diff --git a/doc/DOCKER_advanced_setups.md b/doc/DOCKER_advanced_setups.md
index cec398e..524da81 100644
--- a/doc/DOCKER_advanced_setups.md
+++ b/doc/DOCKER_advanced_setups.md
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ nano ./conf/docker-bitcoind.conf
 ```
 
 With this setting, external applications running on your local machine should be able to access the following ports:
+* 9500: bitcoind zmqpubhashtx notifications
 * 9501: bitcoind zmqpubrawtx notifications
 * 9502: bitcoind zmqpubhashblock notifications
+* 9503: bitcoind zmqpubrawblock notifications
 * 28256: bitcoind RPC API
 
 Note: this option has no effect if your setup relies on a external full node (i.e. if BITCOIND_INSTALL is set to "off").
diff --git a/docker/my-dojo/bitcoin/restart.sh b/docker/my-dojo/bitcoin/restart.sh
index 69b0ae1..2351c70 100644
--- a/docker/my-dojo/bitcoin/restart.sh
+++ b/docker/my-dojo/bitcoin/restart.sh
@@ -2,26 +2,37 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "## Start bitcoind #############################"
-bitcoind -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin \
-  -server=1 \
-  -listen=1 \
-  -bind=172.28.1.5 \
-  -port=8333 \
-  -proxy=172.28.1.4:9050 \
-  -rpcport=28256 \
-  -rpcallowip=::/0 \
-  -rpcbind=172.28.1.5 \
-  -txindex=1 \
-  -disablewallet=1 \
-  -zmqpubhashblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:9502 \
-  -zmqpubrawtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:9501 \
-  -dbcache=$BITCOIND_DB_CACHE \
-  -dnsseed=$BITCOIND_DNSSEED \
-  -dns=$BITCOIND_DNS \
-  -rpcuser=$BITCOIND_RPC_USER \
-  -rpcpassword=$BITCOIND_RPC_PASSWORD \
-  -maxconnections=$BITCOIND_MAX_CONNECTIONS \
-  -maxmempool=$BITCOIND_MAX_MEMPOOL \
-  -mempoolexpiry=$BITCOIND_MEMPOOL_EXPIRY \
-  -minrelaytxfee=$BITCOIND_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE \
-  -externalip=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hsv2bitcoind/hostname)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+bitcoind_options=(
+  -bind=172.28.1.5
+  -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin
+  -dbcache=$BITCOIND_DB_CACHE
+  -disablewallet=1
+  -dns=$BITCOIND_DNS
+  -dnsseed=$BITCOIND_DNSSEED
+  -externalip=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hsv2bitcoind/hostname)
+  -listen=1
+  -maxconnections=$BITCOIND_MAX_CONNECTIONS
+  -maxmempool=$BITCOIND_MAX_MEMPOOL
+  -mempoolexpiry=$BITCOIND_MEMPOOL_EXPIRY
+  -minrelaytxfee=$BITCOIND_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE
+  -port=8333
+  -proxy=172.28.1.4:9050
+  -rpcallowip=::/0
+  -rpcbind=172.28.1.5
+  -rpcpassword=$BITCOIND_RPC_PASSWORD
+  -rpcport=28256
+  -rpcthreads=$BITCOIND_RPC_THREADS
+  -rpcuser=$BITCOIND_RPC_USER
+  -server=1
+  -txindex=1
+  -zmqpubhashblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:9502
+  -zmqpubrawtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:9501
+)
+
+if [ "$BITCOIND_RPC_EXTERNAL" == "on" ]; then
+  bitcoind_options+=(-zmqpubhashtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:9500)
+  bitcoind_options+=(-zmqpubrawblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:9503)
+fi
+
+bitcoind "${bitcoind_options[@]}"
diff --git a/docker/my-dojo/conf/docker-bitcoind.conf.tpl b/docker/my-dojo/conf/docker-bitcoind.conf.tpl
index 197cba1..a79e4e8 100644
--- a/docker/my-dojo/conf/docker-bitcoind.conf.tpl
+++ b/docker/my-dojo/conf/docker-bitcoind.conf.tpl
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ BITCOIND_MAX_MEMPOOL=1024
 # Type: integer
 BITCOIND_DB_CACHE=1024
 
+# Number of threads to service RPC calls
+# Type: integer
+BITCOIND_RPC_THREADS=6
+
 # Mempool expiry in hours
 # Defines how long transactions stay in your local mempool before expiring
 # Type: integer
diff --git a/docker/my-dojo/overrides/bitcoind.rpc.expose.yaml b/docker/my-dojo/overrides/bitcoind.rpc.expose.yaml
index 3f059a3..5510711 100644
--- a/docker/my-dojo/overrides/bitcoind.rpc.expose.yaml
+++ b/docker/my-dojo/overrides/bitcoind.rpc.expose.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ services:
   bitcoind:
     ports:
       - "${BITCOIND_RPC_EXTERNAL_IP}:28256:28256"
+      - "${BITCOIND_RPC_EXTERNAL_IP}:9500:9500"
       - "${BITCOIND_RPC_EXTERNAL_IP}:9501:9501"
       - "${BITCOIND_RPC_EXTERNAL_IP}:9502:9502"
+      - "${BITCOIND_RPC_EXTERNAL_IP}:9503:9503"