diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml
index 8cf86cf28..fbac89839 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ external_openstack_cacert: "{{ lookup('env','OS_CACERT') }}"
 ##    arg1: "value1"
 ##    arg2: "value2"
 external_openstack_cloud_controller_extra_args: {}
-external_openstack_cloud_controller_image_tag: "v1.22.0"
+external_openstack_cloud_controller_image_tag: "v1.23.4"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-config.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-config.j2
index 46e4c6e6d..adb08ae99 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-config.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-config.j2
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ use-octavia=true
 {% if external_openstack_enable_ingress_hostname is defined %}
 enable-ingress-hostname={{ external_openstack_enable_ingress_hostname | bool }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if external_openstack_ingress_hostname_suffix is defined %}
+ingress-hostname-suffix={{ external_openstack_ingress_hostname_suffix | string | lower }}
+{% endif %}
+{% if external_openstack_max_shared_lb is defined %}
+max-shared-lb={{ external_openstack_max_shared_lb }}
+{% endif %}
 
 [Networking]
 ipv6-support-disabled={{ external_openstack_network_ipv6_disabled | string | lower }}
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index bab38f9cf..9d258e59e 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ openstack_cacert: "{{ lookup('env','OS_CACERT') }}"
 
 # Default values for the external OpenStack Cloud Controller
 external_openstack_enable_ingress_hostname: false
+external_openstack_ingress_hostname_suffix: "nip.io"
+external_openstack_max_shared_lb: 2
 external_openstack_lbaas_create_monitor: false
 external_openstack_lbaas_monitor_delay: "1m"
 external_openstack_lbaas_monitor_timeout: "30s"