diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml
index 525f4854..8c2dded4 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ matrix_dendrite_http_bind_address: "{{ (':' + matrix_dendrite_http_bind_port | s
 # This is passed as an `-https-bind-address` flag to the Dendrite server in the container
 matrix_dendrite_https_bind_address: "{{ (':' + matrix_dendrite_https_bind_port | string) if matrix_dendrite_https_bind_port else '' }}"
 
+# The base container network. It will be auto-created by this role if it doesn't exist already.
+matrix_dendrite_container_network: "{{ matrix_docker_network }}"
+
+# A list of additional container networks that the container would be connected to.
+# The role does not create these networks, so make sure they already exist.
+# Use this to expose this container to another reverse proxy, which runs in a different container network.
+matrix_dendrite_container_additional_networks: []
+
 # Controls whether the matrix-dendrite container exposes the HTTP port (tcp/{{ matrix_dendrite_http_bind_port }} in the container).
 #
 # Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "127.0.0.1:8008"), or empty string to not expose.
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/tasks/setup_install.yml
index c516c5b7..3b8cbd9b 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
 
+- name: Ensure Dendrite container network is created
+  community.general.docker_network:
+    name: "{{ matrix_dendrite_container_network }}"
+    driver: bridge
+
 - name: Ensure matrix-dendrite.service installed
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/dendrite/systemd/matrix-dendrite.service.j2"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/systemd/matrix-dendrite.service.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/systemd/matrix-dendrite.service.j2
index 4649c3a3..378cf596 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/systemd/matrix-dendrite.service.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/systemd/matrix-dendrite.service.j2
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ ExecStartPre=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_s
 ExecStartPre={{ matrix_host_command_sleep }} 5
 {% endif %}
 
-ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name matrix-dendrite \
+ExecStartPre={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} create \
+			--rm \
+			--name=matrix-dendrite \
 			--log-driver=none \
 			--user={{ matrix_user_uid }}:{{ matrix_user_gid }} \
 			--cap-drop=ALL \
 			--read-only \
 			--tmpfs=/tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size={{ matrix_dendrite_tmp_directory_size_mb }}m \
-			--network={{ matrix_docker_network }} \
+			--network={{ matrix_dendrite_container_network }} \
 			{% if matrix_dendrite_container_http_host_bind_address and matrix_dendrite_http_bind_port %}
 			-p {{ matrix_dendrite_container_http_host_bind_address }}:{{ matrix_dendrite_http_bind_port }} \
 			{% endif %}
@@ -54,6 +56,12 @@ ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name
 			-https-bind-address {{ matrix_dendrite_https_bind_address }}
 			{% endif %}
 
+{% for network in matrix_dendrite_container_additional_networks %}
+ExecStartPre={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} network connect {{ network }} matrix-dendrite
+{% endfor %}
+
+ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} start --attach matrix-dendrite
+
 ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} kill matrix-dendrite 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} rm matrix-dendrite 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecReload={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} exec matrix-dendrite /bin/sh -c 'kill -HUP 1'