diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ac937fbe82e..2c877d964761 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
    ([#9701](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9701))
 
 ### Fixes
+1. add --ip=127.0.0.1 argument of jupyter server when running in k8s container
+   ([#9976](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9976))
 1. Correct the server and kernel text for when not connected to a server.
    ([#9933](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9933))
 1. Make sure to clear variable list on restart kernel.
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/notebookStarter.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/notebookStarter.ts
index 3cf3ddad5727..66f98d28fcd1 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/notebookStarter.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/notebookStarter.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class NotebookStarter implements Disposable {
         // Check for a docker situation.
         try {
             const cgroup = await this.fileSystem.readFile('/proc/self/cgroup').catch(() => '');
-            if (!cgroup.includes('docker')) {
+            if (!cgroup.includes('docker') && !cgroup.includes('kubepods')) {
                 return args;
             }
             // We definitely need an ip address.