diff --git a/workspaces/lightspeed/.changeset/cold-taxis-relax.md b/workspaces/lightspeed/.changeset/cold-taxis-relax.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f080f29c75b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/lightspeed/.changeset/cold-taxis-relax.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@red-hat-developer-hub/backstage-plugin-lightspeed-backend': patch
+---
+
+Make Lightspeed service port configurable
diff --git a/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/README.md b/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/README.md
index 937ef53e0d5..ce316a901b6 100644
--- a/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/README.md
+++ b/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ lightspeed:
     - id: <server id>
       url: <serverURL>
       token: <api key>
-      questionValidation: true # Optional - To disable question (prompt) validation set it to false.
+  questionValidation: true # Optional - To disable question (prompt) validation set it to false.
+  servicePort: <portNumber> # Optional - Change the LS service port nubmer. Defaults to 8080.
 ```
 
 Example local development configuration:
diff --git a/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/config.d.ts b/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/config.d.ts
index e8ed4ed905f..3e680d72dc1 100644
--- a/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -42,5 +42,10 @@ export interface Config {
      * @visibility frontend
      */
     questionValidation?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * configure the port number for the lightspeed service.
+     * @visibility backend
+     */
+    servicePort?: number;
   };
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/src/service/router.ts b/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/src/service/router.ts
index af1c2cf2562..5ce6bb49dc7 100644
--- a/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/workspaces/lightspeed/plugins/lightspeed-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const router = Router();
   router.use(express.json());
 
+  const port = config.getOptionalNumber('lightspeed.servicePort') ?? 8080;
+
   router.get('/health', (_, response) => {
     response.json({ status: 'ok' });
   });
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
     // Proxy middleware configuration
     const apiProxy = createProxyMiddleware({
       // target: config.getConfigArray('lightspeed.servers')[0].getString('url'), // currently only single llm server is supported
-      target: 'http://0.0.0.0:8080',
+      target: `http://0.0.0.0:${port}`,
       changeOrigin: true,
       pathRewrite: (path, _) => {
         // Add user query parameter from the authenticated user
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
         request.body.media_type = 'application/json'; // set media_type to receive start and end event
         const requestBody = JSON.stringify(request.body);
         const fetchResponse = await fetch(
-          `http://0.0.0.0:8080/v1/streaming_query?${userQueryParam}`,
+          `http://0.0.0.0:${port}/v1/streaming_query?${userQueryParam}`,
           {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {