diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container b/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container
index 665f926f..f7e47d77 100755
--- a/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 all=""
+port=""
 
 log()
 {
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ create()
     fi
 
     #  --syslog --log-level info
-    log "Calling \"podman create --name $name --conmon-pidfile=$pidfn $network $args $image\""
-    if podman create --name "$name" --conmon-pidfile="$pidfn" $network $args "$image"; then
+    log "Calling \"podman create --name $name --conmon-pidfile=$pidfn $network $port $args $image\""
+    if podman create --name "$name" --conmon-pidfile="$pidfn" $network $port $args "$image"; then
 	log "Successfully created container $name from $image"
 	initctl show "container:$name" |grep -q manual:yes || initctl -bq start "container:$name"
 	initctl -nbq cond set container:$name
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ options:
       --dns-search LIST   Set host lookup search list when creating container
   -f, --force             Force operation, e.g. remove
   -h, --help              Show this help text
+  -p, --publish PORT      Publish ports when creating container
+                          Syntax: [[ip:][hostPort]:]containerPort[/protocol]
   -s, --simple            Show output in simplified format
 
 commands:
@@ -119,6 +122,10 @@ while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
 	    usage
 	    exit 0
 	    ;;
+	-p | --publish)
+	    shift
+	    port="$port -p $1"
+	    ;;
 	-s | --simple)
 	    simple=true
 	    ;;
diff --git a/src/confd/src/infix-containers.c b/src/confd/src/infix-containers.c
index 14c78e4d..7edeae1c 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/infix-containers.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/infix-containers.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ static int add(const char *name, struct lyd_node *cif)
 	LYX_LIST_FOR_EACH(lyd_child(cif), node, "search")
 		fprintf(fp, " --dns-search %s", lyd_get_value(node));
 
+	LYX_LIST_FOR_EACH(lyd_child(cif), node, "publish")
+		fprintf(fp, " -p %s", lyd_get_value(node));
+
 	fprintf(fp, " create %s %s", name, image);
 
 	LYX_LIST_FOR_EACH(lyd_child(cif), node, "network") {
diff --git a/src/confd/yang/infix-containers@2023-12-14.yang b/src/confd/yang/infix-containers@2023-12-14.yang
index 3805adb9..89320fcf 100644
--- a/src/confd/yang/infix-containers@2023-12-14.yang
+++ b/src/confd/yang/infix-containers@2023-12-14.yang
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ module infix-containers {
 	  }
 
 	  leaf-list publish {
-	    description "Publish container port, or a range of ports, to the host.";
+	    description "Publish container port, or a range of ports, to the host.
+                         Syntax: [[ip:][hostPort]:]containerPort[/protocol]
+                         Sample: 8080:80           -- forward tcp port 8080 to container port 80
+                                 69:69/udp         -- forward udp port 69 to container port 69
+                                 127.0.0.1:8080:80 -- forward only from loopback interface";
 	    type string;
 	  }