diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index ade75a833a..cfdcf1ab96 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
     }
   },
 
+  "runArgs": [
+    "-p",
+    "8000:8000"
+  ],
+
   // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
   "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh",
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 0d2594d682..08bd6e730b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ../:/home/inventree:z
       - /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix
+    ports:
+      - 8000:8000
 
     environment:
       INVENTREE_DB_ENGINE: postgresql