diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/proxy/service_test.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/proxy/service_test.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2022 Gitpod GmbH. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License-MIT.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/config/v1"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/config/v1/experimental"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/installer/pkg/config/versions"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+func TestServiceLoadBalancerIP(t *testing.T) {
+	const loadBalancerIP = "123.456.789.0"
+	ctx := renderContextWithLoadBalancerIP(t, loadBalancerIP)
+
+	objects, err := service(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Len(t, objects, 1, "must render only one object")
+
+	svc := objects[0].(*corev1.Service)
+	require.Equal(t, loadBalancerIP, svc.Spec.LoadBalancerIP)
+}
+
+func renderContextWithLoadBalancerIP(t *testing.T, loadBalancerIp string) *common.RenderContext {
+	ctx, err := common.NewRenderContext(config.Config{
+		Experimental: &experimental.Config{
+			WebApp: &experimental.WebAppConfig{
+				ProxyConfig: &experimental.ProxyConfig{
+					StaticIP: loadBalancerIp,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}, versions.Manifest{
+		Components: versions.Components{
+			PublicAPIServer: versions.Versioned{
+				Version: "commit-test-latest",
+			},
+		},
+	}, "test-namespace")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return ctx
+}