diff --git a/kiali-server/templates/service.yaml b/kiali-server/templates/service.yaml
index 9c03447..111be7f 100644
--- a/kiali-server/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/kiali-server/templates/service.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ spec:
   {{- end }}
     protocol: TCP
     port: {{ .Values.server.port }}
+    {{- if and (not (empty .Values.server.node_port)) (eq .Values.deployment.service_type "NodePort") }}
+    nodePort: {{ .Values.server.node_port }}
+    {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.server.observability.metrics.enabled }}
   - name: http-metrics
     appProtocol: http
diff --git a/kiali-server/values.yaml b/kiali-server/values.yaml
index daaa453..7341a9b 100644
--- a/kiali-server/values.yaml
+++ b/kiali-server/values.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ login_token:
 
 server:
   port: 20001
+  #node_port:
   observability:
     metrics:
       enabled: true