diff --git a/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-httproute.yaml b/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-httproute.yaml
index b08c0e9..fc220dc 100644
--- a/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-httproute.yaml
+++ b/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-httproute.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ spec:
       name: gateway-internal
       namespace: envoy-gateway
       sectionName: wings-ark
+    - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: gateway-public
+      namespace: envoy-gateway
+      sectionName: wings-ark
   hostnames:
     - "wings-ark.jsme.be"
   rules:
diff --git a/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-httproute.yaml b/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-httproute.yaml
index ac3434b..5707972 100644
--- a/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-httproute.yaml
+++ b/applications/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-httproute.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ spec:
       name: gateway-internal
       namespace: envoy-gateway
       sectionName: wings-mc
+    - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: gateway-public
+      namespace: envoy-gateway
+      sectionName: wings-mc
   hostnames:
     - "wings-mc.jsme.be"
   rules:
diff --git a/infra/envoy-gateway/kustomization.yaml b/infra/envoy-gateway/kustomization.yaml
index ecb5e98..f26816c 100644
--- a/infra/envoy-gateway/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/infra/envoy-gateway/kustomization.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,20 @@ patches:
       kind: Gateway
       name: gateway-public
     path: pelican/pelican-gateway-public-patch.yaml
+  # wings must be public for the console websocket and file transfers: the
+  # browser talks to the node directly, never through the panel.
+  - target:
+      group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      version: v1
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: gateway-public
+    path: pelican/pelican-wings-mc-gateway-public-patch.yaml
+  - target:
+      group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      version: v1
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: gateway-public
+    path: pelican/pelican-wings-ark-gateway-public-patch.yaml
   # Uncomment to expose Grafana publicly — ensure Grafana auth is properly configured first
   # - target:
   #     group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
diff --git a/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-gateway-public-patch.yaml b/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-gateway-public-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..928d483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-ark-gateway-public-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- op: add
+  path: /spec/listeners/-
+  value:
+    name: wings-ark
+    protocol: HTTPS
+    port: 443
+    hostname: "wings-ark.jsme.be"
+    allowedRoutes:
+      namespaces:
+        from: Selector
+        selector:
+          matchLabels:
+            kubernetes.io/metadata.name: pelican
+    tls:
+      mode: Terminate
+      certificateRefs:
+        - kind: Secret
+          name: wings-ark-tls
+          namespace: envoy-gateway
diff --git a/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-clienttrafficpolicy.yaml b/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-clienttrafficpolicy.yaml
index 14f1c07..267a50d 100644
--- a/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-clienttrafficpolicy.yaml
+++ b/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-clienttrafficpolicy.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ spec:
       kind: Gateway
       name: gateway-internal
       sectionName: wings-ark
+    - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: gateway-public
+      sectionName: wings-mc
+    - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: gateway-public
+      sectionName: wings-ark
   tls:
     # Wings only speaks HTTP/1.1; disabling h2 ALPN prevents Guzzle connection-reuse broken pipe
     alpnProtocols:
diff --git a/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-gateway-public-patch.yaml b/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-gateway-public-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6de90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/envoy-gateway/pelican/pelican-wings-mc-gateway-public-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- op: add
+  path: /spec/listeners/-
+  value:
+    name: wings-mc
+    protocol: HTTPS
+    port: 443
+    hostname: "wings-mc.jsme.be"
+    allowedRoutes:
+      namespaces:
+        from: Selector
+        selector:
+          matchLabels:
+            kubernetes.io/metadata.name: pelican
+    tls:
+      mode: Terminate
+      certificateRefs:
+        - kind: Secret
+          name: wings-mc-tls
+          namespace: envoy-gateway