diff --git a/src/lib/Accessory.ts b/src/lib/Accessory.ts
index 104a19e13..21e74e10e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Accessory.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Accessory.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   VoidCallback,
   WithUUID,
 } from "../types";
-import { Advertiser, AdvertiserEvent, AvahiAdvertiser, BonjourHAPAdvertiser, CiaoAdvertiser, ResolvedAdvertiser } from "./Advertiser";
+import { Advertiser, AdvertiserEvent, AvahiAdvertiser, BonjourHAPAdvertiser, CiaoAdvertiser, ResolvedAdvertiser, AvahiFileAdvertiser } from "./Advertiser";
 // noinspection JSDeprecatedSymbols
 import { LegacyCameraSource, LegacyCameraSourceAdapter, StreamController } from "./camera";
 import {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ export interface PublishInfo {
 /**
  * @group Accessory
  */
-export const enum MDNSAdvertiser {
+export enum MDNSAdvertiser {
   /**
    * Use the `@homebridge/ciao` module as advertiser.
    */
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ export const enum MDNSAdvertiser {
    * Consequentially, treat this feature as an experimental feature.
    */
   RESOLVED = "resolved",
+  /**
+   * Use the `avahi-file` module as advertiser.
+   */
+  AVAHI_FILE = "avahi-file",
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1332,6 +1336,9 @@ export class Accessory extends EventEmitter {
     case MDNSAdvertiser.RESOLVED:
       this._advertiser = new ResolvedAdvertiser(this._accessoryInfo);
       break;
+    case MDNSAdvertiser.AVAHI_FILE:
+      this._advertiser = new AvahiFileAdvertiser(this._accessoryInfo);
+      break;
     default:
       throw new Error("Unsupported advertiser setting: '" + info.advertiser + "'");
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/Advertiser.ts b/src/lib/Advertiser.ts
index 2ec2a23a4..1b51260f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Advertiser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Advertiser.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import createDebug from "debug";
 import { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import { AccessoryInfo } from "./model/AccessoryInfo";
 import { PromiseTimeout } from "./util/promise-utils";
+import fs from "fs";
 
 const debug = createDebug("HAP-NodeJS:Advertiser");
 
@@ -200,6 +201,87 @@ export class CiaoAdvertiser extends EventEmitter implements Advertiser {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Advertiser proxies information through Avahi to broadcast the presence of an Accessory to the local network.
+ * Useful in situations where network isolation of homebridge is wanted (eg. running in a docker container without host networking)
+ */
+export class AvahiFileAdvertiser extends EventEmitter implements Advertiser {
+  private dir = "/homebridge/";
+  private port?: number;
+
+  private readonly accessoryInfo: AccessoryInfo;
+  private readonly setupHash: string;
+
+  constructor(accessoryInfo: AccessoryInfo) {
+    super();
+    this.accessoryInfo = accessoryInfo;
+    this.setupHash = CiaoAdvertiser.computeSetupHash(accessoryInfo);
+
+    console.log(`Preparing Advertiser for '${this.accessoryInfo.displayName}' using avahi-file backend!`);
+  }
+
+  private get filePath(): string {
+    return this.dir + this.accessoryInfo.displayName.replace(/ /g, "-") + ".service";
+  }
+
+  private publish(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.port == null) {
+      throw new Error("Tried starting avahi-file advertisement without initializing port!");
+    }
+    return this.writeXMLTo(this.filePath);
+  }
+
+  private async writeXMLTo(path: string): Promise<void> {
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(path, AvahiFileAdvertiser.serialize(
+      this.accessoryInfo.displayName,
+      "_hap._tcp",
+      this.port!,
+      CiaoAdvertiser.createTxt(this.accessoryInfo, this.setupHash),
+    ));
+  }
+
+  private static serialize(name: string, type: string, port: number, txt: ServiceTxt): string {
+    return (
+      `<service-group>
+  <name>${name}</name>
+  <service>
+    <type>${type}</type>
+    <port>${port}</port>
+` + Object.entries(txt)
+        .map(([k, v]) => `    <txt-record>${k}=${v}</txt-record>`)
+        .join("\n") + `
+  </service>
+</service-group>
+`);
+  }
+
+  public initPort(port: number): void {
+    this.port = port;
+    this.publish();
+  }
+
+  public startAdvertising(): Promise<void> {
+    return this.publish();
+  }
+
+  public updateAdvertisement(silent?: boolean): void {
+    debug(`Updating avahi-file advertisement (silent: ${silent})`);
+    this.publish();
+  }
+
+  public async destroy(): Promise<void> {
+    this.removeAllListeners();
+    try {
+      await fs.promises.unlink(this.filePath);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code === "ENOENT") {
+        return;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Advertiser base on the legacy "bonjour-hap" library.
  *