diff --git a/api/v1alpha3/types.go b/api/v1alpha3/types.go
index 773a6553f..ec468f66c 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha3/types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha3/types.go
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ type PacketResourceStatus string
 var (
 	// PacketResourceStatus is the string representing a Packet resource just created and in a provisioning state.
 	PacketResourceStatusNew = PacketResourceStatus("new")
+	// PacketResourceStatusQueued is the string representing a Packet resource that is waiting in a queue to be created.
+	PacketResourceStatusQueued = PacketResourceStatus("queued")
+	// PacketResourceStatusQueued is the string representing a Packet resource
+	// that got picked from a worker that is not provisioning it.
+	PacketResourceStatusProvisioning = PacketResourceStatus("provisioning")
 	// PacketResourceStatusRunning is the string representing a Packet resource already provisioned and in a active state.
 	PacketResourceStatusRunning = PacketResourceStatus("active")
 	// PacketResourceStatusErrored is the string representing a Packet resource in a errored state.
diff --git a/controllers/packetcluster_controller.go b/controllers/packetcluster_controller.go
index 19404e4d4..d15543f27 100644
--- a/controllers/packetcluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/packetcluster_controller.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
@@ -33,15 +34,17 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/source"
 
 	infrastructurev1alpha3 "github.com/packethost/cluster-api-provider-packet/api/v1alpha3"
+	packet "github.com/packethost/cluster-api-provider-packet/pkg/cloud/packet"
 	"github.com/packethost/cluster-api-provider-packet/pkg/cloud/packet/scope"
 )
 
 // PacketClusterReconciler reconciles a PacketCluster object
 type PacketClusterReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Log      logr.Logger
-	Recorder record.EventRecorder
-	Scheme   *runtime.Scheme
+	Log          logr.Logger
+	Recorder     record.EventRecorder
+	Scheme       *runtime.Scheme
+	PacketClient *packet.PacketClient
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=packetclusters,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -94,9 +97,30 @@ func (r *PacketClusterReconciler) Reconcile(req ctrl.Request) (_ ctrl.Result, re
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// we have no setup to be done
 	clusterScope.PacketCluster.Status.Ready = true
 
+	address, err := r.getIP(clusterScope.PacketCluster)
+	_, isNoMachine := err.(*MachineNotFound)
+	_, isNoIP := err.(*MachineNoIP)
+	switch {
+	case err != nil && isNoMachine:
+		logger.Info("Control plan device not found. Requeueing...")
+		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter: 30 * time.Second}, nil
+	case err != nil && isNoIP:
+		logger.Info("Control plan device not found. Requeueing...")
+		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter: 30 * time.Second}, nil
+	case err != nil:
+		logger.Error(err, "error getting a control plan ip")
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	case err == nil:
+		clusterScope.PacketCluster.Status.APIEndpoints = []infrastructurev1alpha3.APIEndpoint{
+			{
+				Host: address,
+				Port: 6443,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -111,3 +135,45 @@ func (r *PacketClusterReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		).
 		Complete(r)
 }
+
+func (r *PacketClusterReconciler) getIP(cluster *infrastructurev1alpha3.PacketCluster) (string, error) {
+	if cluster == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot get IP of machine in nil cluster")
+	}
+	tags := []string{
+		packet.GenerateClusterTag(string(cluster.Name)),
+		infrastructurev1alpha3.MasterTag,
+	}
+	device, err := r.PacketClient.GetDeviceByTags(cluster.Spec.ProjectID, tags)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error retrieving machine: %v", err)
+	}
+	if device == nil {
+		return "", &MachineNotFound{err: fmt.Sprintf("machine does not exist")}
+	}
+	if device.Network == nil || len(device.Network) == 0 || device.Network[0].Address == "" {
+		return "", &MachineNoIP{err: "machine does not yet have an IP address"}
+	}
+	// TODO: validate that this address exists, so we don't hit nil pointer
+	// TODO: check which address to return
+	// TODO: check address format (cidr, subnet, etc.)
+	return device.Network[0].Address, nil
+}
+
+// MachineNotFound error representing that the requested device was not yet found
+type MachineNotFound struct {
+	err string
+}
+
+func (e *MachineNotFound) Error() string {
+	return e.err
+}
+
+// MachineNoIP error representing that the requested device does not have an IP yet assigned
+type MachineNoIP struct {
+	err string
+}
+
+func (e *MachineNoIP) Error() string {
+	return e.err
+}
diff --git a/controllers/packetmachine_controller.go b/controllers/packetmachine_controller.go
index 617022e28..1bc05c419 100644
--- a/controllers/packetmachine_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/packetmachine_controller.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (r *PacketMachineReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, machineScope *s
 	var result = ctrl.Result{}
 
 	switch infrastructurev1alpha3.PacketResourceStatus(dev.State) {
-	case infrastructurev1alpha3.PacketResourceStatusNew:
+	case infrastructurev1alpha3.PacketResourceStatusNew, infrastructurev1alpha3.PacketResourceStatusQueued:
 		machineScope.Info("Machine instance is pending", "instance-id", machineScope.GetInstanceID())
 		result = ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: 10 * time.Second}
 	case infrastructurev1alpha3.PacketResourceStatusRunning:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2d65b4f8f..790f49290 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err = (&controllers.PacketClusterReconciler{
-		Client:   mgr.GetClient(),
-		Log:      ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("PacketCluster"),
-		Recorder: mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("packetcluster-controller"),
-		Scheme:   mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Client:       mgr.GetClient(),
+		Log:          ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("PacketCluster"),
+		Recorder:     mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("packetcluster-controller"),
+		PacketClient: client,
+		Scheme:       mgr.GetScheme(),
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "PacketCluster")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/packet/client.go b/pkg/cloud/packet/client.go
index c3da8b43a..c7f58d967 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/packet/client.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/packet/client.go
@@ -74,3 +74,17 @@ func (p *PacketClient) GetDeviceAddresses(device *packngo.Device) ([]corev1.Node
 	}
 	return addrs, nil
 }
+
+func (p *PacketClient) GetDeviceByTags(project string, tags []string) (*packngo.Device, error) {
+	devices, _, err := p.Devices.List(project, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving devices: %v", err)
+	}
+	// returns the first one that matches all of the tags
+	for _, device := range devices {
+		if ItemsInList(device.Tags, tags) {
+			return &device, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/packet/util.go b/pkg/cloud/packet/util.go
index 8607eb5a1..f525446ec 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/packet/util.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/packet/util.go
@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
 package packet
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 const (
-	machineUIDTag = "cluster-api-provider-packet:machine-uid"
+	MachineUIDTag = "cluster-api-provider-packet:machine-uid"
 	clusterIDTag  = "cluster-api-provider-packet:cluster-id"
 	AnnotationUID = "cluster.k8s.io/machine-uid"
 )
 
 func GenerateMachineTag(ID string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", machineUIDTag, ID)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", MachineUIDTag, ID)
 }
 func GenerateClusterTag(ID string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", clusterIDTag, ID)
 }
+
+// ItemsInList checks if all items are in the list
+func ItemsInList(list []string, items []string) bool {
+	// convert the items against which we are mapping into a map
+	itemMap := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, elm := range items {
+		itemMap[elm] = false
+	}
+	// every one that is matched goes from false to true in the map
+	for _, elm := range list {
+		if _, ok := itemMap[elm]; ok {
+			itemMap[elm] = true
+		}
+	}
+	// go through the map; if any is false, return false, else all matched so return true
+	for _, v := range itemMap {
+		if !v {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}