diff --git a/data/stk_config.xml b/data/stk_config.xml
index 9d60c3835..9fd6c6be4 100644
--- a/data/stk_config.xml
+++ b/data/stk_config.xml
@@ -487,4 +487,11 @@
   -->
   <texture-compression quality="64"/>
 
+  <!-- List of default ports used, by default STK use random ports
+       for client and server, disable it in user config to allow
+       port forward. The server discovery port has to be the same
+       across all clients and servers.
+  -->
+  <network server-discovery-port="2757" client-port="2758" server-port="2759"/>
+
 </config>
diff --git a/src/config/stk_config.cpp b/src/config/stk_config.cpp
index 6ceed8378..2f257ebc1 100644
--- a/src/config/stk_config.cpp
+++ b/src/config/stk_config.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ void STKConfig::load(const std::string &filename)
         Log::fatal("StkConfig", "No rotationalsmoothing defined in stk_config.");
     }
 
+    if (m_client_port == 0 || m_server_port == 0 || m_server_discovery_port == 0 ||
+        m_client_port == m_server_port || m_client_port == m_server_discovery_port ||
+        m_server_port == m_server_discovery_port)
+    {
+        Log::fatal("StkConfig", "Invalid default port values.");
+    }
     CHECK_NEG(m_max_karts,                 "<karts max=..."             );
     CHECK_NEG(m_item_switch_time,          "item-switch-time"           );
     CHECK_NEG(m_bubblegum_counter,         "bubblegum disappear counter");
@@ -195,6 +201,9 @@ void STKConfig::init_defaults()
     m_cutscene_fov               = 0.61f;
     m_max_skinning_bones         = 1024;
     m_tc_quality                 = 16;
+    m_server_discovery_port      = 2757;
+    m_client_port                = 2758;
+    m_server_port                = 2759;
 
     m_score_increase.clear();
     m_leader_intervals.clear();
@@ -398,6 +407,19 @@ void STKConfig::getAllData(const XMLNode * root)
         tc->get("quality", &m_tc_quality);
     }
 
+    if (const XMLNode *tc = root->getNode("network"))
+    {
+        unsigned server_discovery_port = 0;
+        unsigned client_port = 0;
+        unsigned server_port = 0;
+        tc->get("server-discovery-port", &server_discovery_port);
+        tc->get("client-port", &client_port);
+        tc->get("server-port", &server_port);
+        m_server_discovery_port = (uint16_t)server_discovery_port;
+        m_client_port = (uint16_t)client_port;
+        m_server_port = (uint16_t)server_port;
+    }
+
     // Get the default KartProperties
     // ------------------------------
     const XMLNode *node = root -> getNode("general-kart-defaults");
diff --git a/src/config/stk_config.hpp b/src/config/stk_config.hpp
index 2c7cd1154..7aa593696 100644
--- a/src/config/stk_config.hpp
+++ b/src/config/stk_config.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ public:
 
     unsigned m_tc_quality;
 
+    /** Client and server port use random ports if enabled in user config. */
+    uint16_t m_server_discovery_port;
+    uint16_t m_client_port;
+    uint16_t m_server_port;
+
     /** Lists of TTF files used in STK. */
     std::vector<std::string> m_normal_ttf;
     std::vector<std::string> m_digit_ttf;
diff --git a/src/config/user_config.hpp b/src/config/user_config.hpp
index cb51eadcf..541d2fb10 100644
--- a/src/config/user_config.hpp
+++ b/src/config/user_config.hpp
@@ -739,9 +739,15 @@ namespace UserConfigParams
             std::make_pair(1100, 4)
         ));
 
+    // ---- Network
+    PARAM_PREFIX GroupUserConfigParam  m_network_group
+        PARAM_DEFAULT(GroupUserConfigParam("Network", "Network Settings"));
     PARAM_PREFIX BoolUserConfigParam m_log_packets
-            PARAM_DEFAULT( BoolUserConfigParam(false, "log-network-packets",
-                                                 "If all network packets should be logged") );
+        PARAM_DEFAULT(BoolUserConfigParam(false, "log-network-packets",
+        &m_network_group, "If all network packets should be logged"));
+    PARAM_PREFIX BoolUserConfigParam m_random_ports
+        PARAM_DEFAULT(BoolUserConfigParam(true, "randrom-ports",
+        &m_network_group, "Use random ports for client and server connection"));
 
     // ---- Graphic Quality
     PARAM_PREFIX GroupUserConfigParam        m_graphics_quality
diff --git a/src/network/network_config.cpp b/src/network/network_config.cpp
index 9f04f0a83..09134bd16 100644
--- a/src/network/network_config.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_config.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 //  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
 #include "network/network_config.hpp"
+#include "config/stk_config.hpp"
+#include "config/user_config.hpp"
 #include "online/xml_request.hpp"
 
 NetworkConfig *NetworkConfig::m_network_config = NULL;
@@ -46,9 +48,17 @@ NetworkConfig::NetworkConfig()
     m_cur_user_token        = "";
     m_server_name           = "";
     m_password              = "";
-    m_server_discovery_port = 2757;
-    m_server_port           = 2758;
-    m_client_port           = 2759;
+    m_server_discovery_port = stk_config->m_server_discovery_port;
+    if (UserConfigParams::m_random_ports)
+    {
+        m_client_port = 0;
+        m_server_port = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_client_port = stk_config->m_client_port;
+        m_server_port = stk_config->m_server_port;
+    }
 }   // NetworkConfig
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------