diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index e37001dca3..63374c4085 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ verbose = {{ ironic_logging_verbose }}
 
 admin_token = {{ keystone_admin_token }}
 
+{% if service_name == 'ironic-api' %}
+[api]
+host_ip = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}
+{% endif %}
+
 [database]
 connection = mysql://{{ ironic_database_user }}:{{ ironic_database_password }}@{{ ironic_database_address }}/{{ ironic_database_name }}