diff --git a/substrate/client/cli/src/commands/runcmd.rs b/substrate/client/cli/src/commands/runcmd.rs
index a24cadcd4f..3365c7a27a 100644
--- a/substrate/client/cli/src/commands/runcmd.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/cli/src/commands/runcmd.rs
@@ -230,10 +230,13 @@ pub struct RunCmd {
 	pub max_runtime_instances: Option<usize>,
 
 	/// Specify a list of sentry node public addresses.
+	///
+	/// Can't be used with --public-addr as the sentry node would take precedence over the public address
+	/// specified there.
 	#[structopt(
 		long = "sentry-nodes",
 		value_name = "ADDR",
-		conflicts_with_all = &[ "sentry" ]
+		conflicts_with_all = &[ "sentry", "public-addr" ]
 	)]
 	pub sentry_nodes: Vec<MultiaddrWithPeerId>,
 }
diff --git a/substrate/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs b/substrate/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs
index d0ec3fb9f3..79112b041c 100644
--- a/substrate/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ pub struct NetworkParams {
 	#[structopt(long = "reserved-only")]
 	pub reserved_only: bool,
 
+	/// The public address that other nodes will use to connect to it.
+	/// This can be used if there's a proxy in front of this node.
+	#[structopt(long, value_name = "PUBLIC_ADDR")]
+	pub public_addr: Vec<Multiaddr>,
+
 	/// Listen on this multiaddress.
 	#[structopt(long = "listen-addr", value_name = "LISTEN_ADDR")]
 	pub listen_addr: Vec<Multiaddr>,
@@ -125,6 +130,8 @@ impl NetworkParams {
 			self.listen_addr.clone()
 		};
 
+		let public_addresses = self.public_addr.clone();
+
 		let mut boot_nodes = chain_spec.boot_nodes().to_vec();
 		boot_nodes.extend(self.bootnodes.clone());
 
@@ -138,7 +145,7 @@ impl NetworkParams {
 				NonReservedPeerMode::Accept
 			},
 			listen_addresses,
-			public_addresses: Vec::new(),
+			public_addresses,
 			notifications_protocols: Vec::new(),
 			node_key,
 			node_name: node_name.to_string(),