diff --git a/.github/docker/Dockerfile b/.github/docker/Dockerfile
index d266c29a933a..e3dc58d4003a 100644
--- a/.github/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ COPY --from=builder \
 EXPOSE ${GRPC_TLS_PORT:-2135}
 EXPOSE ${GRPC_PORT:-2136}
 EXPOSE ${MON_PORT:-8765}
+EXPOSE ${YDB_KAFKA_PROXY_PORT:-9092}
 
 HEALTHCHECK --start-period=60s --interval=1s CMD sh ./health_check
 
diff --git a/.github/docker/files/initialize_local_ydb b/.github/docker/files/initialize_local_ydb
index 0484aa53316e..339ef370e84b 100644
--- a/.github/docker/files/initialize_local_ydb
+++ b/.github/docker/files/initialize_local_ydb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export YDB_GRPC_ENABLE_TLS="true"
 export GRPC_TLS_PORT=${GRPC_TLS_PORT:-2135}
 export GRPC_PORT=${GRPC_PORT:-2136}
 export YDB_GRPC_TLS_DATA_PATH="/ydb_certs"
+export YDB_KAFKA_PROXY_PORT=${YDB_KAFKA_PROXY_PORT:-9092}
 
 /local_ydb deploy --ydb-working-dir /ydb_data --ydb-binary-path /ydbd --fixed-ports --dont-use-log-files;
 
diff --git a/ydb/public/tools/lib/cmds/__init__.py b/ydb/public/tools/lib/cmds/__init__.py
index 6832ed6d0cbd..93f0c3a89b7a 100644
--- a/ydb/public/tools/lib/cmds/__init__.py
+++ b/ydb/public/tools/lib/cmds/__init__.py
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ def deploy(arguments):
     if 'YDB_EXPERIMENTAL_PG' in os.environ:
         optionals['pg_compatible_expirement'] = True
 
+    kafka_api_port = int(os.environ.get("YDB_KAFKA_PROXY_PORT", "0"))
+    if kafka_api_port != 0:
+        optionals['kafka_api_port'] = kafka_api_port
+
     configuration = KikimrConfigGenerator(
         parse_erasure(arguments),
         arguments.ydb_binary_path,
diff --git a/ydb/tests/library/harness/kikimr_config.py b/ydb/tests/library/harness/kikimr_config.py
index ea0dbb67733d..6b6def14934e 100644
--- a/ydb/tests/library/harness/kikimr_config.py
+++ b/ydb/tests/library/harness/kikimr_config.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def __init__(
             pg_compatible_expirement=False,
             generic_connector_config=None,  # typing.Optional[TGenericConnectorConfig]
             pgwire_port=None,
+            kafka_api_port=None,
     ):
         if extra_feature_flags is None:
             extra_feature_flags = []
@@ -430,6 +431,13 @@ def __init__(
             self.yaml_config["feature_flags"]["enable_external_data_sources"] = True
             self.yaml_config["feature_flags"]["enable_script_execution_operations"] = True
 
+        if kafka_api_port is not None:
+            kafka_proxy_config = dict()
+            kafka_proxy_config["enable_kafka_proxy"] = True
+            kafka_proxy_config["listening_port"] = kafka_api_port
+
+            self.yaml_config["kafka_proxy_config"] = kafka_proxy_config
+
     @property
     def pdisks_info(self):
         return self._pdisks_info