diff --git a/documentation/controller.md b/documentation/controller.md
index 3bf1075c..1d745b59 100644
--- a/documentation/controller.md
+++ b/documentation/controller.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Image can be run with arguments:
 | [`--disable-writing-only-if-reload`](#--disable-writing-only-if-reload) :construction:(dev) | `false` |
 | [`--input-file`](#--input-file) :construction:(dev) |  |
 | [`--output-file`](#--output-file) :construction:(dev) |  |
+| [`--disable-ingress-status-update`](#--disable-ingress-status-update) | `false` |
 
 
 ### `--configmap`
@@ -885,3 +886,23 @@ Example:
 
 ***
 
+### `--disable-ingress-status-update`
+
+  If set, disables updating the status field of Ingress resources by the controller.
+By default, the controller will update the status field with the LoadBalancer address.
+This flag is useful if you want to prevent the controller from modifying Ingress status, for example when using another controller or external process to manage status updates.
+
+Possible values:
+
+- Boolean flag; just declare the flag to disable status updates.
+
+Example:
+
+```yaml
+--disable-ingress-status-update
+```
+
+<p align='right'><a href='#haproxy-kubernetes-ingress-controller'>:arrow_up_small: back to top</a></p>
+
+***
+
diff --git a/documentation/doc.yaml b/documentation/doc.yaml
index 1f401147..d50d8cea 100644
--- a/documentation/doc.yaml
+++ b/documentation/doc.yaml
@@ -420,6 +420,16 @@ image_arguments:
         - Path a to a CRD manifest where the converted v3 CRDs will be written
     example: --output-file=/home/xxx/convert/v3/global-full.yaml
     version_min: "3.2"
+  - argument: --disable-ingress-status-update
+    description: |-
+      If set, disables updating the status field of Ingress resources by the controller.
+      By default, the controller will update the status field with the LoadBalancer address.
+      This flag is useful if you want to prevent the controller from modifying Ingress status, for example when using another controller or external process to manage status updates.
+    values:
+      - Boolean flag; just declare the flag to disable status updates.
+    default: false
+    version_min: "3.0"
+    example: --disable-ingress-status-update
 groups:
   config-snippet:
     header: |-
diff --git a/pkg/controller/builder.go b/pkg/controller/builder.go
index 47812225..4c382de1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/builder.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (builder *Builder) Build() *HAProxyController {
 	}
 	updateStatusManager := builder.updateStatusManager
 	if updateStatusManager == nil {
-		updateStatusManager = status.New(builder.clientSet, builder.osArgs.IngressClass, builder.osArgs.EmptyIngressClass)
+		updateStatusManager = status.New(builder.clientSet, builder.osArgs.IngressClass, builder.osArgs.EmptyIngressClass, builder.osArgs.DisableIngressStatusUpdate)
 	}
 	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
 	podIP := utils.GetIP()
diff --git a/pkg/ingress/status.go b/pkg/ingress/status.go
index f219ff14..d3f23383 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/status.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/status.go
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
 
-func (i *Ingress) UpdateStatus(client *kubernetes.Clientset) (err error) {
+func (i *Ingress) UpdateStatus(client *kubernetes.Clientset, disableStatusUpdate bool) (err error) {
+	if disableStatusUpdate {
+		logger.Tracef("Skipping update of LoadBalancer status in ingress %s/%s due to configuration", i.resource.Namespace, i.resource.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var lbi []networkingv1.IngressLoadBalancerIngress
 
 	for _, addr := range i.resource.Addresses {
diff --git a/pkg/status/updatestatus.go b/pkg/status/updatestatus.go
index 8b724032..4103d284 100644
--- a/pkg/status/updatestatus.go
+++ b/pkg/status/updatestatus.go
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@ type UpdateStatusManager interface {
 }
 
 type UpdateStatusManagerImpl struct {
-	client            *kubernetes.Clientset
-	ingressClass      string
-	updateIngresses   []*ingress.Ingress
-	emptyIngressClass bool
+	client                     *kubernetes.Clientset
+	ingressClass               string
+	updateIngresses            []*ingress.Ingress
+	emptyIngressClass          bool
+	disableIngressStatusUpdate bool
 }
 
-func New(client *kubernetes.Clientset, ingressClass string, emptyIngressClass bool) UpdateStatusManager {
+func New(client *kubernetes.Clientset, ingressClass string, emptyIngressClass bool, disableIngressStatusUpdate bool) UpdateStatusManager {
 	return &UpdateStatusManagerImpl{
-		client:            client,
-		ingressClass:      ingressClass,
-		emptyIngressClass: emptyIngressClass,
+		client:                     client,
+		ingressClass:               ingressClass,
+		emptyIngressClass:          emptyIngressClass,
+		disableIngressStatusUpdate: disableIngressStatusUpdate,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ func (m *UpdateStatusManagerImpl) Update(k store.K8s, h haproxy.HAProxy, a annot
 		go func() {
 			for _, ing := range ingresses {
 				if ing != nil {
-					errs.Add(ing.UpdateStatus(m.client))
+					errs.Add(ing.UpdateStatus(m.client, m.disableIngressStatusUpdate))
 				}
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/pkg/utils/flags.go b/pkg/utils/flags.go
index c92271e5..322a31da 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/flags.go
@@ -122,4 +122,5 @@ type OSArgs struct {
 	DisableDelayedWritingOnlyIfReload bool           `long:"disable-writing-only-if-reload" description:"disable the delayed writing of files to disk only in case of haproxy reload (=write files to disk even if no reload)"`
 	CRDInputFile                      string         `long:"input-file" description:"The file path of a CRD manifest to convert"`
 	CRDOutputFile                     string         `long:"output-file" description:"The file path of the converted (to the most recent version) CRD manifest"`
+	DisableIngressStatusUpdate        bool           `long:"disable-ingress-status-update" description:"If true, disables updating the status field of Ingress resources"`
 }