diff --git a/karapace/config.py b/karapace/config.py
index 99cf698ce..2ddcbe604 100644
--- a/karapace/config.py
+++ b/karapace/config.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     "access_logs_debug": False,
     "access_log_class": None,
     "advertised_hostname": HOSTNAME,
+    "advertised_port": None,
+    "advertised_protocol": "http",
     "bootstrap_uri": "127.0.0.1:9092",
     "client_id": "sr-1",
     "compatibility": "BACKWARD",
diff --git a/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/consumer_manager.py b/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/consumer_manager.py
index e52aad785..ac707cb88 100644
--- a/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/consumer_manager.py
+++ b/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/consumer_manager.py
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ def new_name() -> str:
 class ConsumerManager:
     def __init__(self, config: dict) -> None:
         self.config = config
-        self.hostname = f"http://{self.config['advertised_hostname']}:{self.config['port']}"
+        if self.config["advertised_port"] is None:
+            self.hostname = (
+                f"{self.config['advertised_protocol']}://{self.config['advertised_hostname']}:{self.config['port']}"
+            )
+        else:
+            self.hostname = (
+                f"{self.config['advertised_protocol']}://"
+                f"{self.config['advertised_hostname']}:{self.config['advertised_port']}"
+            )
         self.deserializer = SchemaRegistryDeserializer(config=config)
         self.consumers = {}
         self.consumer_locks = defaultdict(Lock)