diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index a8bc10ee7f..5530b7e0fe 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.ClientAddr, "client", "", "address to bind client listeners to (DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, RPC)")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.BindAddr, "bind", "", "address to bind server listeners to")
+	cmdFlags.IntVar(&cmdConfig.Ports.HTTP, "http-port", 0, "http port to use")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.AdvertiseAddr, "advertise", "", "address to advertise instead of bind addr")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&cmdConfig.AdvertiseAddrWan, "advertise-wan", "", "address to advertise on wan instead of bind or advertise addr")
 
@@ -967,6 +968,7 @@ Options:
   -atlas-endpoint=1.2.3.4  The address of the endpoint for Atlas integration.
   -bootstrap               Sets server to bootstrap mode
   -bind=0.0.0.0            Sets the bind address for cluster communication
+  -http-port=8500          Sets the HTTP API port to listen on
   -bootstrap-expect=0      Sets server to expect bootstrap mode.
   -client=127.0.0.1        Sets the address to bind for client access.
                            This includes RPC, DNS, HTTP and HTTPS (if configured)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
index 77b7261437..39932f4e86 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.markdown
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ The options below are all specified on the command-line.
   initialized with an encryption key, then the provided key is ignored and
   a warning will be displayed.
 
+* <a name="_http_port"></a><a href="#_http_port">`-http-port`</a> - the HTTP API port to listen on.
+  This overrides the default port 8500. This option is very useful when deploying Consul
+  to an environment which communicates the HTTP port through the environment e.g. PaaS like CloudFoundry, allowing
+  you to set the port directly via a Procfile.
+
 * <a name="_join"></a><a href="#_join">`-join`</a> - Address of another agent
   to join upon starting up. This can be
   specified multiple times to specify multiple agents to join. If Consul is