diff --git a/api/v1beta1/kafkacluster_types.go b/api/v1beta1/kafkacluster_types.go
index 2abfe7640..f47228dbf 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/kafkacluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/kafkacluster_types.go
@@ -471,6 +471,14 @@ type InternalListenerConfig struct {
 	CommonListenerSpec              `json:",inline"`
 	UsedForInnerBrokerCommunication bool `json:"usedForInnerBrokerCommunication"`
 	UsedForControllerCommunication  bool `json:"usedForControllerCommunication,omitempty"`
+	// This following options are helpful when you want to run a Kafka cluster over multiple Kubernetes clusters.
+	// The broker internal ports are computed as the sum of the internalStartingPort and the broker id.
+	// +optional
+	InternalStartingPort int32 `json:"internalStartingPort"`
+	// If set to a non-empty value, the Kafka brokers will use the external hostname for inter broker communication.
+	// The internal lister will will share the same hostname with the external listener that is referenced here.
+	// +optional
+	ExternalListenerForHostname string `json:"externalListenerForHostname,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // CommonListenerSpec defines the common building block for Listener type
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/status.go b/pkg/k8sutil/status.go
index a7abf4910..562558482 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/status.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/status.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
+	"github.com/banzaicloud/koperator/api/v1beta1"
 	banzaicloudv1beta1 "github.com/banzaicloud/koperator/api/v1beta1"
 	clientutil "github.com/banzaicloud/koperator/pkg/util/client"
 )
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ func UpdateListenerStatuses(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, cluster *banza
 	return nil
 }
 
-func CreateInternalListenerStatuses(kafkaCluster *banzaicloudv1beta1.KafkaCluster) (map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList, map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList) {
+func CreateInternalListenerStatuses(kafkaCluster *banzaicloudv1beta1.KafkaCluster, externalListenerStatus map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList) (map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList, map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList) {
 	intListenerStatuses := make(map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList, len(kafkaCluster.Spec.ListenersConfig.InternalListeners))
 	controllerIntListenerStatuses := make(map[string]banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatusList)
 
@@ -326,13 +327,22 @@ func CreateInternalListenerStatuses(kafkaCluster *banzaicloudv1beta1.KafkaCluste
 
 		// add addresses per broker
 		for _, broker := range kafkaCluster.Spec.Brokers {
-			var address string
-			if kafkaCluster.Spec.HeadlessServiceEnabled {
-				address = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%s-headless.%s.svc.%s:%d", kafkaCluster.Name, broker.Id, kafkaCluster.Name,
-					kafkaCluster.Namespace, kafkaCluster.Spec.GetKubernetesClusterDomain(), iListener.ContainerPort)
-			} else {
-				address = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%s.svc.%s:%d", kafkaCluster.Name, broker.Id, kafkaCluster.Namespace,
-					kafkaCluster.Spec.GetKubernetesClusterDomain(), iListener.ContainerPort)
+			var address = ""
+			if iListener.ExternalListenerForHostname != "" && iListener.InternalStartingPort > 0 {
+				if eListenerStatus, ok := externalListenerStatus[iListener.ExternalListenerForHostname]; ok {
+					address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", getHostnameForBrokerId(eListenerStatus, broker.Id),
+						iListener.InternalStartingPort+broker.Id)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if address == "" {
+				if kafkaCluster.Spec.HeadlessServiceEnabled {
+					address = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%s-headless.%s.svc.%s:%d", kafkaCluster.Name, broker.Id, kafkaCluster.Name,
+						kafkaCluster.Namespace, kafkaCluster.Spec.GetKubernetesClusterDomain(), iListener.ContainerPort)
+				} else {
+					address = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%s.svc.%s:%d", kafkaCluster.Name, broker.Id, kafkaCluster.Namespace,
+						kafkaCluster.Spec.GetKubernetesClusterDomain(), iListener.ContainerPort)
+				}
 			}
 			listenerStatusList = append(listenerStatusList, banzaicloudv1beta1.ListenerStatus{
 				Name:    fmt.Sprintf("broker-%d", broker.Id),
@@ -349,3 +359,12 @@ func CreateInternalListenerStatuses(kafkaCluster *banzaicloudv1beta1.KafkaCluste
 
 	return intListenerStatuses, controllerIntListenerStatuses
 }
+
+func getHostnameForBrokerId(eListenerStatusList v1beta1.ListenerStatusList, brokerId int32) string {
+	for _, eListenerStatus := range eListenerStatusList {
+		if eListenerStatus.Name == fmt.Sprintf("broker-%d", brokerId) {
+			return strings.Split(eListenerStatus.Address, ":")[0]
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/pkg/resources/kafka/kafka.go b/pkg/resources/kafka/kafka.go
index 89acafcbd..df9ca6918 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/kafka/kafka.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/kafka/kafka.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(log logr.Logger) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WrapIf(err, "could not update status for external listeners")
 	}
-	intListenerStatuses, controllerIntListenerStatuses := k8sutil.CreateInternalListenerStatuses(r.KafkaCluster)
+	intListenerStatuses, controllerIntListenerStatuses := k8sutil.CreateInternalListenerStatuses(r.KafkaCluster, extListenerStatuses)
 	err = k8sutil.UpdateListenerStatuses(context.Background(), r.Client, r.KafkaCluster, intListenerStatuses, extListenerStatuses)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WrapIf(err, "failed to update listener statuses")