diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4998d80026..dd42126560 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ Stopping local Kubernetes cluster...
 Stopping "minikubeVM"...
 ```
 
+### Dashboard
+
+To access the dashboard, run this command in a shell after starting minikube to get the address:
+```shell
+echo $(minikube ip):$(kubectl get service kubernetes-dashboard --namespace=kube-system -o=jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}{"\n"}')
+```
+And then copy/paste that into your browser.
+
 ## Features
  * Minikube packages and configures a Linux VM, Docker and all Kubernetes components, optimized for local development.
  * Minikube supports Kubernetes features such as:
diff --git a/deploy/addons/dashboard-svc.yaml b/deploy/addons/dashboard-svc.yaml
index 7cf55a6f00..da3ba941e2 100644
--- a/deploy/addons/dashboard-svc.yaml
+++ b/deploy/addons/dashboard-svc.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ metadata:
     app: kubernetes-dashboard
     kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
 spec:
+  type: NodePort
   ports:
   - port: 80
     targetPort: 9090