diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index a956386fd..93e55ab43 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -1289,10 +1289,12 @@ A :any:`TFTPProvider` resource describes a TFTP server.
    TFTPProvider:
      internal: '/srv/tftp/board-23/'
      external: 'board-23/'
+     external_ip: '192.168.1.100'  # optional
 
 Arguments:
   - internal (str): path prefix to the local directory accessible by the target
   - external (str): corresponding path prefix for use by the target
+  - external_ip (str, optional): IP address that the target should use to access the TFTP server. If not specified, defaults to empty string.
 
 Used by:
   - `TFTPProviderDriver`_
@@ -1339,11 +1341,13 @@ a remote computer.
      host: 'tftphost'
      internal: '/srv/tftp/board-23/'
      external: 'board-23/'
+     external_ip: '10.0.0.50'  # optional
 
 Arguments:
   - host (str): hostname of the remote host
   - internal (str): path prefix to the TFTP root directory on ``host``
   - external (str): corresponding path prefix for use by the target
+  - external_ip (str, optional): IP address that the target should use to access the TFTP server. If not specified, defaults to empty string.
 
 Used by:
   - `TFTPProviderDriver`_
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/provider.py b/labgrid/driver/provider.py
index 9c8fda70f..c7dbf652c 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/provider.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/provider.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def get_export_vars(self):
             "host": self.provider.host,
             "internal": self.provider.internal,
             "external": self.provider.external,
+            "external_ip": self.provider.external_ip,
         }
 
     @Driver.check_active
diff --git a/labgrid/remote/exporter.py b/labgrid/remote/exporter.py
index d3b406503..28bec93ea 100755
--- a/labgrid/remote/exporter.py
+++ b/labgrid/remote/exporter.py
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ def _get_params(self):
             "host": self.host,
             "internal": self.local.internal,
             "external": self.local.external,
+            "external_ip": self.local.external_ip,
         }
 
 
diff --git a/labgrid/resource/provider.py b/labgrid/resource/provider.py
index 3b8f723ab..030c8dd37 100644
--- a/labgrid/resource/provider.py
+++ b/labgrid/resource/provider.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 class BaseProvider(Resource):
     internal = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
     external = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
+    external_ip = attr.ib(default="", validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
 
     def __attrs_post_init__(self):
         self.host = "localhost"
diff --git a/labgrid/resource/remote.py b/labgrid/resource/remote.py
index a29e58ee8..2daa75a89 100644
--- a/labgrid/resource/remote.py
+++ b/labgrid/resource/remote.py
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ class RemoteNetworkInterface(NetworkResource, ManagedResource):
 class RemoteBaseProvider(NetworkResource):
     internal = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
     external = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
+    external_ip = attr.ib(default="", validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
 
 
 @target_factory.reg_resource
diff --git a/tests/test_export.py b/tests/test_export.py
index f977322a8..5ea368328 100644
--- a/tests/test_export.py
+++ b/tests/test_export.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ def test_export_tftp_provider(target):
         'LG__TFTP_HOST': 'localhost',
         'LG__TFTP_INTERNAL': '/srv/tftp/testboard/',
         'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL': 'testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL_IP': '',
     }
 
 
@@ -109,4 +110,31 @@ def test_export_remote_tftp_provider(target):
         'LG__TFTP_HOST': 'testhost',
         'LG__TFTP_INTERNAL': '/srv/tftp/testboard/',
         'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL': 'testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL_IP': '',
+    }
+
+
+def test_export_tftp_provider_with_external_ip(target):
+    TFTPProvider(target, None, internal='/srv/tftp/testboard/', external='testboard/', external_ip='192.168.1.100')
+    TFTPProviderDriver(target, "tftp")
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        'LG__TFTP_HOST': 'localhost',
+        'LG__TFTP_INTERNAL': '/srv/tftp/testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL': 'testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL_IP': '192.168.1.100',
+    }
+
+
+def test_export_remote_tftp_provider_with_external_ip(target):
+    RemoteTFTPProvider(target, None, host='testhost', internal='/srv/tftp/testboard/', external='testboard/', external_ip='10.0.0.50')
+    TFTPProviderDriver(target, "tftp")
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        'LG__TFTP_HOST': 'testhost',
+        'LG__TFTP_INTERNAL': '/srv/tftp/testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL': 'testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL_IP': '10.0.0.50',
     }