diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce7955bc..de6f9492 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ You can pass the following options via CLI arguments. You can also use `--config
 | Path to logging configuration module to use                                                                                             | `-L`          | `--logging-module`  | `FASTIFY_LOGGING_MODULE` |
 | Start Fastify app in debug mode with nodejs inspector                                                                                   | `-d`          | `--debug`          | `FASTIFY_DEBUG`          |
 | Set the inspector port (default: 9320)                                                                                                  | `-I`          | `--debug-port`     | `FASTIFY_DEBUG_PORT`     |
-| Set the inspector host to listen on (default: loopback address or `0.0.0.0` inside Docker)                                              |               | `--debug-host`     | `FASTIFY_DEBUG_HOST`     |
+| Set the inspector host to listen on (default: loopback address or `0.0.0.0` inside Docker or Kubernetes)                                              |               | `--debug-host`     | `FASTIFY_DEBUG_HOST`     |
 | Prints pretty logs                                                                                                                      | `-P`          | `--pretty-logs`    | `FASTIFY_PRETTY_LOGS`    |
 | Watch process.cwd() directory for changes, recursively; when that happens, the process will auto reload                                 | `-w`          | `--watch`          | `FASTIFY_WATCH`          |
 | Ignore changes to the specified files or directories when watch is enabled. (e.g. `--ignore-watch='node_modules .git logs/error.log'` ) |               | `--ignore-watch`   | `FASTIFY_IGNORE_WATCH`   |
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ By default `--ignore-watch` flag is set to ignore `node_modules build dist .git
 
 #### Containerization
 
-When deploying to a Docker, and potentially other, containers, it is advisable to set a fastify address of `0.0.0.0` because these containers do not default to exposing mapped ports to localhost.
+When deploying to a Docker container, and potentially other, containers, it is advisable to set a fastify address of `0.0.0.0` because these containers do not default to exposing mapped ports to localhost.
 
-For containers built and run specifically by the Docker Daemon, fastify-cli is able to detect that the server process is running within a Docker container and the `0.0.0.0` listen address is set automatically.
+For containers built and run specifically by the Docker Daemon or inside a Kubernetes cluster, fastify-cli is able to detect that the server process is running within a container and the `0.0.0.0` listen address is set automatically.
 
 Other containerization tools (eg. Buildah and Podman) are not detected automatically, so the `0.0.0.0` listen address must be set explicitly with either the `--address` flag or the `FASTIFY_ADDRESS` environment variable.
 
diff --git a/start.js b/start.js
index 9d0116bd..610f37a9 100755
--- a/start.js
+++ b/start.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ const {
   requireModule,
   requireFastifyForModule,
   requireServerPluginFromPath,
-  showHelpForCommand
+  showHelpForCommand,
+  isKubernetes
 } = require('./util')
 
 let Fastify = null
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ async function runFastify (args, additionalOptions, serverOptions) {
     } else {
       require('inspector').open(
         opts.debugPort,
-        opts.debugHost || isDocker() ? listenAddressDocker : undefined
+        opts.debugHost || isDocker() || isKubernetes() ? listenAddressDocker : undefined
       )
     }
   }
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ async function runFastify (args, additionalOptions, serverOptions) {
     await fastify.listen({ port: opts.port, host: opts.address })
   } else if (opts.socket) {
     await fastify.listen({ path: opts.socket })
-  } else if (isDocker()) {
+  } else if (isDocker() || isKubernetes()) {
     await fastify.listen({ port: opts.port, host: listenAddressDocker })
   } else {
     await fastify.listen({ port: opts.port })
diff --git a/test/start.test.js b/test/start.test.js
index 0994c167..4cabb039 100644
--- a/test/start.test.js
+++ b/test/start.test.js
@@ -535,6 +535,27 @@ test('should start the server listening on 0.0.0.0 when running in docker', asyn
   t.pass('server closed')
 })
 
+test('should start the server listening on 0.0.0.0 when running in kubernetes', async t => {
+  t.plan(2)
+  const isKubernetes = sinon.stub()
+  isKubernetes.returns(true)
+
+  const start = proxyquire('../start', {
+    './util': {
+      ...require('../util'),
+      isKubernetes
+    }
+  })
+
+  const argv = ['-p', getPort(), './examples/plugin.js']
+  const fastify = await start.start(argv)
+
+  t.equal(fastify.server.address().address, '0.0.0.0')
+
+  await fastify.close()
+  t.pass('server closed')
+})
+
 test('should start the server with watch options that the child process restart when directory changed', { skip: process.platform === 'win32' }, async (t) => {
   t.plan(3)
   const tmpjs = path.resolve(baseFilename + '.js')
diff --git a/util.js b/util.js
index ca695a61..fcf06de5 100644
--- a/util.js
+++ b/util.js
@@ -98,4 +98,10 @@ function showHelpForCommand (commandName) {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { exit, requireModule, requireFastifyForModule, showHelpForCommand, requireServerPluginFromPath }
+function isKubernetes () {
+  // Detection based on https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/#in-cluster-authentication-and-namespace-overrides
+  return process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST !== undefined ||
+    fs.existsSync('/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token')
+}
+
+module.exports = { isKubernetes, exit, requireModule, requireFastifyForModule, showHelpForCommand, requireServerPluginFromPath }