scripts required can be hosted locally or retrieved dynamically from https://gdcc.github.io/ (similar to how dataverse-previewers work).
 
+Please note that in addition to the :ref:`:CVocConf` described above, an alternative is the :ref:`:ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript` setting.
+
 Tips from the Dataverse Community
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diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
index ab0bad70206..9460b2b9479 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
@@ -2832,6 +2832,23 @@ Scripts that implement this association for specific service protocols are maint
 
 ``curl -X PUT --upload-file cvoc-conf.json http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:CVocConf``
 
+.. _:ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript:
+
+:ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+``:ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript`` allows a JavaScript file to be loaded into the dataset page for the purpose of showing controlled vocabulary as a list (with optionally translated values) such as author names.
+
+To specify the URL for a custom script ``covoc.js`` to be loaded from an external site:
+
+``curl -X PUT -d 'https://example.com/js/covoc.js' http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript``
+
+To remove the custom script URL:
+
+``curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript``
+
+Please note that :ref:`:CVocConf` is a better option if the list is large or needs to be searchable from an external service using protocols such as SKOSMOS.
+
 .. _:AllowedCurationLabels:
 
 :AllowedCurationLabels
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java
index 192052c68c5..9bc5a5c09a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetFieldServiceBean.java
@@ -672,6 +672,10 @@ public List<String> getVocabScripts( Map<Long, JsonObject> cvocConf) {
         for(JsonObject jo: cvocConf.values()) {
             scripts.add(jo.getString("js-url"));
         }
+        String customScript = settingsService.getValueForKey(SettingsServiceBean.Key.ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript);
+        if (customScript != null && !customScript.isEmpty()) {
+            scripts.add(customScript);
+        }
         return Arrays.asList(scripts.toArray(new String[0]));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java
index c12b8f6e452..26f737b213a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/settings/SettingsServiceBean.java
@@ -534,7 +534,11 @@ Whether Harvesting (OAI) service is enabled
         /**
          * LDN Inbox Allowed Hosts - a comma separated list of IP addresses allowed to submit messages to the inbox
          */
-        LDNMessageHosts
+        LDNMessageHosts,
+        /*
+         * Allow a custom JavaScript to control values of specific fields.
+         */
+        ControlledVocabularyCustomJavaScript
         ;
 
         @Override