diff --git a/scanner/rails.go b/scanner/rails.go
index cea5434bbc..8c97bf03d5 100644
--- a/scanner/rails.go
+++ b/scanner/rails.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -199,6 +200,23 @@ func configureRails(sourceDir string, config *ScannerConfig) (*SourceInfo, error
 		}
 	}
 
+	// extract port from Dockerfile (if present).  This is primarily for thruster.
+	dockerfile, err := os.ReadFile("Dockerfile")
+	if err == nil {
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^EXPOSE\s+(?P<port>\d+)`)
+		m := re.FindStringSubmatch(string(dockerfile))
+		if len(m) > 0 {
+			port, err := strconv.Atoi(m[1])
+			if err == nil {
+				if port < 1024 {
+					port += 8000
+				}
+
+				s.Port = port
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// master.key comes with Rails apps from v5.2 onwards, but may not be present
 	// if the app does not use Rails encrypted credentials.  Rails v6 added
 	// support for multi-environment credentials.  Use the Rails searching