diff --git a/charts/gateway-helm/templates/envoy-gateway-service.yaml b/charts/gateway-helm/templates/envoy-gateway-service.yaml
index f02135fd50e..bc2a1a318e0 100644
--- a/charts/gateway-helm/templates/envoy-gateway-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/gateway-helm/templates/envoy-gateway-service.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ metadata:
   {{- include "eg.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  {{- if and (eq .Values.service.type "LoadBalancer") .Values.service.loadBalancerIP }}
+  loadBalancerIP: {{ .Values.service.loadBalancerIP }}
+  {{- end }}
   selector:
     control-plane: envoy-gateway
   {{- include "eg.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.in.yaml b/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.in.yaml
index 6c35d65f298..1288e2fd91c 100644
--- a/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.in.yaml
+++ b/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.in.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ global:
 
 service:
   trafficDistribution: PreferClose
+  type: "LoadBalancer"
+  loadBalancerIP: "172.18.0.201"
   annotations:
     this: that
diff --git a/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.out.yaml b/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.out.yaml
index 2d613418307..701d6a409de 100644
--- a/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.out.yaml
+++ b/test/helm/gateway-helm/service-customization.out.yaml
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "latest"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  loadBalancerIP: 172.18.0.201
   selector:
     control-plane: envoy-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: gateway-helm