diff --git a/crd-docs/cr/kiali.io_v1alpha1_kiali.yaml b/crd-docs/cr/kiali.io_v1alpha1_kiali.yaml
index 1603ccc4..0796aa3f 100644
--- a/crd-docs/cr/kiali.io_v1alpha1_kiali.yaml
+++ b/crd-docs/cr/kiali.io_v1alpha1_kiali.yaml
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ spec:
         use_kiali_token: false
         username: ""
       enabled: true
+      grpc_port: 9095
       in_cluster_url: ""
       is_core: false
       namespace_selector: true
diff --git a/crd-docs/crd/kiali.io_kialis.yaml b/crd-docs/crd/kiali.io_kialis.yaml
index 6739496d..cbdfca8f 100644
--- a/crd-docs/crd/kiali.io_kialis.yaml
+++ b/crd-docs/crd/kiali.io_kialis.yaml
@@ -894,6 +894,9 @@ spec:
                       enabled:
                         description: "When true, connections to the Tracing server are enabled. `in_cluster_url` and/or `url` need to be provided."
                         type: boolean
+                      grpc_port:
+                        description: "Set port number when `use_grpc` is true and `provider` is `tempo`. By default is `9095`"
+                        type: integer
                       in_cluster_url:
                         description: "Set URL for in-cluster access, which enables further integration between Kiali and Jaeger. When not provided, Kiali will only show external links using the `url` setting. Note: Jaeger v1.20+ has separated ports for GRPC(16685) and HTTP(16686) requests. Make sure you use the appropriate port according to the `use_grpc` value. Example: http://tracing.istio-system:16685"
                         type: string
diff --git a/roles/default/kiali-deploy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/default/kiali-deploy/defaults/main.yml
index 1bfa1b17..2eefb169 100644
--- a/roles/default/kiali-deploy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/default/kiali-deploy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ kiali_defaults:
         use_kiali_token: false
         username: ""
       enabled: true
+      grpc_port: 9095
       in_cluster_url: ""
       is_core: false
       namespace_selector: true