diff --git a/cmd/nginx/flags.go b/cmd/nginx/flags.go
index d62e579c1..c732fe30c 100644
--- a/cmd/nginx/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/nginx/flags.go
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ func parseFlags() (bool, *controller.Configuration, error) {
 
 		syncRateLimit = flags.Float32("sync-rate-limit", 0.3,
 			`Define the sync frequency upper limit`)
+
+		publishStatusAddress = flags.String("publish-status-address", "",
+			`User customized address to be set in the status of ingress resources. The controller will set the
+		endpoint records on the ingress using this address.`)
 	)
 
 	flag.Set("logtostderr", "true")
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ func parseFlags() (bool, *controller.Configuration, error) {
 		DefaultSSLCertificate:    *defSSLCertificate,
 		DefaultHealthzURL:        *defHealthzURL,
 		PublishService:           *publishSvc,
+		PublishStatusAddress:     *publishStatusAddress,
 		ForceNamespaceIsolation:  *forceIsolation,
 		UpdateStatusOnShutdown:   *updateStatusOnShutdown,
 		SortBackends:             *sortBackends,
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/cli-arguments.md b/docs/user-guide/cli-arguments.md
index b4ec882a6..1aa63df07 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/cli-arguments.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/cli-arguments.md
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ Usage of :
       --log_dir string                    If non-empty, write log files in this directory
       --logtostderr                       log to standard error instead of files (default true)
       --profiling                         Enable profiling via web interface host:port/debug/pprof/ (default true)
-      --publish-service string            Service fronting the ingress controllers. Takes the form namespace/name. 
+      --publish-service string            Service fronting the ingress controllers. Takes the form namespace/name.
 		The controller will set the endpoint records on the ingress objects to reflect those on the service.
+      --publish-status-address string     User customized address to be set in the status of ingress resources.
+    The controller will set the endpoint records on the ingress using this address.
       --report-node-internal-ip-address   Defines if the nodes IP address to be returned in the ingress status should be the internal instead of the external IP address
       --sort-backends                     Defines if backends and it's endpoints should be sorted
       --ssl-passtrough-proxy-port int     Default port to use internally for SSL when SSL Passthgough is enabled (default 442)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go b/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
index 9f3c7c004..879cf3a26 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	DefaultSSLCertificate string
 
 	// optional
-	PublishService string
+	PublishService       string
+	PublishStatusAddress string
 
 	UpdateStatus           bool
 	UseNodeInternalIP      bool
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index 00534a568..686748750 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func NewNGINXController(config *Configuration, fs file.Filesystem) *NGINXControl
 		n.syncStatus = status.NewStatusSyncer(status.Config{
 			Client:                 config.Client,
 			PublishService:         config.PublishService,
+			PublishStatusAddress:   config.PublishStatusAddress,
 			IngressLister:          n.store,
 			ElectionID:             config.ElectionID,
 			IngressClass:           class.IngressClass,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/status/status.go b/internal/ingress/status/status.go
index 91f6edcd6..69bea83ce 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/status/status.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/status/status.go
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	PublishService string
 
+	PublishStatusAddress string
+
 	ElectionID string
 
 	UpdateStatusOnShutdown bool
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // in all the defined rules. To simplify the process leader election is used so the update
 // is executed only in one node (Ingress controllers can be scaled to more than one)
 // If the controller is running with the flag --publish-service (with a valid service)
-// the IP address behind the service is used, if not the source is the IP/s of the node/s
+// the IP address behind the service is used, if it is running with the flag
+// --publish-status-address, the address specified in the flag is used, if neither of the
+// two flags are set, the source is the IP/s of the node/s
 type statusSync struct {
 	Config
 	// pod contains runtime information about this pod
@@ -251,6 +255,11 @@ func (s *statusSync) runningAddresses() ([]string, error) {
 		return addrs, nil
 	}
 
+	if s.PublishStatusAddress != "" {
+		addrs = append(addrs, s.PublishStatusAddress)
+		return addrs, nil
+	}
+
 	// get information about all the pods running the ingress controller
 	pods, err := s.Client.CoreV1().Pods(s.pod.Namespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{
 		LabelSelector: labels.SelectorFromSet(s.pod.Labels).String(),
diff --git a/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go b/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go
index 70bac53b1..c4f223ec5 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/status/status_test.go
@@ -389,6 +389,25 @@ func TestRunningAddresessWithPods(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunningAddresessWithPublishStatusAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	fk := buildStatusSync()
+	fk.PublishService = ""
+	fk.PublishStatusAddress = "127.0.0.1"
+
+	r, _ := fk.runningAddresses()
+	if r == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("returned nil but expected valid []string")
+	}
+	rl := len(r)
+	if len(r) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("returned %v but expected %v", rl, 1)
+	}
+	rv := r[0]
+	if rv != "127.0.0.1" {
+		t.Errorf("returned %v but expected %v", rv, "127.0.0.1")
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 TODO: this test requires a refactoring
 func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {