diff --git a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 15a6b467c..a4775ae5c 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ http {
 
     map {{ buildForwardedFor $cfg.ForwardedForHeader }} $the_real_ip {
         default          {{ buildForwardedFor $cfg.ForwardedForHeader }};
+        "~*(?<ip>[0-9\.]+).*"     $ip;
     {{ if $cfg.UseProxyProtocol }}
         ''               $proxy_protocol_addr;
     {{ else }}