diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/well-known.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/well-known.yaml
index cac0050..5ce2999 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/well-known.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/well-known.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "matrix-synapse.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app.kubernetes.io/component: well-known
 spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
+  type: {{ .Values.wellknown.service.type | default "ClusterIP" }}
   ports:
     - port: 80
       targetPort: http
diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
index dbcda8b..0c8e994 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ wellknown:
   #  m.homeserver:
   #    base_url: https://matrix.example.com
 
+  ## Configuration for the wellknown service.
+  ##
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+
   ## Extra data objects to serve under .well-known/matrix/<data>
   ## Dictionaries will be JSON converted, plain strings will be served as they are
   ##