diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8b23f25..88f2610 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ services:
     jicofo:
         image: jitsi/jicofo:${JITSI_IMAGE_VERSION:-unstable}
         restart: ${RESTART_POLICY:-unless-stopped}
+        ports:
+            - '127.0.0.1:8888:8888'
         volumes:
             - ${CONFIG}/jicofo:/config:Z
         environment:
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ services:
             - JICOFO_CONF_INITIAL_PARTICIPANT_WAIT_TIMEOUT
             - JICOFO_CONF_SINGLE_PARTICIPANT_TIMEOUT
             - JICOFO_ENABLE_HEALTH_CHECKS
+            - JICOFO_ENABLE_REST
             - JIBRI_BREWERY_MUC
             - JIBRI_REQUEST_RETRIES
             - JIBRI_PENDING_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
index f0feea5..026cf1c 100644
--- a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {{ $ENABLE_RECORDING := .Env.ENABLE_RECORDING | default "0" | toBool }}
 {{ $ENABLE_OCTO := .Env.ENABLE_OCTO | default "0" | toBool }}
 {{ $ENABLE_AUTO_LOGIN := .Env.ENABLE_AUTO_LOGIN | default "1" | toBool }}
+{{ $ENABLE_REST := Env.JICOFO_ENABLE_REST | default "0" | toBool }}
 {{ $JIBRI_BREWERY_MUC := .Env.JIBRI_BREWERY_MUC | default "jibribrewery" -}}
 {{ $JIGASI_BREWERY_MUC := .Env.JIGASI_BREWERY_MUC | default "jigasibrewery" -}}
 {{ $JVB_BREWERY_MUC := .Env.JVB_BREWERY_MUC | default "jvbbrewery" -}}
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ jicofo {
       enabled = {{ $ENABLE_OCTO }}
     }
 
+    {{ if $ENABLE_REST }}
+    rest {
+      host = "127.0.0.1"
+    }
+    {{ end }}
+
     sctp {
       enabled = {{ $ENABLE_SCTP }}
     }