diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml
index 78dc3c5b829499baefca93b05a687ef8ae9e505c..a85dbf18ec1edfbaffa7602abfe2014bff480a06 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ metadata:
     component: eingang-adapter-service
 spec:
   ports:
+  {{- if (.Values.forwarding).enabled }}
+    - name: grpc-9090
+      port: 9090
+      protocol: TCP
+  {{- end }}
     - name: http
       port: 8080
       protocol: TCP
diff --git a/src/test/helm/service_test.yaml b/src/test/helm/service_test.yaml
index 16119984faba0163af487fd9d4f6296c38c79a44..41a970a9f61b07cfd799769d489f288ae8307c98 100644
--- a/src/test/helm/service_test.yaml
+++ b/src/test/helm/service_test.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,32 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.type
           value: ClusterIP
+  - it: should contain the grpc port in the ports list if forwarding enabled
+    set:
+      forwarding:
+        enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.ports
+          content:
+            name: grpc-9090
+            port: 9090
+            protocol: TCP
+          count: 1
+          any: true
+  - it: should not contain the grpc port in the ports list if forwarding disabled
+    set:
+      forwarding:
+        enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.ports
+          content:
+            name: grpc-9090
+            port: 9090
+            protocol: TCP
+          count: 1
+          any: true
   - it: ports should contain the 8080 default http port
     asserts:
       - contains: