diff --git a/src/techui_builder/generate.py b/src/techui_builder/generate.py
index 7ea36f1..80c986d 100644
--- a/src/techui_builder/generate.py
+++ b/src/techui_builder/generate.py
@@ -193,12 +193,24 @@ def _allocate_widget(
         self, scrn_mapping: Mapping, component: Entity
     ) -> EmbeddedDisplay | ActionButton | None | list[EmbeddedDisplay | ActionButton]:
         name, suffix, suffix_label = self._initialise_name_suffix(component)
+
         # Get relative path to screen
-        scrn_path = self.support_path.joinpath(f"bob/{scrn_mapping['file']}")
-        logger_.debug(f"Screen path: {scrn_path}")
+        file = scrn_mapping["file"]
+        if file.startswith("$(IOC)"):
+            scrn_path = data_scrn_path = file.replace(
+                "$(IOC)", f"{self.beamline_url}/{component.service_name}"
+            )  # Only works with related displays as
+            # embedded displays need to access the file to get dimensions
+
+            assert scrn_mapping["type"] == "related", (
+                "Only related displays can have remote screens"
+            )
+        else:
+            scrn_path = self.support_path.joinpath(f"bob/{file}")
+            logger_.debug(f"Screen path: {scrn_path}")
 
-        # Path of screen relative to data/ so it knows where to open the file from
-        data_scrn_path = scrn_path.relative_to(self.synoptic_dir, walk_up=True)
+            # Path of screen relative to data/ so it knows where to open the file from
+            data_scrn_path = scrn_path.relative_to(self.synoptic_dir, walk_up=True)
 
         # For Gui Components with multiple components embedded, we add a suffix field
         # to the components, and adjust the name and suffix accordingly
diff --git a/tests/test_builder.py b/tests/test_builder.py
index 24375b0..ee59a32 100644
--- a/tests/test_builder.py
+++ b/tests/test_builder.py
@@ -337,7 +337,9 @@ def test_generate_json_map_embedded_screen(
     test_json_map = builder_with_test_files._generate_json_map(
         screen_path, dest_path, components
     )
-
+    print(test_json_map)
+    print("--------------")
+    print(example_json_map)
     assert test_json_map == example_json_map
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_generate.py b/tests/test_generate.py
index 18f742a..7a4bc8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate.py
@@ -265,6 +265,31 @@ def test_generator_allocate_widget(generator):
     assert str(widget) == xml_content
 
 
+def test_generator_allocate_widget_with_remote_screens(generator):
+    generator._initilise_name_suffix = Mock(return_value=("CAM:", "CAM:", "R"))
+
+    scrn_mapping = {
+        "file": "$(IOC)/ADAravis_summary.bob",
+        "prefix": "$(P)$(R)",
+        "type": "related",
+    }
+    component = Entity(
+        service_name="bl01t-di-ioc-01",
+        type="ADAravis.aravisCamera",
+        P="BL01T-DI-IOC-01",
+        desc=None,
+        M=None,
+        R=":CAM:",
+    )
+    widget = generator._allocate_widget(scrn_mapping, component)
+    control_widget = Path("tests/test_files/widget_url_screen.xml")
+
+    with open(control_widget) as f:
+        xml_content = f.read()
+    print(str(widget))
+    assert str(widget) == xml_content
+
+
 def test_generator_allocate_widget_with_suffix(generator):
     generator._initialise_name_suffix = Mock(return_value=(":CAM:", ":CAM:", "R"))