diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index 887f9046fe9..5810910a7b4 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ var LibP2P = Options(
 	Override(new(routing.Routing), lp2p.Routing),
 
 	// Services
-	Override(NatPortMapKey, lp2p.NatPortMap),
 	Override(BandwidthReporterKey, lp2p.BandwidthCounter),
 	Override(AutoNATSvcKey, lp2p.AutoNATService),
 
@@ -277,6 +276,8 @@ func ConfigCommon(cfg *config.Common, enableLibp2pNode bool) Option {
 			Override(AddrsFactoryKey, lp2p.AddrsFactory(
 				cfg.Libp2p.AnnounceAddresses,
 				cfg.Libp2p.NoAnnounceAddresses)),
+
+			If(!cfg.Libp2p.DisableNatPortMap, Override(NatPortMapKey, lp2p.NatPortMap)),
 		),
 		Override(new(dtypes.MetadataDS), modules.Datastore(cfg.Backup.DisableMetadataLog)),
 	)
diff --git a/node/config/doc_gen.go b/node/config/doc_gen.go
index 9efe4e03c38..dd6dda50df5 100644
--- a/node/config/doc_gen.go
+++ b/node/config/doc_gen.go
@@ -348,23 +348,36 @@ Format: multiaddress`,
 
 			Comment: ``,
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "DisableNatPortMap",
+			Type: "bool",
+
+			Comment: `When not disabled (default), lotus asks NAT devices (e.g., routers), to
+open up an external port and forward it to the port lotus is running on.
+When this works (i.e., when your router supports NAT port forwarding),
+it makes the local lotus node accessible from the public internet`,
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "ConnMgrLow",
 			Type: "uint",
 
-			Comment: ``,
+			Comment: `ConnMgrLow is the number of connections that the basic connection manager
+will trim down to.`,
 		},
 		{
 			Name: "ConnMgrHigh",
 			Type: "uint",
 
-			Comment: ``,
+			Comment: `ConnMgrHigh is the number of connections that, when exceeded, will trigger
+a connection GC operation. Note: protected/recently formed connections don't
+count towards this limit.`,
 		},
 		{
 			Name: "ConnMgrGrace",
 			Type: "Duration",
 
-			Comment: ``,
+			Comment: `ConnMgrGrace is a time duration that new connections are immune from being
+closed by the connection manager.`,
 		},
 	},
 	"MinerAddressConfig": []DocField{
diff --git a/node/config/types.go b/node/config/types.go
index 1576169e66a..97b0812d7c8 100644
--- a/node/config/types.go
+++ b/node/config/types.go
@@ -292,8 +292,21 @@ type Libp2p struct {
 	BootstrapPeers      []string
 	ProtectedPeers      []string
 
-	ConnMgrLow   uint
-	ConnMgrHigh  uint
+	// When not disabled (default), lotus asks NAT devices (e.g., routers), to
+	// open up an external port and forward it to the port lotus is running on.
+	// When this works (i.e., when your router supports NAT port forwarding),
+	// it makes the local lotus node accessible from the public internet
+	DisableNatPortMap bool
+
+	// ConnMgrLow is the number of connections that the basic connection manager
+	// will trim down to.
+	ConnMgrLow uint
+	// ConnMgrHigh is the number of connections that, when exceeded, will trigger
+	// a connection GC operation. Note: protected/recently formed connections don't
+	// count towards this limit.
+	ConnMgrHigh uint
+	// ConnMgrGrace is a time duration that new connections are immune from being
+	// closed by the connection manager.
 	ConnMgrGrace Duration
 }