diff --git a/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2 b/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2
index 40beab818..1ad23ed19 100644
--- a/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2
+++ b/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ services:
       --indexer.db.sqlite.path=database/indexer
       --restAPI.bindAddress=inx-indexer:9091
 
+  inx-mqtt:
+    container_name: inx-mqtt
+    image: iotaledger/inx-mqtt:2.0-alpha
+    stop_grace_period: 1m
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      iota-core:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command: >
+      --inx.address=iota-core:9029
+      --mqtt.websocket.bindAddress=inx-mqtt:1888
+
 {% if 'node-04' in inventory_hostname %}
   inx-blockissuer:
     container_name: inx-blockissuer
diff --git a/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml b/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
index 3cfd3f017..c9a17d95c 100644
--- a/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@ services:
       --inx.address=node-1-validator:9029
       --restAPI.bindAddress=inx-indexer:9011
 
+  inx-mqtt:
+    image: iotaledger/inx-mqtt:2.0-alpha
+    stop_grace_period: 1m
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      node-1-validator:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - iota-core
+    command: >
+      --inx.address=node-1-validator:9029
+      --mqtt.websocket.bindAddress=inx-mqtt:1888
+
   inx-blockissuer:
     image: iotaledger/inx-blockissuer:1.0-alpha
     stop_grace_period: 1m
diff --git a/tools/docker-network/run.sh b/tools/docker-network/run.sh
index a87b02f98..7c96ee50d 100755
--- a/tools/docker-network/run.sh
+++ b/tools/docker-network/run.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 echo $DOCKER_BUILD_CONTEXT $DOCKERFILE_PATH
 docker compose build --build-arg WITH_GO_WORK=${WITH_GO_WORK:-0} --build-arg DOCKER_BUILD_CONTEXT=${DOCKER_BUILD_CONTEXT} --build-arg DOCKERFILE_PATH=${DOCKERFILE_PATH}
 
-docker compose pull inx-indexer inx-blockissuer inx-faucet inx-validator-1
+docker compose pull inx-indexer inx-mqtt inx-blockissuer inx-faucet inx-validator-1
 
 # check exit code of builder
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then