diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13ba26ea61e..99e44a32b24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Onboarding/Gateway: seed default Control UI `allowedOrigins` for non-loopback binds during onboarding (`localhost`/`127.0.0.1` plus custom bind host) so fresh non-loopback setups do not fail startup due to missing origin policy. (#26157) thanks @stakeswky.
 - CLI/Gateway status: force local `gateway status` probe host to `127.0.0.1` for `bind=lan` so co-located probes do not trip non-loopback plaintext WebSocket checks. (#26997) thanks @chikko80.
 - Gateway/Bind visibility: emit a startup warning when binding to non-loopback addresses so operators get explicit exposure guidance in runtime logs. (#25397) thanks @let5sne.
+- Podman/Default bind: change `run-openclaw-podman.sh` default gateway bind from `lan` to `loopback` and document explicit LAN opt-in with Control UI origin configuration. (#27491) thanks @robbyczgw-cla.
 - Auto-reply/Streaming: suppress only exact `NO_REPLY` final replies while still filtering streaming partial sentinel fragments (`NO_`, `NO_RE`, `HEARTBEAT_...`) so substantive replies ending with `NO_REPLY` are delivered and partial silent tokens do not leak during streaming. (#19576) Thanks @aldoeliacim.
 - Doctor/State integrity: ignore metadata-only slash routing sessions when checking recent missing transcripts so `openclaw doctor` no longer reports false-positive transcript-missing warnings for `*:slash:*` keys. (#27375) thanks @gumadeiras.
 - Channels/Multi-account config: when adding a non-default channel account to a single-account top-level channel setup, move existing account-scoped top-level single-account values into `channels.<channel>.accounts.default` before writing the new account so the original account keeps working without duplicated account values at channel root; `openclaw doctor --fix` now repairs previously mixed channel account shapes the same way. (#27334) thanks @gumadeiras.
diff --git a/docs/install/podman.md b/docs/install/podman.md
index 3b56c9ce25e..707fdd3a106 100644
--- a/docs/install/podman.md
+++ b/docs/install/podman.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ To add quadlet **after** an initial setup that did not use it, re-run: `./setup-
 - **Token:** Stored in `~openclaw/.openclaw/.env` as `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN`. `setup-podman.sh` and `run-openclaw-podman.sh` generate it if missing (uses `openssl`, `python3`, or `od`).
 - **Optional:** In that `.env` you can set provider keys (e.g. `GROQ_API_KEY`, `OLLAMA_API_KEY`) and other OpenClaw env vars.
 - **Host ports:** By default the script maps `18789` (gateway) and `18790` (bridge). Override the **host** port mapping with `OPENCLAW_PODMAN_GATEWAY_HOST_PORT` and `OPENCLAW_PODMAN_BRIDGE_HOST_PORT` when launching.
+- **Gateway bind:** By default, `run-openclaw-podman.sh` starts the gateway with `--bind loopback` for safe local access. To expose on LAN, set `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND=lan` and configure `gateway.controlUi.allowedOrigins` (or explicitly enable host-header fallback) in `openclaw.json`.
 - **Paths:** Host config and workspace default to `~openclaw/.openclaw` and `~openclaw/.openclaw/workspace`. Override the host paths used by the launch script with `OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR` and `OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR`.
 
 ## Useful commands
diff --git a/scripts/run-openclaw-podman.sh b/scripts/run-openclaw-podman.sh
index 2be9d0a5304..9f0cd0bb6d5 100755
--- a/scripts/run-openclaw-podman.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-openclaw-podman.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ OPENCLAW_IMAGE="${OPENCLAW_PODMAN_IMAGE:-openclaw:local}"
 PODMAN_PULL="${OPENCLAW_PODMAN_PULL:-never}"
 HOST_GATEWAY_PORT="${OPENCLAW_PODMAN_GATEWAY_HOST_PORT:-${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT:-18789}}"
 HOST_BRIDGE_PORT="${OPENCLAW_PODMAN_BRIDGE_HOST_PORT:-${OPENCLAW_BRIDGE_PORT:-18790}}"
-GATEWAY_BIND="${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND:-lan}"
+# Keep Podman default local-only unless explicitly overridden.
+# Non-loopback binds require gateway.controlUi.allowedOrigins (security hardening).
+GATEWAY_BIND="${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND:-loopback}"
 
 # Safe cwd for podman (openclaw is nologin; avoid inherited cwd from sudo)
 cd "$EFFECTIVE_HOME" 2>/dev/null || cd /tmp 2>/dev/null || true