diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/Dockerfile b/kafka-ui-api/Dockerfile
index ba8569b100..5488a77181 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 FROM alpine:3.15.0
-RUN apk add --no-cache openjdk13-jre libc6-compat gcompat
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache openjdk13-jre libc6-compat gcompat \
+&& addgroup -S kafkaui && adduser -S kafkaui -G kafkaui
+
+USER kafkaui
 
 ARG JAR_FILE
 COPY "/target/${JAR_FILE}" "/kafka-ui-api.jar"