diff --git a/crd/nodenetworkconfig/api/v1alpha/nodenetworkconfig.go b/crd/nodenetworkconfig/api/v1alpha/nodenetworkconfig.go
index 6c89aff4df..afdcc0662f 100644
--- a/crd/nodenetworkconfig/api/v1alpha/nodenetworkconfig.go
+++ b/crd/nodenetworkconfig/api/v1alpha/nodenetworkconfig.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type NetworkContainer struct {
 	DefaultGateway     string         `json:"defaultGateway,omitempty"`
 	SubnetAddressSpace string         `json:"subnetAddressSpace,omitempty"`
 	Version            int64          `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	NodeIP             string         `json:"nodeIP,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // IPAssignment groups an IP address and Name. Name is a UUID set by the the IP address assigner.
diff --git a/crd/nodenetworkconfig/manifests/acn.azure.com_nodenetworkconfigs.yaml b/crd/nodenetworkconfig/manifests/acn.azure.com_nodenetworkconfigs.yaml
index a83ac1b8db..716dd16287 100644
--- a/crd/nodenetworkconfig/manifests/acn.azure.com_nodenetworkconfigs.yaml
+++ b/crd/nodenetworkconfig/manifests/acn.azure.com_nodenetworkconfigs.yaml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                       type: array
+                    nodeIP:
+                      type: string
                     primaryIP:
                       type: string
                     subnetAddressSpace: