diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 3b5eef6f415..d20a2d5ab6b 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -17819,6 +17819,7 @@ forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/XmlUtil.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/gui/SGuiChoose.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/gui/SOptionPane.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/package-info.java -text
+forge-gui/src/main/resources/log4jConfig.config -text
 forge-gui/src/main/resources/proxy-template.ftl -text
 forge-gui/src/site/apt/index.apt -text
 forge-gui/tools/PerSetTracking.py svneol=native#text/x-python
diff --git a/forge-gui/pom.xml b/forge-gui/pom.xml
index f51b829c623..e2af288c748 100644
--- a/forge-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/forge-gui/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
     <artifactId>forge-gui</artifactId>
     <name>Forge Gui</name>
 
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>4thline-repo</id>
+            <url>http://4thline.org/m2</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>forge</groupId>
@@ -51,6 +61,16 @@
             <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
             <version>4.0.25.Final</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
-          </dependency>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.2.17</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.fourthline.cling</groupId>
+          <artifactId>cling-support</artifactId>
+          <version>2.0.1</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/net/FServerManager.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/net/FServerManager.java
index c8dab788713..5200e64e3f6 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/net/FServerManager.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/net/FServerManager.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import forge.net.game.NetEvent;
 import forge.net.game.ReplyEvent;
 import forge.net.game.UpdateLobbyPlayerEvent;
 import forge.net.game.server.RemoteClient;
+import forge.properties.ForgeConstants;
 import forge.util.ITriggerEvent;
 import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
 import io.netty.channel.Channel;
@@ -40,11 +41,19 @@ import io.netty.handler.logging.LogLevel;
 import io.netty.handler.logging.LoggingHandler;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.net.Inet4Address;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;
+import org.fourthline.cling.UpnpService;
+import org.fourthline.cling.UpnpServiceImpl;
+import org.fourthline.cling.support.igd.PortMappingListener;
+import org.fourthline.cling.support.model.PortMapping;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
@@ -55,15 +64,29 @@ public final class FServerManager {
     private boolean isHosting = false;
     private final EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1);
     private final EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup();
+    private UpnpService upnpService = null;
     private final Map<Channel, RemoteClient> clients = Maps.newTreeMap();
     private ServerGameLobby localLobby;
     private ILobbyListener lobbyListener;
+    private final Thread shutdownHook = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+        @Override public final void run() {
+            if (isHosting()) {
+                stopServer(false);
+            }
+        }
+    });
 
     private FServerManager() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the singleton instance of {@link FServerManager}.
+     * 
+     * @return the singleton FServerManager.
+     */
     public static FServerManager getInstance() {
         if (instance == null) {
+            PropertyConfigurator.configure(ForgeConstants.ASSETS_DIR + "/src/main/resources/log4jConfig.config");
             instance = new FServerManager();
         }
         return instance;
@@ -103,6 +126,8 @@ public final class FServerManager {
                     
                 }
             }).start();
+            mapNatPort(port);
+            Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(shutdownHook);
             isHosting = true;
         } catch (final InterruptedException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -110,8 +135,18 @@ public final class FServerManager {
     }
 
     public void stopServer() {
+        stopServer(true);
+    }
+    private void stopServer(final boolean removeShutdownHook) {
         bossGroup.shutdownGracefully();
         workerGroup.shutdownGracefully();
+        if (upnpService != null) {
+            upnpService.shutdown();
+            upnpService = null;
+        }
+        if (removeShutdownHook) {
+            Runtime.getRuntime().removeShutdownHook(shutdownHook);
+        }
         isHosting = false;
     }
 
@@ -167,10 +202,21 @@ public final class FServerManager {
         return null;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
-        super.finalize();
-        stopServer();
+    private void mapNatPort(final int port) {
+        final String localAddress;
+        try {
+            localAddress = Inet4Address.getLocalHost().getHostAddress();
+        } catch (final UnknownHostException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        final PortMapping portMapping = new PortMapping(port, localAddress, PortMapping.Protocol.TCP, "Forge");
+        if (upnpService != null) {
+            // Safeguard shutdown call, to prevent lingering port mappings
+            upnpService.shutdown();
+        }
+        upnpService = new UpnpServiceImpl(new PortMappingListener(portMapping));
+        upnpService.getControlPoint().search();
     }
 
     private class MessageHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/resources/log4jConfig.config b/forge-gui/src/main/resources/log4jConfig.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cfd8e8470ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/resources/log4jConfig.config
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Set root logger level to DEBUG and its only appender to A1.
+log4j.rootLogger=ALL, A1
+
+# A1 is set to be a ConsoleAppender.
+log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+
+# A1 uses PatternLayout.
+log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n