diff --git a/tasmota/my_user_config.h b/tasmota/my_user_config.h
index 0f4c01480..4056ec8e1 100644
--- a/tasmota/my_user_config.h
+++ b/tasmota/my_user_config.h
@@ -799,8 +799,9 @@
 //#define USE_DYP                                  // Add support for DYP ME-007 ultrasonic distance sensor, serial port version (+0k5 code)
 #define USE_SERIAL_BRIDGE                        // Add support for software Serial Bridge (+2k code)
 //  #define SERIAL_BRIDGE_BUFFER_SIZE 256          // Serial Bridge receive buffer size (Default ESP8266 = 256, ESP32 = 800)
-//#define USE_MODBUS_BRIDGE                        // Add support for software Modbus Bridge (+4.5k code)
-//#define USE_MODBUS_BRIDGE_TCP                    // Add support for software Modbus TCP Bridge (also enable Modbus TCP Bridge) (+2k code)
+// #define USE_MODBUS_BRIDGE                        // Add support for software Modbus Bridge (+4.5k code)
+// #define USE_MODBUS_BRIDGE_TCP                    // Add support for software Modbus TCP Bridge (also enable Modbus TCP Bridge) (+2k code)
+// #define MODBUS_BRIDGE_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT 502       // Add support for software Modbus TCP Bridge (start the TCP bridge automatically at PORT 502)
 //#define USE_TCP_BRIDGE                           //  Add support for Serial to TCP bridge (+1.3k code)
 //#define USE_MP3_PLAYER                           // Use of the DFPlayer Mini MP3 Player RB-DFR-562 commands: play, pause, stop, track, volume and reset
   #define MP3_VOLUME           30                // Set the startup volume on init, the range can be 0..100(max)
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_63_modbus_bridge.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_63_modbus_bridge.ino
index 0bd488981..194f6156b 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_63_modbus_bridge.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_63_modbus_bridge.ino
@@ -574,6 +574,16 @@ void ModbusBridgeInit(void)
       ModbusBridgeAllocError(PSTR("TCP"));
       return;
     }
+#ifdef MODBUS_BRIDGE_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT
+    else 
+    {
+      AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, PSTR("MBS: MBRTCP Starting server on port %d"), MODBUS_BRIDGE_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT);
+
+      modbusBridgeTCP.server_tcp = new WiFiServer(MODBUS_BRIDGE_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT);
+      modbusBridgeTCP.server_tcp->begin(); // start TCP server
+      modbusBridgeTCP.server_tcp->setNoDelay(true);
+    }
+#endif
 #endif
   }
 }