diff --git a/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml b/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
index 1dc3144225..63ea5ed167 100644
--- a/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
+++ b/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{- if empty .Values.conf.cinder.DEFAULT.osapi_volume_listen_port -}}
+{{- tuple "volume" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" | set .Values.conf.cinder.DEFAULT "osapi_volume_listen_port" | quote | trunc 0 -}}
+{{- end -}}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
diff --git a/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
index 820daea953..9daadc3c12 100644
--- a/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+++ b/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ spec:
                   - stop
           ports:
             - name: c-api
-              containerPort: {{ .Values.conf.cinder.DEFAULT.osapi_volume_listen_port }}
+              containerPort: {{ tuple "volume" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
-              port: {{ .Values.conf.cinder.DEFAULT.osapi_volume_listen_port }}
+              port: {{ tuple "volume" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: cinder-bin
               mountPath: /tmp/cinder-api.sh
diff --git a/cinder/templates/service-api.yaml b/cinder/templates/service-api.yaml
index a009e764ff..d52697a71b 100644
--- a/cinder/templates/service-api.yaml
+++ b/cinder/templates/service-api.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   ports:
     - name: c-api
-      port: {{ .Values.conf.cinder.DEFAULT.osapi_volume_listen_port }}
+      port: {{ tuple "volume" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
     {{ if .Values.network.api.node_port.enabled }}
       nodePort: {{ .Values.network.api.node_port.port }}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/cinder/values.yaml b/cinder/values.yaml
index 70fca277ad..2377c7016a 100644
--- a/cinder/values.yaml
+++ b/cinder/values.yaml
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ conf:
       glance_api_version: 2
       os_region_name: RegionOne
       host: cinder-volume-worker
-      osapi_volume_listen_port: 8776
+      #NOTE(portdirect): the bind port should not be defined, and is manipulated
+      # via the endpoints section.
+      osapi_volume_listen_port: null
       enabled_backends: "rbd1"
       # NOTE(portdirect): "cinder.backup.drivers.swift"  and
       # "cinder.backup.drivers.posix" also supported