diff --git a/charts/pihole/Chart.yaml b/charts/pihole/Chart.yaml
index 21ca49f7..6ea6c5b5 100644
--- a/charts/pihole/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/pihole/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 description: Installs pihole in kubernetes
 home: https://github.com/MoJo2600/pihole-kubernetes/tree/master/charts/pihole
 name: pihole
-version: 2.5.0
+version: 2.5.1
 sources:
   - https://github.com/MoJo2600/pihole-kubernetes/tree/master/charts/pihole
   - https://pi-hole.net/
diff --git a/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-tcp.yaml b/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-tcp.yaml
index b99792d6..92062601 100644
--- a/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-tcp.yaml
+++ b/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-tcp.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - port: {{ .Values.serviceDns.port }}
       targetPort: dns
+      {{- if and (.Values.serviceDns.nodePort) (eq .Values.serviceDns.type "NodePort") }}
+      nodePort: {{ .Values.serviceDns.nodePort }}
+      {{- end }}
       protocol: TCP
       name: dns
     {{- if .Values.monitoring.sidecar.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-udp.yaml b/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-udp.yaml
index 4f03d73e..34835d46 100644
--- a/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-udp.yaml
+++ b/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns-udp.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - port: {{ .Values.serviceDns.port }}
       targetPort: dns-udp
+      {{- if and (.Values.serviceDns.nodePort) (eq .Values.serviceDns.type "NodePort") }}
+      nodePort: {{ .Values.serviceDns.nodePort }}
+      {{- end }}
       protocol: UDP
       name: dns-udp
   selector:
diff --git a/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns.yaml b/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns.yaml
index 5eaf97fb..0772138e 100644
--- a/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns.yaml
+++ b/charts/pihole/templates/service-dns.yaml
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - port: {{ .Values.serviceDns.port }}
       targetPort: dns
+      {{- if .Values.serviceDns.nodePort }}
+      nodePort: {{ .Values.serviceDns.nodePort }}
+      {{- end }}
       protocol: TCP
       name: dns
     - port: {{ .Values.serviceDns.port }}
       targetPort: dns-udp
+      {{- if and (.Values.serviceDns.nodePort) (eq .Values.serviceDns.type "NodePort") }}
+      nodePort: {{ .Values.serviceDns.nodePort }}
+      {{- end }}
       protocol: UDP
       name: dns-udp
     {{- if .Values.monitoring.sidecar.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/pihole/values.yaml b/charts/pihole/values.yaml
index 61415c56..f8114498 100644
--- a/charts/pihole/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pihole/values.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ serviceDns:
   # -- The port of the DNS service
   port: 53
 
+  # -- Optional node port for the DNS service
+  nodePort: ""
+
   # -- `spec.externalTrafficPolicy` for the DHCP Service
   externalTrafficPolicy: Local