diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 11d6e7150..843dfb20d 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@ matrix_dimension_database_password: "{{ matrix_synapse_macaroon_secret_key | pas
 
 matrix_etherpad_enabled: false
 
+matrix_etherpad_container_http_host_bind_port: "{{ '' if matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled else '127.0.0.1:9001' }}"
+
 matrix_etherpad_systemd_required_services_list: |
   {{
     ['docker.service']
diff --git a/roles/matrix-etherpad/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-etherpad/defaults/main.yml
index 28bb0c8d3..d5cac2f3b 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-etherpad/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-etherpad/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ matrix_etherpad_user_gid: '5001'
 # Controls whether the matrix-etherpad container exposes its HTTP port (tcp/9001 in the container).
 #
 # Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "127.0.0.1:9001"), or empty string to not expose.
-matrix_etherpad_container_http_host_bind_port: '9001'
+matrix_etherpad_container_http_host_bind_port: ''
 
 # A list of extra arguments to pass to the container
 matrix_etherpad_container_extra_arguments: []