diff --git a/cfgov/apache/conf.d/proxy.conf b/cfgov/apache/conf.d/proxy.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af16ce6f441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfgov/apache/conf.d/proxy.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This file is only used when running Apache and the application
+# containerized. This configures Apache to ProxyPass to the application
+# container when CFGOV_APPLICATION_HOST is defined in the environment.
+#
+# TODO: Remove the RewriteCond and switch to a simple ProxyPass when the
+# application is moved to Gunicorn.
+ServerName https://www.consumerfinance.gov
+
+RewriteCond expr "-n env('CFGOV_APPLICATION_HOST')"
+RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ http://${CFGOV_APPLICATION_HOST}:8000/$1 [P,L]
+ProxyPassReverse / http://${CFGOV_APPLICATION_HOST}:8000/
diff --git a/cfgov/apache/conf.d/wsgi.conf.venv b/cfgov/apache/conf.d/wsgi.conf.venv
index 02fb2185731..1b398f1991c 100644
--- a/cfgov/apache/conf.d/wsgi.conf.venv
+++ b/cfgov/apache/conf.d/wsgi.conf.venv
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Our classic mod_wsgi deployment will move this file into place if we're
+# expecting to use mod_wsgi.
+# TODO: Remove when the application is containerized or moved to Gunicorn
+
 ServerName https://www.consumerfinance.gov
 
 LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_${SCL_PYTHON_VERSION}-wsgi.so