diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2
index 06a9a9018..bba7a2d01 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ spec:
             - --tcp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/tcp-services
             - --udp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/udp-services
             - --annotations-prefix=nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io
+{% if ingress_nginx_host_network %}
+            - --report-node-internal-ip-address
+{% endif %}
           securityContext:
             capabilities:
                 drop: