diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java
index 8b5adde3b9c..329089a4f30 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@
 import org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.AddonFinder;
 import org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.BaseAddonFinder;
 import org.openhab.core.net.NetUtil;
+import org.openhab.core.net.NetworkAddressService;
 import org.openhab.core.util.StringUtils;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ public class IpAddonFinder extends BaseAddonFinder {
     public static final String SERVICE_TYPE = SERVICE_TYPE_IP;
     public static final String SERVICE_NAME = SERVICE_NAME_IP;
 
+    private static final int MAX_IP_ADDRESSES = 5;
     private static final String TYPE_IP_MULTICAST = "ipMulticast";
     private static final String MATCH_PROPERTY_RESPONSE = "response";
     private static final String PARAMETER_DEST_IP = "destIp";
@@ -190,9 +194,24 @@ public class IpAddonFinder extends BaseAddonFinder {
             .getScheduledPool(ThreadPoolManager.THREAD_POOL_NAME_COMMON);
     private @Nullable Future<?> scanJob = null;
     Set<AddonInfo> suggestions = new HashSet<>();
+    Set<String> myIpAddresses;
 
-    public IpAddonFinder() {
-        logger.trace("IpAddonFinder::IpAddonFinder");
+    @Activate
+    public IpAddonFinder(final @Reference NetworkAddressService networkAddressService) {
+        myIpAddresses = NetUtil.getAllInterfaceAddresses().stream().filter(a -> a.getAddress() instanceof Inet4Address)
+                .map(a -> a.getAddress().getHostAddress()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        if (myIpAddresses.size() > MAX_IP_ADDRESSES) {
+            @Nullable
+            String myIp = networkAddressService.getPrimaryIpv4HostAddress();
+            if (myIp != null) {
+                logger.info("Too many configured IP addresses, falling back to main IP {}", myIp);
+                myIpAddresses = Set.of(myIp);
+            } else {
+                logger.info("Too many configured IP addresses, falling back to IP {}", myIp);
+                myIpAddresses = Set.of(myIpAddresses.iterator().next());
+            }
+        }
+        logger.trace("IpAddonFinder scanning on {}", myIpAddresses);
         // start of scan will be triggered by setAddonCandidates to ensure addonCandidates are available
     }
 
@@ -299,11 +318,7 @@ private void scan() {
                 try {
                     switch (Objects.toString(type)) {
                         case TYPE_IP_MULTICAST:
-                            List<String> ipAddresses = NetUtil.getAllInterfaceAddresses().stream()
-                                    .filter(a -> a.getAddress() instanceof Inet4Address)
-                                    .map(a -> a.getAddress().getHostAddress()).toList();
-
-                            for (String localIp : ipAddresses) {
+                            for (String localIp : myIpAddresses) {
                                 try (DatagramChannel channel = (DatagramChannel) DatagramChannel
                                         .open(StandardProtocolFamily.INET)
                                         .setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_REUSEADDR, true)