diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml b/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml
index 09ec05cf..0f685cc3 100644
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -291,6 +291,16 @@ config:
       default: true
       description: |
         Enables or disables the network feature.
+    ingress-enabled:
+      type: boolean
+      default: false
+      description: |
+        Determines if the ingress feature should be enabled.
+    ingress-enable-proxy-protocol:
+      type: boolean
+      default: false
+      description: |
+        Determines if the proxy protocol should be enabled for ingresses.
     node-labels:
       default: ""
       type: string
diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py b/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py
index e57809bc..edaaa0cf 100755
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/src/charm.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     CreateClusterRequest,
     DNSConfig,
     GatewayConfig,
+    IngressConfig,
     InvalidResponseError,
     JoinClusterRequest,
     K8sdAPIManager,
@@ -439,6 +440,11 @@ def _assemble_cluster_config(self) -> UserFacingClusterConfig:
             enabled=self.config.get("network-enabled"),
         )
 
+        ingress = IngressConfig(
+            enabled=self.config.get("ingress-enabled"),
+            enable_proxy_protocol=self.config.get("ingress-enable-proxy-protocol"),
+        )
+
         metrics_server = MetricsServerConfig(enabled=self.config.get("metrics-server-enabled"))
 
         load_balancer = LoadBalancerConfig(
@@ -462,6 +468,7 @@ def _assemble_cluster_config(self) -> UserFacingClusterConfig:
             cloud_provider=cloud_provider,
             dns_config=dns_config,
             gateway=gateway,
+            ingress=ingress,
             local_storage=local_storage,
             load_balancer=load_balancer,
             metrics_server=metrics_server,
diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py b/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py
index 13bb4f49..7a12be6c 100644
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py
+++ b/charms/worker/k8s/tests/unit/test_config_options.py
@@ -50,3 +50,25 @@ def test_configure_network_options(harness):
     harness.update_config({"network-enabled": True})
     ufcg = harness.charm._assemble_cluster_config()
     assert ufcg.network.enabled, "Network should be enabled"
+
+
+def test_configure_ingress_options(harness):
+    """Test configuring the ingress options.
+
+    Args:
+        harness: the harness under test
+    """
+    if harness.charm.is_worker:
+        pytest.skip("Not applicable on workers")
+
+    harness.disable_hooks()
+
+    enabled = True
+    proxy_protocol_enabled = True
+
+    harness.update_config({"ingress-enabled": enabled})
+    harness.update_config({"ingress-enable-proxy-protocol": proxy_protocol_enabled})
+
+    ufcg = harness.charm._assemble_cluster_config()
+    assert ufcg.ingress.enabled == enabled
+    assert ufcg.ingress.enable_proxy_protocol == proxy_protocol_enabled