diff --git a/deploy/README.md b/deploy/README.md
index 39b5e04f1..1f522d502 100644
--- a/deploy/README.md
+++ b/deploy/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ This setup requires to choose in which layer (L4 or L7) we want to configure the
 - [Layer 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model#Layer_4:_Transport_Layer): use TCP as the listener protocol for ports 80 and 443.
 - [Layer 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model#Layer_7:_Application_Layer): use HTTP as the listener protocol for port 80 and terminate TLS in the ELB
 
+Patch the nginx ingress controller deployment to add the flag `--publish-service`
+
+```console
+kubectl patch deployment -n ingress-nginx nginx-ingress-controller --type='json' \
+  --patch="$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/patch-deployment.yaml)"
+```
+
 For L4:
 
 ```console
@@ -147,6 +154,13 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/mast
 
 ### GCE - GKE
 
+Patch the nginx ingress controller deployment to add the flag `--publish-service`
+
+```console
+kubectl patch deployment -n ingress-nginx nginx-ingress-controller --type='json' \
+  --patch="$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/patch-deployment.yaml)"
+```
+
 ```console
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/provider/gce-gke/service.yaml \
     | kubectl apply -f -
@@ -168,6 +182,13 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/mast
 
 ### Azure
 
+Patch the nginx ingress controller deployment to add the flag `--publish-service`
+
+```console
+kubectl patch deployment -n ingress-nginx nginx-ingress-controller --type='json' \
+  --patch="$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/patch-deployment.yaml)"
+```
+
 ```console
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/provider/azure/service.yaml \
     | kubectl apply -f -
diff --git a/deploy/patch-deployment.yaml b/deploy/patch-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71d4827ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/patch-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{'op': 'replace', 'path': '/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args', 'value':['/nginx-ingress-controller','--default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend','--configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-configuration','--tcp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/tcp-services','--udp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/udp-services','--publish-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/ingress-nginx']}]
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