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 ba631e5da..ab8d5f39b 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
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ use-octavia={{ external_openstack_lbaas_use_octavia }}
 lb-provider=octavia
 use-octavia=true
 {% endif %}
+{% if external_openstack_enable_ingress_hostname is defined %}
+enable-ingress-hostname={{ external_openstack_enable_ingress_hostname | bool }}
+{% 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 1546833f5..56c5b95dd 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ openstack_lbaas_monitor_max_retries: "3"
 openstack_cacert: "{{ lookup('env','OS_CACERT') }}"
 
 # Default values for the external OpenStack Cloud Controller
+external_openstack_enable_ingress_hostname: false
 external_openstack_lbaas_create_monitor: false
 external_openstack_lbaas_monitor_delay: "1m"
 external_openstack_lbaas_monitor_timeout: "30s"