diff --git a/cmd/podman/kube/play.go b/cmd/podman/kube/play.go
index 663c89de21..1d6278ce5c 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/kube/play.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/kube/play.go
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ func playFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	flags.StringSliceVar(&playOptions.PublishPorts, publishPortsFlagName, []string{}, "Publish a container's port, or a range of ports, to the host")
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(publishPortsFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
 
+	publishAllFlagName := "publish-all"
+	flags.BoolVar(&playOptions.PublishAll, publishAllFlagName, false, "Publish all containerPorts from the YAML file without a matching hostPort")
+	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(publishAllFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
+
 	waitFlagName := "wait"
 	flags.BoolVarP(&playOptions.Wait, waitFlagName, "w", false, "Clean up all objects created when a SIGTERM is received or pods exit")
 
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in
index 9dd37172e9..3ea5224c33 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ Define or override a port definition in the YAML file.
 The lists of ports in the YAML file and the command line are merged. Matching is done by using the **containerPort** field.
 If **containerPort** exists in both the YAML file and the option, the latter takes precedence.
 
+#### **--publish-all**
+
+Allow container port publication without specifying a `hostPort` pair
+
 #### **--quiet**, **-q**
 
 Suppress output information when pulling images
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/kube.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/kube.go
index 2f53f82d7e..7fdc3f278a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/kube.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/kube.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func KubePlay(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		StaticIPs        []string          `schema:"staticIPs"`
 		StaticMACs       []string          `schema:"staticMACs"`
 		NoHosts          bool              `schema:"noHosts"`
+		PublishAll       bool              `schema:"publishAll"`
 		PublishPorts     []string          `schema:"publishPorts"`
 		Wait             bool              `schema:"wait"`
 		ServiceContainer bool              `schema:"serviceContainer"`
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ func KubePlay(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		PublishPorts:     query.PublishPorts,
 		Wait:             query.Wait,
 		ServiceContainer: query.ServiceContainer,
+		PublishAll:       query.PublishAll,
 	}
 	if _, found := r.URL.Query()["tlsVerify"]; found {
 		options.SkipTLSVerify = types.NewOptionalBool(!query.TLSVerify)
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/play.go b/pkg/domain/entities/play.go
index 3989f96a68..a9808eec67 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/play.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/play.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ type PlayKubeOptions struct {
 	Force bool
 	// PublishPorts - configure how to expose ports configured inside the K8S YAML file
 	PublishPorts []string
+	// PublishAll - expose all container ports without a host pair
+	PublishAll bool
 	// Wait - indicates whether to return after having created the pods
 	Wait bool
 }
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go b/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go
index 585b0e6ca5..b2112ec818 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ type PodCreateOptions struct {
 	Userns             specgen.Namespace `json:"-"`
 	Volume             []string          `json:"volume,omitempty"`
 	VolumesFrom        []string          `json:"volumes_from,omitempty"`
+	PublishAll         bool              ``
 	SecurityOpt        []string          `json:"security_opt,omitempty"`
 	Sysctl             []string          `json:"sysctl,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
index c5258b9fd4..91a1ca4237 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubePod(ctx context.Context, podName string, podY
 		Infra:      true,
 		Net:        &entities.NetOptions{NoHosts: options.NoHosts},
 		ExitPolicy: string(config.PodExitPolicyStop),
+		PublishAll: options.PublishAll,
 	}
 	podOpt, err = kube.ToPodOpt(ctx, podName, podOpt, podYAML)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
index a1a96a8af0..e78a08c084 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func ToPodOpt(ctx context.Context, podName string, p entities.PodCreateOptions,
 		}
 		p.Net.AddHosts = hosts
 	}
-	podPorts := getPodPorts(podYAML.Spec.Containers)
+	podPorts := getPodPorts(podYAML.Spec.Containers, p.PublishAll)
 	p.Net.PublishPorts = podPorts
 
 	if dnsConfig := podYAML.Spec.DNSConfig; dnsConfig != nil {
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func getContainerResources(container v1.Container) (v1.ResourceRequirements, err
 
 // getPodPorts converts a slice of kube container descriptions to an
 // array of portmapping
-func getPodPorts(containers []v1.Container) []types.PortMapping {
+func getPodPorts(containers []v1.Container, publishAll bool) []types.PortMapping {
 	var infraPorts []types.PortMapping
 	for _, container := range containers {
 		for _, p := range container.Ports {
@@ -1052,7 +1052,9 @@ func getPodPorts(containers []v1.Container) []types.PortMapping {
 				p.ContainerPort = p.HostPort
 			}
 			if p.HostPort == 0 && p.ContainerPort != 0 {
-				p.HostPort = p.ContainerPort
+				if publishAll {
+					p.HostPort = p.ContainerPort
+				}
 			}
 			if p.Protocol == "" {
 				p.Protocol = "tcp"