diff --git a/examples/basic/Genesis.yaml b/examples/basic/Genesis.yaml
index bdad2bb8..281dee53 100644
--- a/examples/basic/Genesis.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic/Genesis.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: n0
   ip: 192.168.77.10
+  external_ip: 192.168.77.10
   apiserver:
     arguments:
       - --authorization-mode=Node,RBAC
diff --git a/examples/complete/Genesis.yaml b/examples/complete/Genesis.yaml
index 75975e06..33c24dee 100644
--- a/examples/complete/Genesis.yaml
+++ b/examples/complete/Genesis.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: n0
   ip: 192.168.77.10
+  external_ip: 192.168.77.10
   armada:
     target_manifest: cluster-bootstrap
   labels:
diff --git a/promenade/control/join_scripts.py b/promenade/control/join_scripts.py
index 2213a86f..ca5948c3 100644
--- a/promenade/control/join_scripts.py
+++ b/promenade/control/join_scripts.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class JoinScriptsResource(BaseResource):
     def on_get(self, req, resp):
         leave_kubectl = req.get_param_as_bool('leave_kubectl')
         design_ref = req.get_param('design_ref', required=True)
+        # The required IP address to be used by Kubernetes itself
         ip = req.get_param('ip', required=True)
+        # The optional IP address to configure as externally-routable
+        external_ip = req.get_param('external_ip', default='127.0.0.1')
         hostname = req.get_param('hostname', required=True)
         # NOTE(sh8121att): Set a default here for backward compatability
         dns_domain = req.get_param('domain', default='local')
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ class JoinScriptsResource(BaseResource):
                 'hostname': hostname,
                 'domain': dns_domain,
                 'ip': ip,
+                'external_ip': external_ip,
                 'join_ips': join_ips,
                 'labels': {
                     'dynamic': dynamic_labels,
diff --git a/promenade/schemas/Genesis.yaml b/promenade/schemas/Genesis.yaml
index 573eacb5..704f00c4 100644
--- a/promenade/schemas/Genesis.yaml
+++ b/promenade/schemas/Genesis.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ data:
     ip:
       $ref: '#/definitions/ip_address'
 
+    external_ip:
+      $ref: '#/definitions/ip_address'
+
     labels:
       properties:
         static:
diff --git a/promenade/schemas/KubernetesNode.yaml b/promenade/schemas/KubernetesNode.yaml
index f699bc9c..db09f816 100644
--- a/promenade/schemas/KubernetesNode.yaml
+++ b/promenade/schemas/KubernetesNode.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ data:
     ip:
       $ref: '#/definitions/ip_address'
 
+    external_ip:
+      $ref: '#/definitions/ip_address'
+
     domain:
       type: string
 
diff --git a/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/hosts b/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/hosts
index cb62d012..e59e371b 100644
--- a/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/hosts
+++ b/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/hosts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is controlled by Promenade.  Do not modify.
 #
-127.0.0.1       {{ config.get_first('Genesis:hostname', 'KubernetesNode:hostname') }}.{{ config.get_first('Genesis:domain', 'KubernetesNode:domain', default='local') }} {{ config.get_first('Genesis:hostname', 'KubernetesNode:hostname') }}
 127.0.0.1       localhost
+{{ config.get_first('Genesis:external_ip', 'KubernetesNode:external_ip', default='127.0.0.1') }}       {{ config.get_first('Genesis:hostname', 'KubernetesNode:hostname') }}.{{ config.get_first('Genesis:domain', 'KubernetesNode:domain', default='local') }} {{ config.get_first('Genesis:hostname', 'KubernetesNode:hostname') }}
 {%- for entry in config.get_path('KubernetesNetwork:hosts_entries', []) %}
 {{ entry['ip'] }}    {{ entry['names'] | join(' ') }}
 {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/tools/g2/lib/promenade.sh b/tools/g2/lib/promenade.sh
index 4b152297..13eec04e 100644
--- a/tools/g2/lib/promenade.sh
+++ b/tools/g2/lib/promenade.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ promenade_render_curl_url() {
     else
         DESIGN_REF="design_ref=${NGINX_URL}/promenade.yaml"
     fi
-    HOST_PARAMS="hostname=${NAME}&ip=$(config_vm_ip "${NAME}")"
+    HOST_PARAMS="hostname=${NAME}&ip=$(config_vm_ip "${NAME}")&external_ip=$(config_vm_ip "${NAME}")"
 
     echo "${BASE_URL}?${DESIGN_REF}&${HOST_PARAMS}&leave_kubectl=true${LABEL_PARAMS}"
 }
diff --git a/tools/gate/config-templates/genesis-config.yaml b/tools/gate/config-templates/genesis-config.yaml
index d801dac2..96e41d76 100644
--- a/tools/gate/config-templates/genesis-config.yaml
+++ b/tools/gate/config-templates/genesis-config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: ${GENESIS_HOSTNAME}
   ip: ${GENESIS_IP}
+  external_ip: ${GENESIS_IP}
   labels:
     dynamic:
       - calico-etcd=enabled
diff --git a/tools/gate/config-templates/joining-host-config.yaml b/tools/gate/config-templates/joining-host-config.yaml
index d97c9ca9..25f21ba0 100644
--- a/tools/gate/config-templates/joining-host-config.yaml
+++ b/tools/gate/config-templates/joining-host-config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: ${GENESIS_HOSTNAME}
   ip: ${GENESIS_IP}
+  external_ip: ${GENESIS_IP}
   join_ip: ${MASTER1_IP}
   labels:
     dynamic:
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: ${MASTER1_HOSTNAME}
   ip: ${MASTER1_IP}
+  external_ip: ${MASTER1_IP}
   join_ip: ${GENESIS_IP}
   labels:
     dynamic:
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: ${MASTER2_HOSTNAME}
   ip: ${MASTER2_IP}
+  external_ip: ${MASTER2_IP}
   join_ips:
     - ${GENESIS_IP}
     - ${MASTER1_IP}
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   hostname: ${WORKER_HOSTNAME}
   ip: ${WORKER_IP}
+  external_ip: ${WORKER_IP}
   join_ips:
     - ${GENESIS_IP}
     - ${MASTER1_IP}