diff --git a/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/ingress.yml.j2 b/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/ingress.yml.j2
index 6cc10e1f9..89ad03786 100644
--- a/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/ingress.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/ingress.yml.j2
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}
   namespace: {{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}
 spec:
+{% if external_hostname %}
+  host: {{ external_hostname }}
+{% endif %}
   port:
     targetPort: ws
   tls: