diff --git a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
index e9dc0a3df..b3c12b4c1 100644
--- a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ on your development system::
 If you want to build the production environment you use ``production.yml`` as -f argument (``docker-compose.yml`` or ``docker-compose.yaml`` are the defaults).
 
 
+.. _devlocdocker-boot-the-system:
+
+
 .. _devlocdocker-boot-the-system:
 
 Boot the System
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e53fb5049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/node/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM node:7.10-slim
+
+RUN mkdir -p /app
+
+COPY ./package.json /app
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN npm install && npm cache clean
+
+ENV PATH ./node_modules/.bin/:$PATH
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
index 8613ea5b3..ed16120fa 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
@@ -49,3 +49,18 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8025:8025"
 {% endif %}
+
+  node:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./compose/node/Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      # http://jdlm.info/articles/2016/03/06/lessons-building-node-app-docker.html
+      - /app/node_modules
+    command: "gulp"
+    ports:
+      # BrowserSync port.
+      - "3000:3000"
+      # BrowserSync UI port.
+      - "3001:3001"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
index af54b4442..42aa1a62a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - postgres
       - redis
+      - node
     command: /gunicorn.sh
     env_file: .env
 
@@ -76,3 +77,9 @@ services:
       - redis
     command: celery -A {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.taskapp beat -l INFO
 {% endif %}
+
+  node:
+    extends:
+      service: node
+      file: ./dev.yml
+    ports: []