diff --git a/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers-context.xml b/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers-context.xml
index fc9cc2b8dc..993197f1d3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers-context.xml
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@
 		  <value>${nfs.portMapperPort}</value>  
 	  </property>
 	   
+	 <!-- RPC registration port -->
+	 <property name="rpcRegisterPort">
+		 <value>${nfs.rpcRegisterPort}</value>
+	 </property>
+	   
 	  <!-- Enable/disable the builtin portMapper service --> 
 	  <property name="portMapperEnabled">
 		  <value>${nfs.portMapperEnabled}</value>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers.properties b/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers.properties
index 2e0572a540..5b7216c03a 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/subsystems/fileServers/default/file-servers.properties
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ nfs.enabled=false
 nfs.mountServerPort=0
 nfs.nfsServerPort=2049
 
+# RPC registration port, 0 will allocate next available port
+#  Some portmapper/rpcbind services require a privileged port to be used
+nfs.rpcRegisterPort=0
+
 # To disable NFS and mount server registering with a portmapper set nfs.portMapperPort to -1
 nfs.portMapperPort=111
 # Enable the builtin portmapper service
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java
index 44d408ee5d..9e677eb27b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java
@@ -1730,6 +1730,20 @@ public class ServerConfigurationBean extends AbstractServerConfigurationBean {
           }
         }
       
+        //  Check for an RPC registration port
+        
+        elem = config.getConfigElement("RPCRegisterPort");
+        if ( elem != null) {
+          try {
+            nfsConfig.setRPCRegistrationPort( Integer.parseInt(elem.getValue()));
+            if ( nfsConfig.getRPCRegistrationPort() <= 0 || nfsConfig.getRPCRegistrationPort() >= 65535)
+              throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("RPC registration port out of valid range");
+          }
+          catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
+            throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("Invalid RPC registration port");
+          }
+        }
+      
         //  Check if NFS debug is enabled
       
         elem = config.getConfigElement("debug");
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/NFSConfigBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/NFSConfigBean.java
index 16f53488cc..b63f525350 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/NFSConfigBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/NFSConfigBean.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public class NFSConfigBean
     /** The rpc authenticator. */
     private RpcAuthenticator rpcAuthenticator;
 
+    /** RPC register port */
+    private Integer rpcRegisterPort;
+    
     /**
      * Checks if is server enabled.
      * 
@@ -293,4 +296,23 @@ public class NFSConfigBean
         this.rpcAuthenticator = rpcAuthenticator;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the RPC registration port
+     * 
+     * @param rpcRegPort Integer
+     */
+    public void setRpcRegisterPort(Integer rpcRegPort)
+    {
+        this.rpcRegisterPort = rpcRegPort;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the RPC register port
+     * 
+     * @return Integer
+     */
+    public Integer getRpcRegisterPort()
+    {
+        return rpcRegisterPort;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/ServerConfigurationBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/ServerConfigurationBean.java
index f11e71fa05..1e1d599230 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/ServerConfigurationBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/config/ServerConfigurationBean.java
@@ -1441,6 +1441,16 @@ public class ServerConfigurationBean extends AbstractServerConfigurationBean
                     throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("NFS server port out of valid range");
             }
 
+            // Check for an RPC registration port
+            
+            Integer rpcRegisterPort = nfsConfigBean.getRpcRegisterPort();
+            if ( rpcRegisterPort != null)
+            {
+                nfsConfig.setRPCRegistrationPort( rpcRegisterPort);
+                if ( nfsConfig.getRPCRegistrationPort() < 0 || nfsConfig.getRPCRegistrationPort() >= 65535)
+                    throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("RPC registrtion port out of valid range");
+            }
+            
             // Check for NFS debug flags
 
             String flags = nfsConfigBean.getDebugFlags();