diff --git a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/index.js b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/index.js
index b03d58f..54fb28f 100644
--- a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/index.js
+++ b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/index.js
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
       bitcoin_node_ip: '',
       bitcoin_mode: 'internal',
       bitcoin_expose: false,
+      lightning_expose: false,
       gatekeeper_apiproperties: defaultAPIProperties,
       gatekeeper_ipwhitelist: '',
       gatekeeper_keys: { configEntries: [], clientInformation: [] },
diff --git a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/999_installer.js b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/999_installer.js
index 19701f3..a844e2a 100644
--- a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/999_installer.js
+++ b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/prompters/999_installer.js
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ module.exports = {
       default: utils._getDefault( 'bitcoin_expose' ),
       message: prefix()+'Expose bitcoin full node outside of the docker network?'+utils._getHelp('bitcoin_expose'),
     },
+    {
+      when: function(props) { return installerDocker(props) && props.features.indexOf('lightning') !== -1  },
+      type: 'confirm',
+      name: 'lightning_expose',
+      default: utils._getDefault( 'lightning_expose' ),
+      message: prefix()+'Expose lightning node outside of the docker network?'+utils._getHelp('lightning_expose'),
+    },    
     {
       when: installerDocker,
       type: 'list',
diff --git a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 4eae675..4d702d2 100644
--- a/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/install/generator-cyphernode/generators/app/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ services:
   lightning:
     command: $USER lightningd
     image: <%= devregistry?'registry.skp.rocks:5000/$ARCH/':'' %>cyphernode/clightning
+
+<% if( lightning_expose ) { %>
     ports:
       - "9735:9735"
+<% } %>
     volumes:
       - "<%= lightning_datapath%>:/.lightning"
       - "<%= lightning_datapath%>/bitcoin.conf:/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"