diff --git a/music_assistant/providers/spotify_connect/__init__.py b/music_assistant/providers/spotify_connect/__init__.py
index 1111111..2222222 100644
--- a/music_assistant/providers/spotify_connect/__init__.py
+++ b/music_assistant/providers/spotify_connect/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ CONNECT_ITEM_ID = "spotify_connect"
 CONF_PUBLISH_NAME = "publish_name"
 CONF_ALLOW_PLAYER_SWITCH = "allow_player_switch"

+CONF_ZEROCONF_PORT = "zeroconf_port"
 # Special value for auto player selection
 PLAYER_ID_AUTO = "__auto__"

@@ -117,6 +118,15 @@ async def get_config_entries(
             description="How should this Spotify Connect device be named in the Spotify app?",
             default_value="Music Assistant",
         ),
+        ConfigEntry(
+            key=CONF_ZEROCONF_PORT,
+            type=ConfigEntryType.INTEGER,
+            label="Zeroconf port",
+            description="Fixed TCP port for Spotify Connect discovery (zeroconf). "
+            "Set to a specific port and open it in your firewall to allow "
+            "devices on the network to discover this player. 0 = random port.",
+            default_value=0,
+        ),
         # ConfigEntry(
         #     key=CONF_HANDOFF_MODE,
         #     type=ConfigEntryType.BOOLEAN,
@@ -677,6 +687,11 @@ class SpotifyConnectProvider(PluginProvider):
                 "--onevent",
                 str(EVENTS_SCRIPT),
                 "--emit-sink-events",
+                *(
+                    ["--zeroconf-port", str(zeroconf_port)]
+                    if (zeroconf_port := int(self.config.get_value(CONF_ZEROCONF_PORT) or 0)) > 0
+                    else []
+                ),
             ]
             self._librespot_proc = librespot = AsyncProcess(
                 args, stdout=False, stderr=True, name=f"librespot[{self.name}]", env=env