diff --git a/docs/ha-mode.md b/docs/ha-mode.md
index b3d752cc9..587d5ea46 100644
--- a/docs/ha-mode.md
+++ b/docs/ha-mode.md
@@ -31,4 +31,94 @@ flannel networking plugin always uses a single `--etcd-server` endpoint!
 
 Kube-apiserver
 --------------
-TODO(bogdando) TBD
+
+K8s components require a loadbalancer to access the apiservers via a reverse
+proxy. A kube-proxy does not support multiple apiservers for the time being so
+you will need to configure your own loadbalancer to achieve HA. Note that
+deploying a loadbalancer is up to a user and is not covered by ansible roles
+in Kargo. By default, it only configures a non-HA endpoint, which points to
+the `access_ip` or IP address of the first server node in the `kube-master`
+group. It can also configure clients to use endpoints for a given loadbalancer
+type.
+
+A loadbalancer (LB) may be an external or internal one. An external LB
+provides access for external clients, while the internal LB accepts client
+connections only to the localhost, similarly to the etcd-proxy HA endpoints.
+Given a frontend `VIP` address and `IP1, IP2` addresses of backends, here is
+an example configuration for a HAProxy service acting as an external LB:
+```
+listen kubernetes-apiserver-https
+  bind <VIP>:8383
+  option ssl-hello-chk
+  mode tcp
+  timeout client 3h
+  timeout server 3h
+  server master1 <IP1>:443
+  server master2 <IP2>:443
+  balance roundrobin
+```
+
+And the corresponding example global vars config:
+```
+apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name: "lb-apiserver.kubernetes.local"
+loadbalancer_apiserver:
+  address: <VIP>
+  port: 8383
+```
+
+This domain name, or default "lb-apiserver.kubernetes.local", will be inserted
+into the `/etc/hosts` file of all servers in the `k8s-cluster` group. Note that
+the HAProxy service should as well be HA and requires a VIP management, which
+is out of scope of this doc.
+
+The internal LB may be the case if you do not want to operate a VIP management
+HA stack and require no external and no secure access to the K8s API. The group
+var `loadbalancer_apiserver_localhost` (defaults to `false`) controls that
+deployment layout. When enabled, it is expected each node in the `k8s-cluster`
+group to run a loadbalancer that listens the localhost frontend and has all
+of the apiservers as backends. Here is an example configuration for a HAProxy
+ service acting as an internal LB:
+
+```
+listen kubernetes-apiserver-http
+  bind localhost:8080
+  mode tcp
+  timeout client 3h
+  timeout server 3h
+  server master1 <IP1>:8080
+  server master2 <IP2>:8080
+  balance leastconn
+```
+
+And the corresponding example global vars config:
+```
+loadbalancer_apiserver_localhost: true
+```
+
+This var overrides an external LB configuration, if any. Note that for this
+example, the `kubernetes-apiserver-http` endpoint has backends receiving
+unencrypted traffic, which may be a security issue when interconnecting
+different nodes, or may be not, if those belong to the isolated management
+network without external access.
+
+In order to achieve HA for HAProxy instances, those must be running on the
+each node in the `k8s-cluster` group as well, but require no VIP, thus
+no VIP management.
+
+Access endpoints are evaluated automagically, as the following:
+
+| Endpoint type                | kube-master   | non-master          |
+|------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
+| Local LB (overrides ext)     | http://lc:p   | http://lc:p         |
+| External LB, no internal     | https://lb:lp | https://lb:lp       |
+| No ext/int LB (default)      | http://lc:p   | https://m[0].aip:sp |
+
+Where:
+* `m[0]` - the first node in the `kube-master` group;
+* `lb` - LB FQDN, `apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name`;
+* `lc` - localhost;
+* `p` - insecure port, `kube_apiserver_insecure_port`
+* `sp` - secure port, `kube_apiserver_port`;
+* `lp` - LB port, `loadbalancer_apiserver.port`, defers to the secure port;
+* `ip` - the node IP, defers to the ansible IP;
+* `aip` - `access_ip`, defers to the ip.
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all.yml b/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
index e9b138c92..547a9d612 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -51,22 +51,14 @@ cluster_name: cluster.local
 # but don't know about that address themselves.
 # access_ip: 1.1.1.1
 
-# Service endpoints. May be a VIP or a load balanced frontend IP, like one
-# that a HAProxy or Nginx provides, or just a local service endpoint.
-#
-# Etcd endpoints use a local etcd-proxies to reach the etcd cluster via
-# auto-evaluated endpoints. Those will reuse the access_ip for etcd cluster,
-# if specified, or defer to the localhost:2379 as well.
-
 # Etcd access modes:
 # Enable multiaccess to configure clients to access all of the etcd members directly
 # as the "http://hostX:port, http://hostY:port, ..." and ignore the proxy loadbalancers.
 # This may be the case if clients support and loadbalance multiple etcd servers  natively.
 etcd_multiaccess: false
 
-#
-# TODO apiserver localhost:8080 and localhost:443 endpoints for kubelets and
-# (hyper)kube-* and networking components.
+# Assume there are no internal loadbalancers for apiservers exist
+loadbalancer_apiserver_localhost: false
 
 # Choose network plugin (calico, weave or flannel)
 kube_network_plugin: flannel
@@ -126,21 +118,6 @@ dns_server: "{{ kube_service_addresses|ipaddr('net')|ipaddr(2)|ipaddr('address')
 # like you would do when using nova-client before starting the playbook.
 # cloud_provider:
 
-# For multi masters architecture:
-# kube-proxy doesn't support multiple apiservers for the time being so you'll need to configure your own loadbalancer
-# This domain name will be inserted into the /etc/hosts file of all servers
-# configuration example with haproxy :
-# listen kubernetes-apiserver-https
-#   bind 10.99.0.21:8383
-#    option ssl-hello-chk
-#    mode tcp
-#    timeout client 3h
-#    timeout server 3h
-#    server master1 10.99.0.26:443
-#    server master2 10.99.0.27:443
-#    balance roundrobin
-# apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name: "lb-apiserver.kubernetes.local"
-
 ## Set these proxy values in order to update docker daemon to use proxies
 # http_proxy: ""
 # https_proxy: ""
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/master/tasks/main.yml
index 6460324ca..fe984ce17 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@
   when: apiserver_manifest.changed
 
 - name: wait for the apiserver to be running
-  wait_for:
-    port: "{{kube_apiserver_insecure_port}}"
-    timeout: 60
+  uri: url=http://localhost:8080/healthz
+  register: result
+  until: result.status == 200
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 6
+
 
 # Create kube-system namespace
 - name: copy 'kube-system' namespace manifest
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/kubectl-kubeconfig.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/kubectl-kubeconfig.yaml.j2
index 5cc74cf9e..a9800d3ac 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/kubectl-kubeconfig.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/kubectl-kubeconfig.yaml.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ preferences: {}
 clusters:
 - cluster:
     certificate-authority-data: {{ kube_node_cert|b64encode }}
-    server: https://{{ groups['kube-master'][0] }}:{{ kube_apiserver_port }}
+    server: {{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}
   name: {{ cluster_name }}
 contexts:
 - context:
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
index eaecb011b..7961ac36f 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ spec:
     - apiserver
     - --advertise-address={{ ip | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}
     - --etcd-servers={{ etcd_access_endpoint }}
-    - --insecure-bind-address={{ kube_apiserver_insecure_bind_address | default('127.0.0.1') }}
+    - --insecure-bind-address={{ kube_apiserver_insecure_bind_address }}
+    - --apiserver-count={{ kube_apiserver_count }}
     - --admission-control=NamespaceLifecycle,NamespaceExists,LimitRanger,SecurityContextDeny,ServiceAccount,ResourceQuota
     - --service-cluster-ip-range={{ kube_service_addresses }}
     - --client-ca-file={{ kube_cert_dir }}/ca.pem
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2
index 29c56e6a8..f22f49de8 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     command:
     - /hyperkube
     - controller-manager
-    - --master=http://127.0.0.1:{{kube_apiserver_insecure_port}}
+    - --master={{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}
     - --leader-elect=true
     - --service-account-private-key-file={{ kube_cert_dir }}/apiserver-key.pem
     - --root-ca-file={{ kube_cert_dir }}/ca.pem
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2
index f642fbf70..024ddbfaa 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     - /hyperkube
     - scheduler
     - --leader-elect=true
-    - --master=http://127.0.0.1:{{kube_apiserver_insecure_port}}
+    - --master={{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}
     - --v={{ kube_log_level | default('2') }}
     livenessProbe:
       httpGet:
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
index 7eee44993..bab27305e 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ KUBE_LOGGING="--logtostderr=true"
 {% endif %}
 KUBE_LOG_LEVEL="--v={{ kube_log_level | default('2') }}"
 {% if inventory_hostname in groups['kube-node'] %}
-KUBELET_API_SERVER="--api_servers={% for host in groups['kube-master'] %}https://{{ hostvars[host]['access_ip'] | default(hostvars[host]['ip'] | default(hostvars[host]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'])) }}:{{ kube_apiserver_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}"
+KUBELET_API_SERVER="--api_servers={{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}"
 {% endif %}
 # The address for the info server to serve on (set to 0.0.0.0 or "" for all interfaces)
 KUBELET_ADDRESS="--address={{ ip | default("0.0.0.0") }}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-proxy.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-proxy.manifest.j2
index d094766b5..296658cbd 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-proxy.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-proxy.manifest.j2
@@ -12,14 +12,8 @@ spec:
     - /hyperkube
     - proxy
     - --v={{ kube_log_level | default('2') }}
-{% if inventory_hostname in groups['kube-master'] %}
-    - --master=http://127.0.0.1:{{kube_apiserver_insecure_port}}
-{% else %}
-{%   if loadbalancer_apiserver is defined and apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name is defined %}
-    - --master=https://{{ apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name }}:{{ loadbalancer_apiserver.port }}
-{%   else %}
-    - --master=https://{{ hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['access_ip'] | default(hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['ip'] | default(hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'])) }}:{{ kube_apiserver_port }}
-{%   endif%}
+    - --master={{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}
+{% if not is_kube_master %}
     - --kubeconfig=/etc/kubernetes/node-kubeconfig.yaml
 {% endif %}
     - --bind-address={{ ip | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/set_facts.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/set_facts.yml
index 5dd283fef..527c29b32 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/set_facts.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/set_facts.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,26 @@
 ---
+- set_fact: kube_apiserver_count="{{ groups['kube-master'] | length }}"
+- set_fact: kube_apiserver_address="{{ ip | default(ansible_default_ipv4['address']) }}"
+- set_fact: kube_apiserver_access_address="{{ access_ip | default(kube_apiserver_address) }}"
+- set_fact: is_kube_master="{{ inventory_hostname in groups['kube-master'] }}"
+- set_fact: first_kube_master="{{ hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['access_ip'] | default(hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['ip'] | default(hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'])) }}"
+- set_fact:
+    kube_apiserver_insecure_bind_address: |-
+      {% if loadbalancer_apiserver_localhost %}{{ kube_apiserver_address }}{% else %}127.0.0.1{% endif %}
+- set_fact:
+    kube_apiserver_endpoint: |-
+      {% if loadbalancer_apiserver_localhost -%}
+           http://127.0.0.1:{{ kube_apiserver_insecure_port }}
+      {%- elif is_kube_master and loadbalancer_apiserver is not defined -%}
+           http://127.0.0.1:{{ kube_apiserver_insecure_port }}
+      {%- else -%}
+      {%-   if loadbalancer_apiserver is defined and loadbalancer_apiserver.port is defined -%}
+           https://{{ apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name|default('lb-apiserver.kubernetes.local') }}:{{ loadbalancer_apiserver.port|default(kube_apiserver_port) }}
+      {%-   else -%}
+           https://{{ first_kube_master }}:{{ kube_apiserver_port }}
+      {%-  endif -%}
+      {%- endif %}
+
 - set_fact: etcd_address="{{ ip | default(ansible_default_ipv4['address']) }}"
 - set_fact: etcd_access_address="{{ access_ip | default(etcd_address) }}"
 - set_fact: etcd_peer_url="http://{{ etcd_access_address }}:2380"
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/network-environment.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/network-environment.j2
index 99d592a5e..086803d1b 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/network-environment.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/network-environment.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 DEFAULT_IPV4={{ip | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}
 
 # The Kubernetes master IP
-KUBERNETES_MASTER={{ hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['access_ip'] | default(hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['ip'] | default(hostvars[groups['kube-master'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'])) }}
+KUBERNETES_MASTER={{ first_kube_master }}
 
 # IP and port of etcd instance used by Calico
 ETCD_AUTHORITY={{ etcd_authority }}