diff --git a/rl_coach/dashboard.py b/rl_coach/dashboard.py
index da8eb1a..d62e021 100644
--- a/rl_coach/dashboard.py
+++ b/rl_coach/dashboard.py
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ parser.add_argument('-f', '--experiment_files',
                     help="(string) The path of an experiment file to open",
                     default=None,
                     type=str)
+parser.add_argument('-rc', '--allow_remote_connection',
+                    help="(flag) Allow remote connection to view dashboard results from a remote machine. "
+                         "Note this opens up the connection and allows anyone who tries to connect to the "
+                         "ip address/port to connect and view the bokeh results via their browser.",
+                    action='store_true')
+
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if args.experiment_dir:
@@ -58,7 +64,19 @@ def main():
     from rl_coach.utils import get_open_port
 
     dashboard_path = os.path.realpath(__file__)
-    command = 'bokeh serve --show {} --port {}'.format(dashboard_path, get_open_port())
+    port = get_open_port()
+    command = 'bokeh serve --show {path} --port {port}'.format(path=dashboard_path, port=port)
+
+    if args.allow_remote_connection:
+        # when allowing remote connection, selecting an experiment or a file via the GUI buttons do not seem to work
+        # well from remote. Instead, we only allow entering an experiment dir from command line.
+        if not args.experiment_dir and not args.experiment_files:
+            raise ValueError("The allow_remote_connection flag only works in conjunction with either the experiment_dir"
+                             " or the experiment_files flag. ")
+
+        # allow-websocket-origin = * allows connections from a remote machine.
+        command += ' --allow-websocket-origin=*'
+
     if args.experiment_dir or args.experiment_files:
         command += ' --args'
         if args.experiment_dir: