diff --git a/templates/gitea.service.j2 b/templates/gitea.service.j2
index c746cc4..7b59386 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.service.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.service.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ User={{ gitea_user }}
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gitea web -c /etc/gitea/gitea.ini
 Restart=on-failure
 WorkingDirectory={{ gitea_home }}
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target