diff --git a/cmd/create/createCluster.go b/cmd/create/createCluster.go
index 3bf0fdd8..288ac63c 100644
--- a/cmd/create/createCluster.go
+++ b/cmd/create/createCluster.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	cliutil "github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/util"
@@ -133,11 +131,11 @@ func parseCreateClusterCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime,
 	}
 
 	// volumeFilterMap will map volume mounts to applied node filters
-	volumeFilterMap := make(map[string]string, 1)
+	volumeFilterMap := make(map[string][]string, 1)
 	for _, volumeFlag := range volumeFlags {
 
 		// split node filter from the specified volume
-		volume, filter, err := cliutil.SplitFilterFromFlag(volumeFlag)
+		volume, filters, err := cliutil.SplitFiltersFromFlag(volumeFlag)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
@@ -150,9 +148,9 @@ func parseCreateClusterCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime,
 
 		// create new entry or append filter to existing entry
 		if _, exists := volumeFilterMap[volume]; exists {
-			volumeFilterMap[volume] = fmt.Sprintf("%s;%s", volumeFilterMap[volume], filter)
+			volumeFilterMap[volume] = append(volumeFilterMap[volume], filters...)
 		} else {
-			volumeFilterMap[volume] = filter
+			volumeFilterMap[volume] = filters
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -161,14 +159,20 @@ func parseCreateClusterCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime,
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
-	portFilterMap := make(map[string]string, 1)
+	portFilterMap := make(map[string][]string, 1)
 	for _, portFlag := range portFlags {
 		// split node filter from the specified volume
-		portmap, filter, err := cliutil.SplitFilterFromFlag(portFlag)
+		portmap, filters, err := cliutil.SplitFiltersFromFlag(portFlag)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
 
+		if len(filters) > 1 {
+			log.Fatalln("Can only apply a Portmap to one node")
+		}
+
+		// the same portmapping can't be applied to multiple nodes
+
 		// validate the specified volume mount and return it in SRC:DEST format
 		portmap, err = cliutil.ValidatePortMap(portmap)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -177,9 +181,9 @@ func parseCreateClusterCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime,
 
 		// create new entry or append filter to existing entry
 		if _, exists := portFilterMap[portmap]; exists {
-			portFilterMap[portmap] = fmt.Sprintf("%s;%s", portFilterMap[portmap], filter)
+			log.Fatalln("Same Portmapping can not be used for multiple nodes")
 		} else {
-			portFilterMap[portmap] = filter
+			portFilterMap[portmap] = filters
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -231,5 +235,16 @@ func parseCreateClusterCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime,
 		}
 	}
 
+	// append ports
+	for portmap, filter := range portFilterMap {
+		nodes, err := cliutil.FilterNodes(cluster.Nodes, filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln(err)
+		}
+		for _, node := range nodes {
+			node.Ports = append(node.Ports, portmap)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return runtime, cluster
 }
diff --git a/cmd/util/filter.go b/cmd/util/filter.go
index 66f90575..a4d77330 100644
--- a/cmd/util/filter.go
+++ b/cmd/util/filter.go
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ import (
 // Regexp pattern to match node filters
 var filterRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?P<group>master|worker|all)(?P<subsetSpec>\[(?P<subset>(?P<subsetList>(\d+,?)+)|(?P<subsetRange>\d*:\d*)|(?P<subsetWildcard>\*))\])?$`)
 
-// SplitFilterFromFlag separates a flag's value from the node filter, if there is one
-func SplitFilterFromFlag(flag string) (string, string, error) {
+// SplitFiltersFromFlag separates a flag's value from the node filter, if there is one
+func SplitFiltersFromFlag(flag string) (string, []string, error) {
 
 	/* Case 1) no filter specified */
 
 	if !strings.Contains(flag, "@") {
-		return flag, "", nil
+		return flag, nil, nil
 	}
 
 	/* Case 2) filter indicated using '@' in flag */
@@ -51,25 +51,22 @@ func SplitFilterFromFlag(flag string) (string, string, error) {
 
 	// max number of pieces after split = 2 (only one @ allowed in flag)
 	if len(split) > 2 {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid flag '%s': only one '@' for node filter allowed", flag)
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid flag '%s': only one '@' for node filter allowed", flag)
 	}
 
 	// trailing or leading '@'
 	if len(split) < 2 {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid flag '%s' includes '@' but is missing either an object or a filter", flag)
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid flag '%s' includes '@' but is missing either an object or a filter", flag)
 	}
 
-	return split[0], split[1], nil
+	return split[0], strings.Split(split[1], ";"), nil
 
 }
 
 // FilterNodes takes a string filter to return a filtered list of nodes
-func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
+func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filters []string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 
-	// filterString is a semicolon-separated list of node filters
-	filters := strings.Split(filterString, ";")
-
-	if len(filters) == 0 {
+	if len(filters) == 0 || len(filters[0]) == 0 {
 		log.Warnln("No filter specified")
 		return nodes, nil
 	}
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 		// if one of the filters is 'all', we only return this and drop all others
 		if submatches["group"] == "all" {
 			// TODO: only log if really more than one is specified
-			log.Warnf("Node filter 'all' set, but more were specified in '%s'", filterString)
+			log.Warnf("Node filter 'all' set, but more were specified in '%+v'", filters)
 			return nodes, nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/util/ports.go b/cmd/util/ports.go
index 8d111b2d..bc41b19b 100644
--- a/cmd/util/ports.go
+++ b/cmd/util/ports.go
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ func ParseAPIPort(portString string) (k3d.ExposeAPI, error) {
 
 // ValidatePortMap validates a port mapping
 func ValidatePortMap(portmap string) (string, error) {
-	return "", nil // TODO:
+	return portmap, nil // TODO:
 }
diff --git a/pkg/runtimes/docker/translate.go b/pkg/runtimes/docker/translate.go
index 933b2df7..6675fca1 100644
--- a/pkg/runtimes/docker/translate.go
+++ b/pkg/runtimes/docker/translate.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TranslateNodeToContainer(node *k3d.Node) (*NodeInDocker, error) {
 	/* Ports */
 	exposedPorts, portBindings, err := nat.ParsePortSpecs(node.Ports)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorln("Failed to parse port specs")
+		log.Errorln("Failed to parse port specs '%v'", node.Ports)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	containerConfig.ExposedPorts = exposedPorts