diff --git a/manifests/inspector.pp b/manifests/inspector.pp
index feee751b..0715c0c5 100644
--- a/manifests/inspector.pp
+++ b/manifests/inspector.pp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 #   (optional) Define if the service must be enabled or not
 #   Defaults to true
 #
+# [*listen_address*]
+#   (optional) The listen IP for the Ironic-inspector API server.
+#   Should be an valid IP address
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*pxe_transfer_protocol*]
 #  (optional) Protocol to be used for transferring the ramdisk
 #  Defaults to 'tftp'. Valid values are 'tftp' or 'http'.
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@
 class ironic::inspector (
   $package_ensure                  = 'present',
   $enabled                         = true,
+  $listen_address                  = $::os_service_default,
   $pxe_transfer_protocol           = 'tftp',
   $enable_uefi                     = false,
   $debug                           = undef,
@@ -284,6 +290,7 @@ class ironic::inspector (
   }
 
   ironic_inspector_config {
+    'DEFAULT/listen_address':                     value => $listen_address;
     'DEFAULT/auth_strategy':                      value => $auth_strategy;
     'firewall/dnsmasq_interface':                 value => $dnsmasq_interface;
     'database/connection':                        value => $db_connection;
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb
index f7aca991..8b104d58 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
     end
 
     it 'configures inspector.conf' do
+      is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('DEFAULT/listen_address').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('DEFAULT/auth_strategy').with_value(p[:auth_strategy])
       is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('keystone_authtoken/auth_type').with_value('password')
       is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('keystone_authtoken/auth_uri').with_value(p[:auth_uri])
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
       before :each do
         params.merge!(
           :debug                        => true,
+          :listen_address               => '127.0.0.1',
           :auth_uri                     => 'http://192.168.0.1:5000/v2.0',
           :identity_uri                 => 'http://192.168.0.1:35357',
           :admin_password               => 'password',
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
         )
       end
       it 'should replace default parameter with new value' do
+        is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('DEFAULT/listen_address').with_value(p[:listen_address])
         is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('DEFAULT/debug').with_value(p[:debug])
         is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('keystone_authtoken/auth_uri').with_value(p[:auth_uri])
         is_expected.to contain_ironic_inspector_config('keystone_authtoken/auth_url').with_value(p[:identity_uri])