diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/compose-dependency-parse.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/compose-dependency-parse.test.ts
index 19e9ae1f..a178e04c 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/compose-dependency-parse.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/compose-dependency-parse.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ describe('parseComposeDependencies - ports', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('parseComposeDependencies - network_mode', () => {
+  it('captures network_mode and leaves it undefined when absent', () => {
+    const host = parseComposeDependencies(svc('web', 'image: nginx\nnetwork_mode: host'));
+    expect(host.services[0].networkMode).toBe('host');
+    const none = parseComposeDependencies(svc('web', 'image: nginx'));
+    expect(none.services[0].networkMode).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('parseComposeDependencies - top-level resources', () => {
   it('normalizes external (bool), legacy external object, and name: override', () => {
     const r = parseComposeDependencies('services:\n  web:\n    image: nginx\nnetworks:\n  a:\n  b:\n    external: true\n  c:\n    external:\n      name: legacy_net\n  d:\n    name: custom_net\nvolumes:\n  v:\n    external: true\n');
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/networking-summary.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/networking-summary.test.ts
index e15d154d..c1ca54dc 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/networking-summary.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/networking-summary.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,47 @@ describe('networking summary', () => {
     expect(res.body.unknownExposure.stacks).toContain(STACK);
   });
 
+  it('marks a host-network stack exposed and unknown-exposure even with no published ports', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stackDir, 'compose.yaml'), 'services:\n  app:\n    image: nginx:latest\n    network_mode: host\n');
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/networking/summary').set('Authorization', authHeader);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.exposed.stacks).toContain(STACK);
+    expect(res.body.unknownExposure.stacks).toContain(STACK);
+  });
+
+  it('drops a host-network stack from unknown-exposure once an intent is set', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stackDir, 'compose.yaml'), 'services:\n  app:\n    image: nginx:latest\n    network_mode: host\n');
+    DatabaseService.getInstance().setStackExposureIntent(1, STACK, '', 'lan', 'admin');
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/networking/summary').set('Authorization', authHeader);
+    expect(res.body.exposed.stacks).toContain(STACK);
+    expect(res.body.unknownExposure.stacks).not.toContain(STACK);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps a stack unknown when an unclassified host-network service sits beside a classified ports service', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stackDir, 'compose.yaml'),
+      'services:\n  metrics:\n    image: nginx:latest\n    network_mode: host\n  web:\n    image: nginx:latest\n    ports:\n      - "8080:80"\n');
+    // web classified, the host-network metrics service still unset, so the stack stays unknown.
+    DatabaseService.getInstance().setStackExposureIntent(1, STACK, 'web', 'public', 'admin');
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/networking/summary').set('Authorization', authHeader);
+    expect(res.body.exposed.stacks).toContain(STACK);
+    expect(res.body.unknownExposure.stacks).toContain(STACK);
+  });
+
+  it('does not treat a non-host network_mode (none) as exposed', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stackDir, 'compose.yaml'), 'services:\n  app:\n    image: nginx:latest\n    network_mode: none\n');
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/networking/summary').set('Authorization', authHeader);
+    expect(res.body.exposed.stacks).not.toContain(STACK);
+    expect(res.body.unknownExposure.stacks).not.toContain(STACK);
+  });
+
+  it('the fleet aggregate counts a host-network stack as exposed', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stackDir, 'compose.yaml'), 'services:\n  app:\n    image: nginx:latest\n    network_mode: host\n');
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/fleet/networking-summary').set('Authorization', authHeader);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const local = res.body.nodes.find((n: { summary: { exposed: { stacks: string[] } } | null }) => n.summary?.exposed.stacks.includes(STACK));
+    expect(local).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it('the fleet aggregate returns a per-node summary for the hub', async () => {
     const res = await request(app).get('/api/fleet/networking-summary').set('Authorization', authHeader);
     expect(res.status).toBe(200);
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/composeDependencyParse.ts b/backend/src/helpers/composeDependencyParse.ts
index f3e39703..2eb2e700 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/composeDependencyParse.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/composeDependencyParse.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export interface DeclaredService {
   ports: DeclaredPort[];
   /** Service `image:` reference as declared, or undefined for build-only services. */
   image?: string;
+  /** Service `network_mode:` as declared (e.g. `host`), or undefined. */
+  networkMode?: string;
 }
 
 /** A top-level networks:/volumes: entry. */
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ export function parseComposeDependencies(content: string): DeclaredCompose {
       volumes,
       ports,
       image: asString(svc.image),
+      networkMode: asString(svc.network_mode),
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/network/networkingSummary.ts b/backend/src/services/network/networkingSummary.ts
index 5d8c569f..aeb24696 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/network/networkingSummary.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/network/networkingSummary.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { FileSystemService } from '../FileSystemService';
 import { DatabaseService } from '../DatabaseService';
 import { parseComposeDependencies } from '../../helpers/composeDependencyParse';
 import { assembleStackDrift } from '../DriftDetectionService';
-import { isLoopback } from './normalize';
+import { isHostNetwork, isLoopback } from './normalize';
 import { getErrorMessage } from '../../utils/errors';
 import { sanitizeForLog } from '../../utils/safeLog';
 
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ export async function computeNodeNetworkingSummary(nodeId: number): Promise<Node
     const declared = parseComposeDependencies(content);
     if (declared.parseError) continue;
 
-    const publishesPort = declared.services.some(s => s.ports.length > 0);
-    if (declared.services.some(s => s.ports.some(p => !isLoopback(p.hostIp)))) exposed.push(stack);
+    // A host-network service publishes every container port directly on the host,
+    // so it counts as exposed (beyond loopback) and as publishing even with no
+    // declared `ports:`. This keeps the summary honest about host networking,
+    // matching the Compose Doctor's host-network finding.
+    const publishes = (s: typeof declared.services[number]): boolean => s.ports.length > 0 || isHostNetwork(s.networkMode);
+    const publishesPort = declared.services.some(publishes);
+    if (declared.services.some(s => isHostNetwork(s.networkMode) || s.ports.some(p => !isLoopback(p.hostIp)))) exposed.push(stack);
 
     if (publishesPort) {
       // Unknown only when a publishing service is effectively unclassified: a
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ export async function computeNodeNetworkingSummary(nodeId: number): Promise<Node
       const stackIntent = intents.find(i => i.service === '')?.intent ?? null;
       const byService = new Map(intents.filter(i => i.service !== '').map(i => [i.service, i.intent]));
       const anyUnclassified = declared.services
-        .filter(s => s.ports.length > 0)
+        .filter(publishes)
         .some(s => {
           const intent = byService.get(s.name) ?? stackIntent;
           return intent === null || intent === 'unknown';
diff --git a/backend/src/services/network/normalize.ts b/backend/src/services/network/normalize.ts
index 6e2d74c9..f1d7a796 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/network/normalize.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/network/normalize.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ export function isLoopback(ip: string): boolean {
   return ip === '127.0.0.1' || ip === '::1' || ip === '[::1]';
 }
 
+/** True for `network_mode: host`, which publishes every container port directly
+ *  on the host regardless of any declared `ports:` (so it is always exposed
+ *  beyond loopback). Other modes (none, bridge, service:, container:) are not. */
+export function isHostNetwork(mode: string | undefined): boolean {
+  return mode === 'host';
+}
+
 /** Resolved runtime name of a top-level network/volume: a `name:` override wins,
  *  otherwise compose prefixes the project (`<project>_<key>`). An external
  *  resource is never project-prefixed: it references a pre-existing network/volume
diff --git a/docs/features/compose-networking.mdx b/docs/features/compose-networking.mdx
index ac1b8425..7aec2efe 100644
--- a/docs/features/compose-networking.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/compose-networking.mdx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Each service lists its published ports with the interface they bind to:
 - **loopback** marks a port bound only to `127.0.0.1`, reachable only from the host itself.
 - A specific address is shown as-is.
 
+A service running with `network_mode: host` is treated as **host-exposed**: it publishes every container port directly on the host, so it counts as exposed regardless of whether it declares any `ports:`. The exposure summary reflects that even when the port list is empty.
+
 The tab also surfaces each service's network membership and aliases, `network_mode` (`host`, `none`, `service:`, and `container:` modes are called out), and `extra_hosts` entries.
 
 ## Exposure intent
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.test.tsx
index 680deb41..fee253d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.test.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ describe('StackNetworkingPanel', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/runtime matches compose/i)).toBeInTheDocument(); // no-drift success card
   });
 
+  it('marks a host-network service as host-exposed', async () => {
+    mockApi(facts({
+      services: [{ name: 'app', networks: [], publishedPorts: [], networkMode: 'host', extraHosts: [] }],
+    }));
+    render(<StackNetworkingPanel stackName="web" canEdit doctorEnabled />);
+    await screen.findByText('web_backend');
+    expect(screen.getByText('host-exposed')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('all container ports')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('saves a stack-level exposure intent on click', async () => {
     mockApi(facts());
     render(<StackNetworkingPanel stackName="web" canEdit doctorEnabled />);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.tsx
index 15b63dbc..cab81581 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/stack/StackNetworkingPanel.tsx
@@ -255,6 +255,14 @@ export default function StackNetworkingPanel({ stackName, canEdit, doctorEnabled
                   ))}
                 </div>
               )}
+              {svc.networkMode === 'host' && (
+                // Host networking publishes every container port on the host, so
+                // the service is host-exposed even with no published-port rows.
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                  <span className="font-mono text-[11px] text-foreground/80">all container ports</span>
+                  <span className="rounded border border-warning/40 bg-warning/[0.08] px-1 py-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-warning">host-exposed</span>
+                </div>
+              )}
               {svc.publishedPorts.length > 0 && (
                 <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
                   {svc.publishedPorts.map((p, i) => (
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/dossierMarkdown.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/dossierMarkdown.test.ts
index a655d7e6..9cf1eb97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/dossierMarkdown.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/dossierMarkdown.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('buildStackDossierMarkdown', () => {
     const md = buildStackDossierMarkdown(anatomy, fields(), {
       stackIntent: 'internal',
       networks: [{ name: 'plex_default', external: false, internal: false }],
-      services: [{ name: 'plex', intent: null, ports: ['32400/tcp (all interfaces)'] }],
+      services: [{ name: 'plex', intent: null, ports: ['32400/tcp (all interfaces)'], hostNetwork: false }],
     });
     expect(md).toContain('## Network exposure');
     expect(md).toContain('**Stack intent:** internal');
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.test.ts
index e6b96b57..5a5bdef6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ describe('buildNetworkExposureSummary', () => {
     expect(s).toEqual({
       stackIntent: 'internal',
       networks: [{ name: 'app_backend', external: false, internal: true }],
-      services: [{ name: 'web', intent: 'public', ports: ['8080/tcp (all interfaces)', '9000/tcp (loopback)'] }],
+      services: [{ name: 'web', intent: 'public', ports: ['8080/tcp (all interfaces)', '9000/tcp (loopback)'], hostNetwork: false }],
+    });
+  });
+  it('flags a host-network service as host-exposed even with no published ports', () => {
+    const s = buildNetworkExposureSummary({ renderable: true, networks: [], services: [{ name: 'app', publishedPorts: [], networkMode: 'host' }] }, []);
+    expect(s).toEqual({
+      stackIntent: null,
+      networks: [],
+      services: [{ name: 'app', intent: null, ports: [], hostNetwork: true }],
     });
   });
 });
@@ -47,6 +55,10 @@ describe('networkExposureSection', () => {
   it('returns null for a null summary', () => {
     expect(networkExposureSection(null)).toBeNull();
   });
+  it('renders the host-network phrase for a host-mode service', () => {
+    const md = networkExposureSection(buildNetworkExposureSummary({ renderable: true, networks: [], services: [{ name: 'app', publishedPorts: [], networkMode: 'host' }] }, [])) ?? '';
+    expect(md).toContain('host network (all ports exposed on host)');
+  });
   it('never includes a value that lives in an ignored field (no env or label leak)', () => {
     // A secret planted in fields the builder does not read must not surface.
     const leaky = facts({
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.ts b/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.ts
index 0b8cf9a2..7ee4e894 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/networkExposureSummary.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 export interface NetworkExposureSummary {
   stackIntent: string | null;
   networks: { name: string; external: boolean; internal: boolean }[];
-  services: { name: string; intent: string | null; ports: string[] }[];
+  services: { name: string; intent: string | null; ports: string[]; hostNetwork: boolean }[];
 }
 
 // Loose input shapes: the builder reads the raw parsed /networking and
 // /exposure JSON, so it stays decoupled from the panel's local interfaces.
 interface FactsPort { startPort: number; endPort: number; protocol: string; allInterfaces: boolean; loopbackOnly: boolean }
-interface FactsService { name: string; publishedPorts?: FactsPort[] }
+interface FactsService { name: string; publishedPorts?: FactsPort[]; networkMode?: string }
 interface FactsNetwork { name: string; external: boolean; internal: boolean }
 export interface NetworkFactsInput { renderable?: boolean; networks?: FactsNetwork[]; services?: FactsService[] }
 export interface ExposureIntentInput { service: string; intent: string }
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ export function buildNetworkExposureSummary(facts: NetworkFactsInput | null, int
     name: s.name,
     intent: byService.get(s.name) ?? null,
     ports: (s.publishedPorts ?? []).map(portLabel),
+    // network_mode: host publishes every container port on the host, so it is
+    // exposure-relevant even with no declared ports.
+    hostNetwork: s.networkMode === 'host',
   }));
   const empty = networks.length === 0 && stackIntent === null
-    && services.every(s => s.ports.length === 0 && s.intent === null);
+    && services.every(s => s.ports.length === 0 && s.intent === null && !s.hostNetwork);
   return empty ? null : { stackIntent, networks, services };
 }
 
@@ -53,11 +56,12 @@ export function networkExposureSection(summary: NetworkExposureSummary | null):
       return `- ${n.name}${flags ? ` (${flags})` : ''}`;
     }).join('\n'));
   }
-  const services = summary.services.filter(s => s.ports.length > 0 || s.intent);
+  const services = summary.services.filter(s => s.ports.length > 0 || s.intent || s.hostNetwork);
   if (services.length > 0) {
     parts.push('### Services', services.map(s => {
       const bits: string[] = [];
       if (s.intent) bits.push(`intent ${s.intent}`);
+      if (s.hostNetwork) bits.push('host network (all ports exposed on host)');
       if (s.ports.length > 0) bits.push(`ports ${s.ports.join(', ')}`);
       return `- **${s.name}:** ${bits.join('; ')}`;
     }).join('\n'));