diff --git a/example.config.yml b/example.config.yml
index f9907efb..5f18e09f 100644
--- a/example.config.yml
+++ b/example.config.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 pihole_hostname: pihole
 pihole_password: change-this-password
 
+pihole_ipaddr: 192.168.1.245  # Ip you want pi-hole container (not the pi itself) to have on your LAN
+
 shelly_plug_enable: false
 shelly_plug_hostname: my-shelly-plug-host-or-ip
 shelly_plug_http_username: username
diff --git a/tasks/pi-hole.yml b/tasks/pi-hole.yml
index c709a14f..1a3f7e38 100644
--- a/tasks/pi-hole.yml
+++ b/tasks/pi-hole.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
     mode: 0755
   become: false
 
+- name: Get CIDR notation of subnet
+  set_fact:
+    mask_cidr: "{{ ip | ipaddr('prefix') }}"
+  vars:
+    ip: "{{ ansible_facts['default_ipv4']['address'] }}/{{ ansible_facts['default_ipv4']['netmask'] }}"
+
 - name: Copy Pi-hole docker-compose template to Pi.
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: templates/pi-hole-docker-compose.yml.j2
diff --git a/templates/pi-hole-docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/pi-hole-docker-compose.yml.j2
index ae4f42e2..8613f41a 100644
--- a/templates/pi-hole-docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/pi-hole-docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -2,12 +2,29 @@
 ---
 version: "3"
 
+# For DHCP to function pi-hole needs to be able to see/send broadcasts
+# More info at https://docs.pi-hole.net/docker/DHCP/ and
+# http://tonylawrence.com/posts/unix/synology/free-your-synology-ports/
+networks:
+  pihole_network:
+    driver: macvlan
+    driver_opts:
+      parent: eth0
+    ipam:
+      config:
+        - subnet: '{{ ansible_facts['default_ipv4']['address'] }}/{{ mask_cidr }}'
+          gateway: '{{ ansible_facts['default_ipv4']['gateway'] }}'
+
 # More info at https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/ and https://docs.pi-hole.net/
 services:
   pihole:
     container_name: pihole
     image: pihole/pihole:latest
     hostname: '{{ pihole_hostname }}'
+    networks:
+      pihole_network:
+        ipv4_address: '{{ pihole_ipaddr }}'
+
     ports:
       - "53:53/tcp"
       - "53:53/udp"
@@ -17,7 +34,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       TZ: 'America/Chicago'
       WEBPASSWORD: '{{ pihole_password }}'
-      ServerIP: '{{ ansible_facts['default_ipv4']['address'] }}'
+      ServerIP: '{{ pihole_ipaddr }}' 
     dns:
       - 127.0.0.1
       - 8.8.8.8