diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ece06675..d23a54c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Optionally launch Chia Data Layer services (https://docs.chia.net/guides/datalayer-user-guide/) if env var `chia_data=true` is set.
 ### Changed
  - Harvester mode will now optionally also run chia-exporter for Prometheus results.
 ### Updated
diff --git a/docker/dockerfile b/docker/dockerfile
index d62c888e..ea5ba410 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/dockerfile
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ ENV keys="/root/.chia/mnemonic.txt"
 ENV plots_dir="/plots"
 # One of fullnode, farmer, harvester, plotter, farmer+plotter, harvester+plotter. Default is fullnode
 ENV mode="fullnode"
+ENV chia_data="false"
 ENV chia_exporter="false"
 ENV chives_masternode="false"
 ENV gigahorse_recompute_server="false"
diff --git a/scripts/forks/chia_launch.sh b/scripts/forks/chia_launch.sh
index e1681172..271a177f 100644
--- a/scripts/forks/chia_launch.sh
+++ b/scripts/forks/chia_launch.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ if [[ ${mode} =~ ^fullnode.* ]]; then
     echo "Starting Chia Exporter service for Prometheus reporting..."
     sleep 20 && /usr/local/bin/chia-exporter serve 2>&1 > /root/.chia/mainnet/log/chia-exporter.log &
   fi
+  if [[ ${chia_data} == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Starting Chia Data Layer services..."
+    sleep 20 && chia start data 2>&1 > /root/.chia/mainnet/log/chia-data.log &
+    sleep 20 && chia start data_layer_http 2>&1 >> /root/.chia/mainnet/log/chia-data.log &
+  fi
   if [[ ${mode} =~ .*timelord$ ]]; then
     if [ ! -f vdf_bench ]; then
         echo "Building timelord binaries..."