diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index bb3a32a..400b59e 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -87,3 +87,4 @@ ip_servers = [
 enabled = false  # disables starboard entirely
 emoji = "⭐"  # the emoji to use. Defaults to the plain star.
 whitelist = [994710566612500550]  # An array of server IDs to whitelist. Omitted means all servers.
+channel_name = "starboard"  # the channel name to search for. Globally, not per-server.
diff --git a/src/cogs/starboard.py b/src/cogs/starboard.py
index 75b71cd..65bb331 100644
--- a/src/cogs/starboard.py
+++ b/src/cogs/starboard.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Starboard(commands.Cog):
         guild: discord.Guild = self.bot.get_guild(payload.guild_id)
         starboard_channel: discord.TextChannel | None = discord.utils.get(
             guild.text_channels,
-            name="starboard"
+            name=self.config.get("channel_name", "starboard")
         )
         if not starboard_channel:
             self.log.warning("Could not find starboard channel in %s (%d)", guild, guild.id)