diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 6f13e862..99fa2d61 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ RUN apk update --no-cache && \
         unzip \
         wget \
         zip && \
+    # Install NodeJS only for openHAB >= 5
+    if [ "$(echo $OPENHAB_VERSION | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+).*/\1/')" -ge 5 ]; then apk add --no-cache nodejs; fi && \
     chmod u+s /usr/sbin/arping && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*