diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 652db050cb..5fdb009a4a 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -43491,6 +43491,12 @@ The port to bind the server to.
 @item @code{host} (default: @code{"127.0.0.1"})
 The host to bind the server to.
 
+@item @code{control-port} (default: @code{8734})
+The port to bind the control server to.
+
+@item @code{control-host} (default: @code{"127.0.0.1"})
+The host to bind the control server to.
+
 @item @code{mirror} (default: @code{#f})
 Optional URL of the other Nar Herder instance which should be mirrored.
 This means that this Nar Herder instance will download it's database,
diff --git a/gnu/services/guix.scm b/gnu/services/guix.scm
index cb8f6ef4f7..ee5913a1d8 100644
--- a/gnu/services/guix.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/guix.scm
@@ -844,6 +844,10 @@ ca-certificates.crt file in the system profile."
                  (default "127.0.0.1"))
   (port          nar-herder-configuration-port
                  (default 8734))
+  (control-host  nar-herder-configuration-control-host
+                 (default "127.0.0.1"))
+  (control-port  nar-herder-configuration-control-port
+                 (default 8735))
   (storage       nar-herder-configuration-storage
                  (default #f))
   (storage-limit nar-herder-configuration-storage-limit
@@ -968,6 +972,8 @@ ca-certificates.crt file in the system profile."
                       "--pid-file=/var/run/nar-herder/pid"
                       #$(string-append "--port=" (number->string port))
                       #$(string-append "--host=" host)
+                      #$(string-append "--control-port=" (number->string port))
+                      #$(string-append "--control-host=" host)
                       #$@(if mirror
                              (list (string-append "--mirror=" mirror))
                              '())